On Friday, March 8, 2002, at 11:57 AM, Doug Brewer wrote: > It's the Photo.net Syndrome, where, starting with Greenspun on down, > there is a palpable hatred of anything that isn't Nikon or Canon.
I dropped in to photo.net to contribute some help, as someone had asked if anyone had info on the new 75mm f2.8 AL for 67 from Pentax, and the first response (from a moderator) was about how there wasn't any good reason to make that lens. What about the significantly better minimum focus distance, the stop faster maximum aperture and the ultra compact size and weight? I don't think that the poster knew thing one about the lens. Most online forums that I have seen tend to be first and foremost about beating up on the other guy, be it his choice of car or camera or pants or stereo. One reason I have stuck around on PDML is that the overwhelming majority of what goes through here is NOT about that. I can't count how many times I've seen questions like "How good is the transfer on the LaserDisc of Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid?" answered with "Who cares, that movie was stupid and LaserDiscs suck" elsewhere on the internet. PDML isn't like that. That's why I like it. -Aaron - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
