On Apr 18, 2011, at 9:14 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 1:34 PM, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> > wrote: >> >> On Apr 18, 2011, at 2:30 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: >> >>> On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 10:31 AM, Paul Stenquist >>> <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote: >>>> Leicas are great for a certain type of use, but they lack the flexibility >>>> of a DSLR, in that they can't be used effectively with lenses longer than >>>> 135mm. While I enjoy my Barnack Leica, the lack of long lens support makes >>>> any Leica a non-starter for me and many other photographers. In regard to >>>> optional features on cameras, it doesn't bother me that they exist as long >>>> as they don't get in the way. And on the K-5, they don't. I use it the >>>> same way I would use a digital Leica. >>> >>> I wasn't arguing that a RF can replace an SLR. I don't know how that >>> becomes a topic to debate. >> >> It's not a debate. But since you had digressed from the topic to make some >> interesting points, among them that a Leica is an "excellent tool, " I >> merely wanted to point out that a Leica is also a limited tool. Just a >> point of discussion. ... > > Sorry Paul, but your comment seemed totally irrelevant to the idea I > was discussing. I said nothing even remotely related to "perhaps > Pentax should make a Leica RF".
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