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Tom C. >From: "John Celio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: Interview w/Pentax exec >Date: Thu, 28 Sep 2006 14:51:33 -0700 > > > Some people here would prefer to totally ignore the very very satified > > users > > of Canon FF cameras because that doesn't jive with the politically >correct > > rhetoric of the list. Sure there may be problems with some lenses and >FF, > > no doubt about it. The fact that some lenses perform better than others > > is > > no surprise is it? > >The next time you spend $3,000 - $8,000 on a pro-end camera and another few >thousand on professional glass and DON'T get the kind of professional >results you paid for, let's talk. > > >From my point of view, it's like buying a Cadillac with a V12 Corvette >engine and, even though it accellerates very quickly, only getting a top >speed of 85mph. As unlikely as this scenario may be, if I spent ten >thousand-plus dollars on a complete professional camera outfit and its >performance with my wide lenses was less than satisfactory, I wouldn't be >happy at all. > >Matter of fact, it might make me see the reason why Nikon and every other >major camera manufacturer aren't going with "Full Frame" camera sensors. > >Could it be that film and digital sensors don't behave the same way with >the >same lenses? By golly, it could! How often does this topic need to be >discussed? > >Where I work, I've had the opportunity to meet many photographers, >professional and otherwise. Some of them have sold or traded-in their FF >Canon cameras for smaller-sensor'd Canons or Nikons. At my brother's >wedding last month, the couple who were shooting the event used both Canon >and Nikon pro bodies (1Ds-mII and D2X) and mid-range bodies (20D and D200). >When I asked them about the strange pairing of cameras, the wife said that >she hated the Canons (partly because the wide-angle shots with the 1DsmII >weren't sharp edge-to-edge) but that she used them because her husband was >the better photographer and deserved to use the Nikons. She said a >salesperson led her to believe the 35mm sensor in the big Canon was best >for >her needs, but it didn't turn out that way, since she uses wide lenses more >often than telephoto. > >This is, of course, just one example. You have a right to your own >opinion, >but there is so much evidence that FF is not the answer, I'm surprised some >people refuse to let go. > > >From everything I've seen, read and discussed with various reps, Pentax >is >going to stick with the APS-C sensor. Nikon is too. If you absolutely >must >have a 35mm sensor, I suggest you sell your Pentax gear and place a big >Canon order with B&H. You'd be foolish to do otherwise. > >John Celio > >-- > >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 -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
