Well said Frank ... your posts are far more interesting when you're cranky ;-))
Shel > [Original Message] > From: frank theriault > well then, all those people here (not referring to you, rob) who > constantly bitch and whine about pentax should shut the fuck up and go > buy another camera system. you're life will then be complete, and > you'll be able to die happy. > > you can remain on this list and continue to be welcome, as have many > defectors over the years. christian, marnie, cotty, all come to mind, > and i know i've forgotten quite a few. > > i just don't understand this "pentax doesn't make what i want, so i'm > going to complain about it and if that doesn't work i'll threaten to > move to another brand" rant that we so often hear on this list. > > go! we won't hate you. really. > > funny, but the "defectors" made their switch very quietly, iirc, > telling us pretty much after the fact what they did and why, without a > lot of histrionics. otoh, the whiners have been whining for years, > and they're still here. hmmmm.... > > i say: be good capitalists and vote with your feet. pentax (by your > accounts) seems not to be listening anyway; maybe they'll listen to > the bottom line (ie: lost sales). > > what? what's that? the ds is a huge success and seems to be selling > well and is getting good reviews? (including a three camera dslr > shootout in the last american photo magazine, btw). well what can i > say. bottom line is that pentax ain't coming out with a "pro" 35mm > equivalent dslr in our lifetimes. if that doesn't suit you, please, > put us out of our misery. > > rant over. > > -frank (only slept 3 hours last night due to throbbing arm and hand, > so i'm crankier than usual) <g> > > > > > -- > "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
