Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > On Aug 22, 2006, at 8:15 PM, Amita Guha wrote: > > >>On 8/22/06, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >>>The Pentax K10, which is due next month, looks to be very similar to >>>the Nikon D200. Perhaps better if Aaron's secret feature amounts to >>>something. In any case, If I were to jump, it certainly wouldn't be >>>to Nikon. The only viable alternative I see is Canon. >>>Paul >> >>Why wouldn't you go to Nikon? Just curious. I have no loyalty to any >>brand right now, so I'm open to suggestions. :) > > > I'm not Paul. I have a couple of Canon lenses and a 10D body left in > my closet. > > If I were not very happy with the Pentax gear I have already, and > looking forward to the K10D or whatever they actually call the > 10Mpixel body, I would have no problem going with a Nikon D200. My > brother bought one recently and I like it much more than the Canon > 20D-30D. The viewfinder is terrific, much better than the Canon, the > 17-35/2.8D ED lens is fantastic. Nikon has finally gotten over the > poor ergonomics of the 1990s bodies that I disliked so much, and I > was always very pleased with their lenses (30+ years of using Nikon > and Leica gear...). > > In a way, I'm miffed it took them this long to come out with a body > that I could work with. I had a dozen or so super Nikkor AI-S series > lenses that would have been excellent with the D200, which I sold in > 2000 because I just didn't believe they'd ever produce a body that I > liked again. > > My Canon gear never let me down, but it never gave me the pleasure > that I had working with Nikon gear and now Pentax gear. I am pretty > sure that the upcoming 10Mpixel Pentax body will do anything I need, > the *ist DS is already sooo close, and I do love the Pentax lens kit > I've put together. > > Godfrey >
Godfrey, I find it interesting that you would sell those lenses off well after the F100 (Which is almost identical to the D200 in basic ergonomics) came out. If you like the D200, you'd also have liked the F100. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
