Well said, Cotty! (I suspect, BTW, that this post is longer than all of your other 2006 posts combined!)
Merry (or Happy, in British!) Christmas! Rick --- Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote, with uncharacteristic volubility: > I don't so much find it as confusing, just that I do > not want plastic > lenses. I don't own any. It means more weight, but I > don't associate > more weight with being detrimental. All my Pentax > and Canon lenses (and > cameras) are metal and heavy and will last longer > than I will. Just the > way i like to shoot - with a bit of heft to the > gear. > > As for the merger, it doesn't really effect me, > although we do have an > *ist Ds in the house. I am sad to see Pentax as a > small underdog being > merged with another company if for nothing other > than it eventually > moulds itself into something else, no matter how > much reassurance is > given that it won't. Sure, I have no doubt the > Pentax brand will > continue - in a worst-case scenario for at least a > few years, probably > much much longer. But after the honeymoon is over, > the core people who > made Pentax what it is today (Ken will know of the > names) will slowly > and surely be edged or bought out. Hoya will appoint > people to take the > company in the direction it wants to go (I have > personal experience with > such a merger) and that may or may not coincide with > what the fans want. > It may mean much better things in terms of research > and development of > new products [from the Imaging section] and so you > will probably see > better and greater DSLRs coming on the scene - > probably even 'full > frame' 35mm DSLRs - but they won't have the karma > that current Pentax > cameras have. > > Then again, I have always said that the Pentax of > today is a far cry > from the Pentax of 30 years ago. Now comes the next > generation. On the > whole I think it is a sad day. But Godders will be > pleased - the gear > will still be there and future incarnations will > doubtless outweigh > expectations. There's a lot to be pleased about for > anyone that likes > good quality photographic equipment decently priced > with excellent pedigree. > > Pentax is dead. Long live Pentax! > > -- > > > Cheers, > Cotty > > > ___/\__ > || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche > ||=====| http://www.cottysnaps.com > _____________________________ > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > http://www.photo.net/photos/RickW __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
