> At least we have a better idea of where they are heading now, I know > it's not aligned with my requirements. I suspect the K10D will be the > last piece of Pentax gear I buy (it will simply tide me over during > the transition).
Like Paul said, if you're not going to stick with Pentax because of your "requirements", why not just go away now? As I've said before, the "FF" idea is foolish, and there is really no reason (in my humble opinion) to go jumping ship to Canon just because they have "FF" sensors in their cameras. I've yet to see a wide-angle shot taken with a "FF" sensor that doesn't have soft or dark edges and corners. I mean, hell, even Leica, the king of high-priced, high-spec'd cameras, isn't using a "FF" sensor in their dSLR and digital M and R cameras. Doesn't that tell you something? If nothing else, I think they're trying to say this: 35mm digital sensors do not produce the kind of edge-to-edge quality customers demand! It's that simple. John Celio P.S.: a coworker of mine sold 90% of his Leica gear and bought a Canon 5D and a couple L lenses and fast wide primes. He frequently laments to customers how disappointed he has been with his purchase, especially how it performs with the wide lenses. That's usually enough to get said customers over their preconcieved notion that "FF" is better. Hell, one customer even went on to order a Leica MP. -- http://www.neovenator.com AIM: Neopifex "Hey, I'm an artist. I can do whatever I want and pretend I'm making a statement." -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
