I like the pentax cameras because they fit like a glove. I fingers know where everything is and what they make accessible are the functions I need most (ISO, EV, etc). I've used canons and nikons and I hate their ergonomics. I love that I can do about everything one handed..even change the white balance. (take that d7000!) I think that makes for better pictures because the camera just becomes a natural extension of me. I'm not constantly fighting it to get what I want out of it. It becomes transparent. I think there is something about that. I don't see the point in moving to an alien system and having to readjust just for the sheer challenge of it. If anything, you should be challenging your brain to take better pictures. The more you know your gear intimately, the easier it will be for you to be more creative. That's a fact if you ask me. If you aren't challenging yourself to try new things you aren't progressing.
"People think I change gear because I'm in love with the gear. I really change it because the only way to stay fresh and relevant to yourself and the process is to keep growing and keep questioning. I have the advantage of being able to look back and see how we used to do it long enough ago to see the stark contrast between the days of hypercontrolled and stiff photography that comprised the art when I started out in the commercial field. It's totally different today and the same old tools don't necessarily apply." This paragraph struck me as being rather flawed. By this logic Cartier Bersson would have been a much better photographer if he changed lenses or bought an SLR. Or O Winston Link never grew as a photographer because he always used view cameraas. If that isn't a load of BS, I don't know what is. You should chose your equipment because it suits the purpose you are trying to achieve not because you want a challenge. If all you need is an all manual rangefinder and a 50mm lens then I don't see anything wrong with that. I'm very much ok with just a couple of primes. -- 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.
