Hi Lon, Yes, very interesting. I have been wandering in the back of my mind about this, and in a way, I suppose I am trying to subconsciously avoid it at the moment.
I think that I am truly wound up too much in getting to know my current DSLR to suddenly chuck it all away and start again. Plus, as a point of principle, I would not consider buying a first generation DSLR. I tell you, I lusted and lusted after a D30, but I strained at the reins, holding back until its successor came along. I'm glad I did. The Pentax DSLR will be a mighty temptation, if only to have that glorious word 'Pentax' emblazoned on the front. At my time of life, with my experiences now, I am not the slightest bit interested in what folk think. I'd much rather carry the Pentax brand about with me rather than the Canon brand. In fact, I've mused with the idea of sticking a 'Pentax' logo over the pentaprism of the D60 just for a laugh, but it would be an injustice for the Pentax name. I'm sure Canonites would reel also. I tend to take most things at face value. I have no experience of the EOS system other than the D60, and what I find is a beautifully engineered machine that does the job it was designed to do, very well indeed. A Pentax camera would have to not only meet the same criteria, but exceed it for me to switch back. What we mustn't forget is that people change over the years. If I could somehow conjure up the original MX/LX design team into today's DSLR R and D, and get them to design the Pentax DSLR, I would buy one site unseen. But it's not the same team who designed the MX/LX, and at the end of the day, it's all about branding, and nothing else. I mean, can you name the head of Pentax? I can't. Nor can I name the head of Canon. They are basically large organisations with ghosts at the helm. We remember the brand name, and the quality (if any) and that's it. Funny how we *do* remember Bill Gates and Steve Jobs, for example. One of the main reasons I wanted a Mac was because Steve Jobs appeared to be the underdog, and I *love* supporting the underdog. Who doesn't?? With the Pentax DSLR, I will watch, and I will wait. I will gladly see what it's like, and I will make my decisions accordingly. It will take time, and at the moment, I'm having too much fun with the opposition. But if there was a fire, I know which camera I'd grab first on the way out the door. Yep. The MX. (Which is in a LowePro with the D60..............) Rambling apres l'Anjou Blanc... I raise my glass to the PDML. *hic* >Cotty, > >This makes me wonder. You have started to stray from the Pentax >fold, not only lusting in your heart for harlot DSLRs, but >actually purchasing one, as I recall. > >Will you repent? Buy the new Pentax, insert your Nikanonlta into >a garbage disposal and turn the knob to "Heavy Shred"? > >Grin. > >-Lon > >Cotty wrote: >> >> >1. I am VERY excited about the announcement reagarding the upcoming >> >announcement of Pentax having a DSLR. (Note, they only stated that they >> >would announce a DSLR in Spring of 2003, not that they'd release one then). >> >> Hi Bill, >> >> I, too, queried this exact point with Pentax.It is my understanding that >> the camera will be announced 'in the spring' [northern hem.] (read: PMA), >> and on the shelves 'a few months later'. I would expect the first trickle >> into the shops June-ish, with most retailers having decent stock >> July/August-ish. This assumes no delays. >> >> HTH >> >> Cotty ____________________________________ Free UK Macintosh Classified Ads at http://www.macads.co.uk/ ____________________________________ Oh, swipe me! He paints with light! http://www.macads.co.uk/snaps/ ____________________________________
