On Sun, 8 Sep 2002, Margo Ellen Gesser wrote: > I am about to ask all of you a big question: Why ARE we using Pentax gear > instead of other brands? My answer is simple: I started with a K1000 and
When I took photo classes in highschool (13 years ago), I borrowed my uncle's Minolta causse we were too poor to buy able to buy me one (and I was too busy spending my pennies on computer gear). However, I wanted a camera. The teacher, as per tradition, suggested teh Pentax K1000 as it was a solid, dependable camera When classes ended, I gave the Minolta back to my uncle, and just had no camera. A long time passes. Eventually, I had some money to buy a camera, and wanted one (this is about three years ago). In addition, I had a pile of gift cards for an online retailer who carried a few different cameras in my price range... I settled on the Pentax ZX-50 over some Canon rebel body because I remembered my teacher talking up the K1000. I almost bought a N-80 in place of the ZX-5n I bought a few years back, but opted for the -5n, mainly because I already had two (albeit it cheap) lenses. I stick with it now because I recoginize quality equipment, and a boatload of used available, at budget prices. Plus, I love the -5n interface. It makes more sense to me. -- http://www.infotainment.org "The destructive character is cheerful." - Walter Benjamin
