On Sep 26, 2010, at 10:51 PM, Boris Liberman wrote: ... snippage... > > It is therefore my conclusion that I should divest (is it the right term as > opposed to invest?) myself of most of my gear and keep the investment to the > absolute minimum as least as long as the times are a-changing...
If the money would do you more good now, than the lenses might later, then sell them. If you don't need the money, and might find that you need the lenses (to loan to your daughter so that she can learn about what different lenses do for instance) then keep them. Threads like this really demonstrate why there is no one camera that is perfect for everyone. When I got my k20, I was blown away by how it was a huge improvement in almost every way over the K100. I bought the K-x for its high-ISO and have gotten spoiled by its improved metering vs. the K20. If I'm using my AF540 flash, I'll almost always grab the little stormtrooper. I really prefer the ergonomics of the K20 over the K-x, but with it I need them more. For me, the K-5 looks like it has the best features of both the K-x and the K20, with better performance than either. I'd love to have performance better than the K-x with the ergonomics of the K20. If I only did studio work, or daylight landscaping, the K20 would be all the camera I'd need. For that matter, the K100 would probably do me just fine. There are so many features that are invaluable to me for one sort of photography, which are useless for other types. I think that Pentax is doing a credible job competing in the areas where they can. Every camera system has strengths, and the big strength of Pentax seems to be value in the low and mid-range market. They are severely hampered by the relative unavailability of their cameras, especially the colored bodies. If they got them into the stores, they'd catch people's eyes and give them an opportunity to discover what a great value they are. -- Larry Colen [email protected] sent from i4est -- 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.
