P.S. As a Ziess Ikon and Rolleicord owner, I will concede to your comment about the finer German optics. You'll notice that I said 'dollar for dollar'. I wish I could get Leica gear for the cost of my Pentax.
David Madsen mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://www.davidmadsen.com -----Original Message----- From: Ryan Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, November 13, 2003 10:37 AM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Pentax enthusiast (long) ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Madsen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > I am sure I will > get dumped on for saying this, but I am surprised at how much Pentax gets > dumped on in this forum. Dinks don't like to be called dinks, and thus have moved one step ahead, and employed this dink-protection method. Is this your first encounter with post-modern dinks? :) > I still think that dollar for dollar, pound for pound, > they still make the finest cameras out there (and the finest lenses, too). > That's why I use them. Excellent lenses probably, but finest? You might be dinkyfied by some IS enabled Canon users, while not to mention tickling a couple of Summicron or Elmarit rich farts.. Cheers, Ryan PS. Always wondered how accurate photodo ratings are.. the FA*80-200 2.8 didn't match up to Sigma's EX 70-200 2.8.. Anyone?