----- Original Message ----- From: Rob Studdert Subject: Re: Cameron's Pentax Comments
> On 13 Oct 2002 at 8:56, William Robb wrote: > > > If, and this is a big if, Pentax chooses to market a DSLR (and I > > don't think they will), it will be based on the MZ-5 chassis, > > and will not have pro specifications. > > If that happens, there won't be any cheering from the peanut > > gallery, there will be another collective bitch-out because once > > again, Pentax didn't get it right, and has failed their customer > > base. > > Maybe you are correct about the "pro" spec, but really who gives a sh*t we > don't have a choice, anything is better than what we've got to choose from thus > far. If it's reliable but not as robust as an LX then I just won't do a tv on > it :-) Fer Christs sake Rob, of course I'm correct about the pro spec stuff. You know what Pentax has marketed over the past 4 decades as well as I have. The LX was a one off camera, with no history from the manufacturer of cameras of it's ilk. My experience with them is that you don't have to be a Van Veen to bust the things, you just have to baby them a bit and they will break all on their own. The reason you don't have a choice is because Pentax doesn't make cameras in the category. Never have, and I doubt if they ever will. > > > I liked this list a lot more when it was about film and > > photography. I thought I had useful stuff to contribute back > > then. > > I'm the last person on the list that would claim that what you have to offer is > not extremely useful and appreciated however things have changed in photography > and the scope of comment has to include such changes. It's still the same old > soap-box :-) When the equipment is out there, on the shelves and in peoples hands, the scope of comment will change in a useful manner. Right now, I am not seeing a lot of useful comment on the subject, simply because the subject is about non existent equipment. Let's start a thread about the Popes sex life. It will be about as relevant as Pentax DSLR's William Robb
