Well put, Godders. Paul -------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > On Oct 15, 2007, at 9:25 AM, Boris Liberman wrote: > > > This is valid argument. However, I cannot spend both time and effort, > > *and* the money each time there is a change of format that requires > > all my lenses and bodies to be replaced. In fact, given the mount > > compatibility of Pentax, it is only natural to try to stick to those > > lenses that are proven and do work. > > There is no reason to upgrade every time technology changes. To do so > is absurd, unless there is either significant advantage from which > you will garner income or simply have a lot of discretionary income > to burn on luxuries. If you have a camera and buy a very good lens > well matched to it that produces the results you want, you can use > that setup until it stops working entirely, bypassing generations of > new equipment at no cost. > > If you want an ultrawide lens for the DSLR bodies, buy a DA series > lens. They're the best, if not only, choices available that make > sense. It's that simple. The DA12-24, DA14, DA16-45, DA*16-50, and > DA21 Limited are all excellent wide lenses available now that work > brilliantly on the DSLR bodies. Lenses 20mm and shorter that were > made for 35mm SLRs in days gone by may or may not perform as well, > and beyond that they're just as expensive as any of these choices. > > If and when some better body comes available and *if* it includes a > larger format sensor that cannot work with the lens you have, > evaluate then whether or not the improvements it offers warrant the > expense of buying it and a new lens as needed. > > Godfrey > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions.
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