My two cents... Leica is just too darn expensive, so that one flies. Canon, in my opinion, doesn't have that much to offer if you look at what you pay. Of the AF bodies Eos 33,5,3,1n and 1v are nice, but your wallet goes empty in a boom. Pentax is a better buy, and the backward compatability of the lenses is much more fun. Pentax has more charm I think... Canon is all over the market, on tv, in the magazines, but Pentax is something special, yes? And even while Minolta makes fine cams & stuff, them cams all look about the same and it's about as hard to find used Minolta equipment as new Pentax equipment. Nikon is, of course, the most advanced system for a reasonable price, and I may turn Nikon some day, but I like Pentax because of its rich history and most of all, because of the large amount of well priced used equipment.
I don't have that many accessoires yet, lucky me :) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Mishka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 23:23 Subject: Re: Orgin Myths > this thread is so depressing... seems like the only reason everyone is using > pentax gear is because that's what they used when they were kids. > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Brad Dobo" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 4:43 PM > Subject: Re: Orgin Myths > ... > > > Now that I have so many accessories and what not, I > > can't leave Pentax, which I want to due but cannot financially. Reason? > > Here in London it's impossible to get anything I want without waiting a > > month. I see the stock of the stores and there is a tiny pile for Pentax, > > slightly larger one for Minolta, and two HUGE piles of Nikon and Canon. > ... > > brad, if you already have that many "accessories and what not", why do you > care how many piles are in stores? is there something specific that you need > and cannot get for your pentax gear? > > best, > mishka > >
