"Cotty - Canon Owner" :-) Paul On Aug 21, 2006, at 6:02 PM, Tom C wrote:
> "Cotty - Voice of Reason" :-) > > > > Tom C. > > "I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or > numbered." > > > Amita, you should go where your heart takes you. Branding is of little > importance these days. Get the gear that does what you want it to. The > Pentax I left behind over four years ago was not the same Pentax that > made the gear I used (MX, LX), hence the brand had little hold on > me. I > still revel in the Pentax lenses that I use. If the MZ-D or even a K1D > had emerged, I would have stayed put. Instead, I now have the > choices I > desired. > > Having said that, if I wanted an inexpensive DSLR, I wouldn't get the > Rebel XT, I'd get a Pentax as they represent much better value for > money. And if I wanted a top of the line metal DSLR with real weather > sealing and excellent speed and buffer etc, well, it would - > couldn't - > be a Pentax. In my case it was a Canon. But now I have the best of > both > worlds - my wife has the *istDs - and it's fun to use. > > Pentax has plenty of future ahead, SR being a good cutting edge > technology. Stick with it. Nate's 20D will only do you better if > you can > afford to put some L glass on the front. > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
