Doe - if you buy the better lenses from any manufacturer, it would be really really hard to tell any difference in sharpness. Or in most other measurable characteristics. But . . .
Despite Frank's emphasis on the lens over the "box" (camera that holds the lens), it really is a total system. A camera body without lens makes a good ashtray, a camera lens without a body may make a decent loupe or may help you start a fire if you are trapped in the North woods up where Frank lives. But the total system is what enables you to take pictures. Aspects I like about the Pentax system: 1. consistency/tradition. every Pentax lens made in the last 20+ years will work on every Pentax body made in the last 20+ years. 2. consistency. Lenses from the 645 Medium Format bodies will work on my 35mm bodies. Lenses from the 6x7 bodies will work on 645 and 35mm. 3. consistency. Small number of standard filter-ring sizes. Across 35mm, 645, and 6x7. 4. ergonomics. most Pentax bodies lenses have a wonderful, carefully crafted, look and feel. This is not only an esthetic delight, but makes their use more enjoyable. 5. lens design. Sharp, good color, many with wonderful bokah. 6. attitude. Pentax markets to people who care about photography, not so much to the masses looking for something to spend money on. For more on Pentax lenses see my site and the Boz site mentioned in the links on my site. Stan <www.concentric.net/~smhalpin> on 11/7/02 9:05 PM, Dan Scott at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > On Thursday, November 7, 2002, at 02:33 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >> >> Thank you. These lens polls are really going to help me decide what >> lenses to buy in the future. >> >> That is, if I stay with the Pentax system. I know it's heresy (or I >> can already gather that it probably is heresy), but I am not convinced >> that Pentax lenses are the best. (I've seen quite a few really sharp >> Canon pics.) >> >> Thanks again, Doe :-) >> > > Not heresy at all. The lenses of whatever system you ultimately choose > are going to have an effect on your photos second only to that of your > best tool which is, of course, your mind. I chose Pentax because of the > two brands of lenses I liked the look of the most (the "look" being the > len's signature in the photograph) Pentax was the most affordable. Had > I liked the look of Canon or Nikon lenses, I would have purchased > either with equal enthusiasm. > > You have to go with the tools that give you the look you want, even if > your choice isn't the most common. > > Dan Scott > >
