Wow, some long and passionate emails. This isn't geared towards any one person. I see my position simply. I do photography as a hobby, and like using the best. I dropped a wad of cash for the MZ-S, grips, cables, 360FGZ flash, couple prime lenses. If they come out with a digital....I don't really care. Why? Because I cannot now afford it due to the above purchases. If a Pentax DSLR comes along, I'll be pissed...natually. They are really f**king over everyone that went out and got a MZ-S kit IMHO. So I'll have my little digital P&S, and otherwise shoot film until they no longer make it. (or I win the lottery)
Brad Dobo ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Whaley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, September 24, 2002 10:50 AM Subject: Re: SMC Pentax F* Zoom 5,6/250-600 > > > Rob Studdert wrote: > > > > On 24 Sep 2002 at 3:21, Keith Whaley wrote: > > > > > I do get tired of folks wanting digital instead of glass. > > > No, that's not true. I am weary of those who want digital knocking > > > glass to the ground! > > > Both can exist. Why is a world beater digital any better than a world > > > beater glass camera? > > > You do use them for different things, they serve different markets... > > > > Hi Keith, > > > > Its these types of comments that I don't understand. As a photographer I expect > > to have the choices of the current (digital is current, it's not up and coming, > > it's here) image capture medium available to me. I expect to be able to have > > film bodies and a digital body in the same bag sharing all my excellent Pentax > > glass, I don't believe it's too much to ask for. > > No, but it's the 'sharing' bit that is NOT here yet. Not with Pentax. > I know, that's what everybody's looking for, hoping for. > But you see, you are not praising digital to the _exclusion_ of glass. > It's those who get my goat. > Our hope is that we WILL be able to share, to have a digital body and > a film body, and use all the same lenses for whichever. > > > Obviously I can dump all my Pentax kit and go off a by a couple of the new > > Kodak 14MP bodies and a heap of Nikon glass but I really don't wish to do that. > > Aside from the hassle and potential financial losses I really like my kit of > > lenses, I know them and I would like to keep them. But I need a digital body > > too. > > I do understand that. > What I find troubling is those who say, in effect, if Pentax doesn't > bring out a digital back that will take all the lenses we have, > there's a strong possiblility we'll just _have_ to switch to another platform. > Is digital really all that important at this point in time, in that it > has overtaken and supplanted film? > > Maybe I'm missing something here. Is there actually an in-process > switch from film to digital going on? > How many of us are professional photographers -- actually make a > living at it? > Is that where the drive comes from? > As a serious amateur, I'd LIKE to have a Pentax back in digital, but > if they don't bring it out for another year, I'm certainly not running > off in a big huff, dumping all my Pentax gear and going to some other > make... > > So, I must assume it's all the professional photogs here that are > making all the threatening, doomsday noises? > I guess if this is just a PRO lament, I'll just quiet down, let 'em > lament and read the mail! ;^) > > keith whaley > > > Cheers, > > > > Rob Studdert > > HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA > > Tel +61-2-9554-4110 > > UTC(GMT) +10 Hours > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html >
