Take an antacid and calm down, Len. Different strokes, etc. Since many of us are not "working photographers" we may have the luxury of seeking out equipment that can both do the job and feel well to us and give us pleasure. I hope that, in your life, there are things that give you as much pleasure as I get from some of my photo gear - some of which, btw, can give fantastic results. What's wrong with using equipment that's satisfying on several levels?
There are numerous knives on the market, they all cut well, but many people choose the ones that feel and fit well, too. You can drive a Daewoo or a more comfortable car - both'll get you downtown to the camera shop, where you can buy a very practical lens or camera, or I can buy one that's just as practical and which satisfies my need to have things around me that feel well and are comfortable and pleasurable to use and operate. I bet that Kevlar body armor isn't as comfortable as my Turnbull and Aser Egyptian cotton shirt or as joyful as my vintage, hand-painted, Countess Mara silk ties, but I'm sure it gets the job done ... <LOL> Len Paris wrote: > > Oh my God! Isaac you nailed it with this post! This list seems > to be more about intangibles than images. A lens can give > fantastic results and all you will hear about it is how the lens > feels, looks, weighs, handles, and balances. Sometimes, it's > enough to make a working photographer puke. How many times I've > wanted to scream "It does the damned job, doesn't it?" If it > gives us the results we want, can't we adapt just a little bit? -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
