In 35mm it is somewhat clouded by the fact that Pentax hasn't really
marketed to the pro market. It would be safe to say that any of their *
lenses (A*, FA*,etc) are pro oriented as would be most of their really long
glass. All of their medium format lenses would be considered pro oriented
but
Bruce wrote:
Your homework
assignment is to find out how many current production lenses Pentax has that
meets these criteria.
Count all FA* and FA Limited lenses and the few odd A pro grade lenses still in
production and you're all set. If you want to, you can count all Pentax MF lenses as
I have 1 Nikon body and 7 Pentax bodies.:)
Prior to optaining the DSLR body all of my
horse work was done with the K1000,now about
75%.
Dave
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From: Rodelion [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Sat, 21 Sep 2002 21:39:02 +0200
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: Professional
on 9/22/02 6:22 PM, Butch Black at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
No, I wasn't aware that Nikon is designing all levels of lenses as G lenses.
I bet it will P*** off a number of Nikon users.
You mean like Nikon's new 70-200/2.8 AF-S VR? Or didn't you know that Nikon
has started dropping the
Yes it has, is and will.
From: Butch Black [EMAIL PROTECTED]
No, I wasn't aware that Nikon is designing all levels of lenses as G
lenses.
I bet it will P*** off a number of Nikon users.
Using the term pro quickly gets things into a muddle, because of its many
connotations. Keep the concept industrial strength/high performance in
your mind when thinking about camera equipment. Generally, (I said
generally) prime lenses and f2.8 constant aperture zoom lenses are ruggedly
built and
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From: James Fellows
Subject: Professional Gear
photographer was using a Pentax K-1000. I do not know
what the lens was but I found it intersiting to see it being
used.
I shot a lot of weddings and portraits with my K1000's. I really
like the things.
William
A Nikon user with a K1000... Odd, indeed... I guess it must have been some
kind of nostalgy?
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From: James Fellows [EMAIL PROTECTED]
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sent: Saturday, September 21, 2002 8:26 PM
Subject: Professional Gear
I know this topic keeps coming up but I
On Saturday, September 21, 2002, at 01:26 PM, James Fellows wrote:
I know this topic keeps coming up but I to metion what happened
today. I
coach my 5 yeqr old's soccer team and today was picture day. There were
about 50 teams of 10 kids each and the photo outfit that was handling
it
On 21 Sep 2002 at 14:26, James Fellows wrote:
I know this topic keeps coming up but I to metion what happened today. I
coach my 5 yeqr old's soccer team and today was picture day. There were
about 50 teams of 10 kids each and the photo outfit that was handling it had 4
stations setup. One
It could also be that he got the F5 with a consumer grade zoom, or worse yet
a G lens. Nikon's consumer grade zooms range from ok to poor and the G in G
lens stands for garbage.
also confided that he had recently inherited his late father-in-law's
K1000 and 50mm lens and, in lowered tones, was
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