On 4/22/05, Jon Glass <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Actually, Cotty, he did. In fact, I also wrote him, but at the time, I > hadn't had a chance to fire up gmail, so did not know of the > discussion here.... I was in a hurry, but, to join in the party, here > is what I wrote him... > > ------- > Dave- > > I'm sure I'm not the first to comment on your slighting of Pentax in > your article, but I must speak... > > In your article, you say: > "Counting Olympus's 8-megapixel eVolt 300 ($705 online, body only), > there will then be at least five members of the sub-$1,000 S.L.R. > party." > > You mention the Olympus camera, but ignore the Pentax *istDS! It is an > amazing camera, and some of the most interesting pundits in > photography. > <http://www.photo.net/mjohnston/column65/> (as an example) > > It is a sub-$1000 camera that has one major distinction from the rest. > If you have an old screw-mount Pentax Spotmatic from the early 70s > with lenses.... This camera can use them! If you have a newer, but > still ancient ME Super or Program Plus by Pentax, this camera can use > their lenses too. In fact, Pentax is the only manufacturer to keep > this continuity. So, a person can buy good quality lenses for the > *istDS at _any_ price range. Yes, there are "restrictions" when you > use older glass, er, lenses, but far fewer than with Nikon, and > certainly not the draconian cutoff that Canon did with its older > lenses. > > You really ought to give the Pentax more credit. In fact, I suggest > you give it a solid workout and review. It deserves more respect. > > (This from a recent Pentax convert to the Canon D30--ancient by > digital standards) > > Thank you for reading. > > Oh, and I should not end on a sour note. I have enjoyed reading your > columns since you were writing for Mac magazines well over a decade > ago! You do great work, and have stood up for the underdog, Apple > since the beginning, and still do. You might be surprised to find that > Pentax is the "Apple" of the camera industry. :-) > > --
Great letter, Jon! "Pentax is the 'Apple' of the camera industry." I love it! <g> cheers, frank -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
