On Sun, Jul 5, 2009 at 11:53 AM, William Robb<[email protected]> wrote:
> Doug, the PDML has morphed away from being an equipment list to being a > photo appreciation list over the past few years. I expect it is because it > is so much easier to put an image on the net now than it was when it > involved scanning a negative or print, but for whatever reason, there is > very little gearheading now. I really noticed it when new lenses started to > hit the market with zero mention on list. > Has there been a single thread, or even a post relating to the 17-70? I remember 2 or maybe three, but point taken. The > 60-250 got a little bit of airtime, I suspect because it was like seeing a > unicorn in the forest than any other reason. I think most threads were in disbelief that it would happen. I participated in those.:-) I suspect for the most part though, there > just isn't a lot of interest in gearhead discussion on the PDML at this > point. My Nikon BB i go to has gone the same way. More talk about processing etc. There are a few of us on that BB that are relatively new to Nikon and ask equipment/lens questions, but not a lot. > Also, Pentax Forum has taken a lot of the gearhead discussion off this list. > Given the level of discussion regarding gear over there, I'm not seeing this > as a bad thing. There is far too much discussion of the "my camera has a hot > pixel, should I get it replaced" variety over there for my taste. I for one > would hate to see that sort of trivialisms adding to my inbox, as the > threads just seem to go on and on and on, getting more and more banal as > they wind down. Not a lot of people know how to use a search function.:-0 There does seem to be a lot of the same questions asked on there, mostly pixels, banding and metering and why won't my M42 lens work.:-) I think most people on here don't pixel peep to much and are good at figuring things out them selves. Then there is me.:-) > However, that does seem to be the place to go for Pentax gearheading > discussion. > Anyway, don't worry, your talent as a photographer is a given, Agree with that statement. your mail > list just doesn't seem to be where gear related discussion happens now, > Olympus or Panasonic cameras being the exception. Great, now i need to nuy two new cameras. Dave > > William Robb > > -- > 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. > -- Documenting Life in Rural Ontario. www.caughtinmotion.com http://brooksinthecountry.blogspot.com/ York Region, Ontario, Canada -- 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.
