Thanks to GDG, Stan, Bill, JCO and Cotty - I'm now inclining to either something in the Fuji range, or passing on my *ist-D - which still works well, and I can include a couple of lenses as well - that also gives me an excuse to upgrade!
John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -----Original Message----- From: PDML [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Cottrell Sent: Sunday, 3 August 2014 7:07 AM To: pentax list Subject: Re: Camera for a 13-year old? On 2/8/14, Bill, discombobulated, unleashed: >The Fujis are very amenable to using manual focus lenses, though their >X series lenses are every bit as good as Pentax lenses. >Something like the X-E1 might make a very nice starter camera, and Fuji >has an excellent upgrade path. I was going to suggest exactly this until Mr Robb beat me to it. The X-E1 can be had for good money and is easily used with Pentax lenses. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ Broadcast, Corporate, || (O) | Web Video Production ---------- <www.seeingeye.tv> _____________________________ -- 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. -- 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.

