Are you the same Paul or have you been body-snatched by alien space pods? :-)
Tom C. "I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or numbered." >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: venting about lack of available 3rd party & other lense >Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 17:09:42 +0000 > >Cameras are only tools. I'm not a fan or an advocate of any brand. I've >used most of them at one time or another. >Paul > -------------- Original message ---------------------- >From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > That borders on heresy coming from you, Paul. :-) > > > > I've actually heard lots of good things about the D200. > > > > > > > > Tom C. > > > > "I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or > > numbered." > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > >From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > > >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > > >Subject: Re: venting about lack of available 3rd party & other lense > > >Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 21:48:32 -0400 > > > > > >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 > > >On Aug 22, 2006, at 9:43 PM, Amita Guha wrote: > > > > > > > On 8/21/06, Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >> Amita, > > > >> > > > >> Jump when in-body shake reduction is becoming > > > >> available in a weather-sealed body? For Canon's > > > >> overpriced and underperforming glass, or third-party > > > >> glass? > > > >> > > > >> You've gotta be kidding. > > > >> > > > >> Rick > > > > > > > > No, I'm not kidding. The specs on the K100 series don't impress me, > > > > nor do the latest batch of Pentax lenses. I'm going to keep my best > > > > Pentax lenses and the *istD, so If Pentax decides to someday put out >a > > > > body that is worth my money, I will snap it up in a heartbeat. The >3rd > > > > party glass thing is just a symptom of a larger problem. Bottom line > > > > is that I'm sick of waiting for Pentax to put out products that I > > > > actually want. I still love my existing glass, but I think three >years > > > > is long enough to wait for a new body. > > > > > > > > In the meantime, I have my eye on the Nikon D200. I'm going to go >look > > > > at one this weekend. I'm not certain I'm going to go to Nikon, >because > > > > I want to wait for the camera shows, but I'm hoping to start a new > > > > system by the end of the year. I spent last weekend researching >lenses > > > > for both Canon and Nikon and I'm satisfied that I can get what I >need > > > > for either system, although I will certainly miss my Ltd glass. :) > > > > > > > > Cotty, Nate thinks that the 20D would be almost a step sideways from > > > > the *istD, although if I decide to go with Canon, I'll probably >start > > > > with the 20D and go from there. > > > > > > > > Amita > > > > > > > > -- > > > > 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 > > > > > > > > -- > > 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 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
