On 23 Feb 2006 at 22:36, Tom C wrote:
Godfrey wrote: "I like their conservatism. I think it is what
makes these
cameras and lenses especially useful."
This deserves a carefully worded reply. :-)
Word a reply any way you want. I'm quite happy with my position.
On Feb 23, 2006, at 10:52 PM, Rob Studdert wrote:
I guess it does. Their conservatism however does little now for the
photography
that I like to pursue. ...
And what kind of photography is that, really? Have you defined it?
If the equipment that Pentax is making now and planning to make no
longer fits what you want to do, Rob, it's up to you to go with
different equipment that works better for you. Given your insistence
on technical perfection, I am not sure why you aren't dumping your
Pentax gear and moving on to larger format film, like 4x5 etc. Pentax
gear proves to be very lucrative on the used market ... rather
unintentionally, I made a nice percentage from selling all the older
lenses compared to what I'd paid for them a year ago. Certainly paid
well for the use I got out of them.
As I've said before, I just don't "get" all the maudlin and bitter
words. It's just equipment. Photography is much more important to me
than that.
Godfrey
