Okay:-). Paul On Aug 22, 2006, at 8:49 PM, Digital Image Studio wrote: > On 23/08/06, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> They haven't backed themselves into a corner. They made a business >> decision based on sensor cost vs. the quality that could be achieved >> with APS-C. Based on the way things are going in terms of both new >> products and sales, it looks like they made the right decision. The >> only brigade that's screaming like stuck pigs is that small group >> that continues to insist that they must have full frame, yet refuse >> to buy from companies that sell full frame. > > Sure, if Canon had delivered a body with K-mount I would have left a > trail of fire behind me on the way to the shop. I know some people are > happy buy buy buy but I'm not. Of course I would have preferred to be > able to use the extensive kit of new and used Pentax lenses that I had > acquired on a full frame body, I'm sure that's a pretty universal > perspective. > > I did also buy quite a few expensive lenses between the announcement > of the FF body and the delivery of the APS body, many of which I can't > use like I envisioned on the APS bodies. Does this irritate me, you > bet it does, so I say so. Would I have bought into Canon had I known > an APS sensor was my only option with Pentax, yes. > > As I've mentioned before selling my Pentax lenses and repurchasing > what I would need in Canon is neither an attractive or monetary viable > proposition for me. So I retain the right to argue that Pentax pissed > me. And whilst I agree that the Pentax bodies are selling well at the > moment I'm still not convinced that the volume is sustainable or > particularly profitable as they appear to be priced ridiculously low. > Time will tell, everything else is pure speculation. > > -- > Rob Studdert > HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA > Tel +61-2-9554-4110 > UTC(GMT) +10 Hours > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ > Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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