----- Original Message ----- From: Keith Whaley Subject: Re: SMC Pentax F* Zoom 5,6/250-600
> And it doesn't matter how the photographer performs in all this mess? > That's being ignored? > You mean you walk in and present your folio, and before the person > looks at your WORK, s/he says, "What platform are you using? Ohhh. > Pentax. Sniff... We only hire Nikon [or Canon, or Leica] cameras.]" > If that's a ludricous scenario, which it seems to be, then what are > you talking about? > Seems to me all you have to bitch about is how Pentax doesn't live up > to your expectations, not how Pentax equipment performs, which is > REALLY what permits you to do your job! > Isn't it? > > If you want your image collecting gear to be different from what > Pentax offers...or you want the MAKER of your image collecting gear to > be better than you perceive they are, there IS a solution, isn't there? I mean that at some point the client is going to see what you have sitting on the tripod. If they have a mindset that Nikon takes better pictures, then they are going to stop thinking about how wonderful your portfolio is, and start thinking how much better it would be if the shots had been done with a Nikon. This is the cachet value of brand marketing. Nikon knows it. Canon knows it. Leica knows it. Hasselblad knows it. Pentax doesn't think it matters. >From there, the next move is to hire another photographer, one who uses what they think will give them better pictures. Fortunately, this only happened to me a couple of times. My pro career was in the studio. I shot weddings with a K1000. I shot portraits with a 6x7 or 4x5. I shot small product with all 3 formats. Nothing I did as a pro required a fast responsive camera. All that was required was a good lens. OTOH, I use Nikkor lenses on my 4x5, which was my bread and butter camera when I was shooting. For the record, I switched from Nikon to Pentax, with absolutely no pretensions about what I was selling or buying. I bought Pentax for the lenses, not the cameras. I have absolutely no expectations, or even wishes really, regarding new products from Pentax. The only place I feel they have let my down is in keeping my LX's operating. Now, stop being a buffoon and presume you know what motivates me. Regards William Robb
