On Apr 13, 2013, at 6:38 AM, George Sinos wrote: > > If this is the case why so much talk of switching and other brands? > Is it really all due to the lack of a full frame body? Is the > increased talk of other brands really a trend or my imagination?
There are several things going on here. First. the PDML might be more accurately called the Photography Discussion Mailing List, though sometimes lately it could be Politics, and it's frequently the Pun Digression mailing list. I think that most of the active people on this list are into Photography, and most of us happen to use Pentax. Even when people change brands they probably stay for a couple of reasons. First of all, we tend to make friends on this list. There have been times that it has accounted for a significant part of my social interactions, because other things have kept me too busy to hang out with my friends in meatspace. Another thing about the PDML, is that on those occasions where we actually stay on topic the discussions tend to be of much higher caliber than on any other photo list that I've seen. They typical scenario on other lists tend to be for people who have been doing photography for two years to be giving advice to people who have had a camera for two months. Just look at the work of just about any other discussion group, and compare that with the PDML annual. Hell, for that matter, compare the photos in the PDML annual with *any* collection of photos, particularly of disparate artists, and it will hold it's own. Camera technology, too, has changed. Any DSLR will give you good results, particularly with a decent lens, in good light. I doubt that most people could even tell the difference between an 8x12 shot in decent light with a Q and with a D800. The differences show up in difficult light and challenging situations. Do you need to shoot discretely in low light? With image stabilization on glass faster than f/2.8, it's quiet shutter, and remarkable sensor, you would be hard pressed to beat the K5-II, or even the K-5. If you are willing to give up image stabilization, the D700 and the 5d-III might have a slight edge, but they are significantly louder, and a full kit will cost you two to three times as much. However, there are other things other brands to better. But, times have changed, you no longer shoot photos in batches of 24 or 36 shots, where you are committed to a particular roll of film. So people don't generally have bodies loaded with different films, that they need to share all of their lenses between. You can make very good arguments for having body/lens combinations for different tasks. If I were a pro, or not saddled with house repairs and debt from several years of unemployment, I could easily justify different systems for different tasks. If I were to need a small EVIL camera for a certain type of photography, it could make all sorts of sense to buy a body and a couple of lenses specifically for that. Come to think of it, when I look at my film cameras I've got several Minoltas, and a range of glass. Likewise several Nikons and lenses. Since getting the Pentax DSLR, several of the lenses I bought came with film bodies. I also have an Argus, a Rollei, a small tub of various other rangefinders and polaroids that have shown up over the decades. I'm a photographer. Pentax just happens to be able to cover most of my needs for the least money. -- 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.
