I just wanted to say that with all the doom and gloom that some people have
expressed in this thread, I find it ironic that I switched from Nikon to
Pentax when I bought my first DSLR. I don't feel like I'm missing out on
anything by having the Pentax DSLR, as opposed to having the Nikon DSLR. In
fact, I feel like I have more features that matter to me personally. I also
consider my *istDS a professional camera. Okay, it might be at the low end
of the professional scale in the eyes of some people, but it's still
possible to do almost anything I want with the *istDS. As far as
reliability is concerned, I'm convinced that the camera will far outlive my
needs. By the time it's worn out, the technology will be so advanced that I
would want to replace it with something else anyway. In the meantime, I
expect the camera to serve me very well.
I'll still have my Nikon film camera and a few lenses, but I don't plan to
buy any new lenses or major accessories for the Nikon. The Pentax DSLR on
the other hand, will probably get a few lenses and maybe a dedicated flash
unit or two. For the most part, I'm very happy with Pentax. The few issues
I have will probably be addressed in the near future. For example, there is
a lack of prime lenses made especially for digital, but Pentax has realized
this and is supposedly working on correcting that. In the future it would
be nice to have more megapixels, but I'm sure that Pentax will eventually
get there.
I'm very hopeful for the future of Pentax. I think they definitely have the
potential to become much stronger in the market than what they currently
are. They make nice gear and they deserve more attention and respect from
the general public and the professional market than what they've been
getting lately.
take care,
Glen
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