On 11-08-25 2:42 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
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.
I agree with that, but it's not "almost". Lenses should have a much
longer life expectancy than bodies, and I don't think that's changed
over the decades.
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.
I expect that the practicality of this plan depends on how well heeled
you are and whether you are more of a gadget collector than picture
taker. I sure as hell couldn't afford to duplicate my pro level Pentax
glass in Nikon or Canon mount. I expect that the price for a DA* 50-135
or DA* 16-50 in Nikon equivalent is at least 50% more than those suckers
cost.
I maintain that for the average shooter with modest means, who actually
makes art not shiny collections, staying with one brand is still *very*
relevant.
-bmw
--
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.
