On Aug 24, 2011, at 10:26 PM, Tanya Love wrote: > True, good point. :( > > Which is one of the reasons, I have been questioning my loyalties and > *really* considering switching to Nikon of late... Trying so hard not too, > but Pentax just offers nothing by way of support for pro photographers. > Still holding out for as long as I can though!
This brings up something that I've been wondering about for a while, and that is whether staying with only one brand is nearly as relevant as it used to be. In the film era, it made lots of sense for every body to be the same lens mount, as you might have black & white in one, color in another, and you never knew which film you'd want to use with which lens. Today, bodies are the film, and are practically consumables, in the way that film was. It's just that you buy a lot more at one time. It is almost a case that bodies are accessories for the lenses, rather than the other way around. In that context, if I were a professional, and Nikon made a lens that I needed for certain jobs, I'd buy a D7000 to use with it. Hell, if I were employed, I'd probably pick one up to use with my drawer full of nikon glass, just because a couple of those lenses are really sweet. There are, however, cases where the K-5 seems to handily outperform the D7000, (like when I need a stabilized f/1.8 lens), so I'd definitely keep my Pentax gear for when it is the right tool for the job. What I'll likely end up doing is picking up an APS mirrorless, when one with the performance I want is available at a price I can afford, and along with it, get adapters to use with my Pentax, Nikon and Minolta mount glass. -- 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.
