frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >well then, all those people here (not referring to you, rob) who >constantly bitch and whine about pentax should shut the fuck up and go >buy another camera system. you're life will then be complete, and >you'll be able to die happy. > >you can remain on this list and continue to be welcome, as have many >defectors over the years. christian, marnie, cotty, all come to mind, >and i know i've forgotten quite a few. > >i just don't understand this "pentax doesn't make what i want, so i'm >going to complain about it and if that doesn't work i'll threaten to >move to another brand" rant that we so often hear on this list. > >go! we won't hate you. really. > >funny, but the "defectors" made their switch very quietly, iirc, >telling us pretty much after the fact what they did and why, without a >lot of histrionics. otoh, the whiners have been whining for years, >and they're still here. hmmmm.... > >i say: be good capitalists and vote with your feet. pentax (by your >accounts) seems not to be listening anyway; maybe they'll listen to >the bottom line (ie: lost sales). > >what? what's that? the ds is a huge success and seems to be selling >well and is getting good reviews? (including a three camera dslr >shootout in the last american photo magazine, btw). well what can i >say. bottom line is that pentax ain't coming out with a "pro" 35mm >equivalent dslr in our lifetimes. if that doesn't suit you, please, >put us out of our misery.
Hear, hear! >rant over. > >-frank (only slept 3 hours last night due to throbbing arm and hand, >so i'm crankier than usual) <g> I'd been meaning to ask how the injuries were healing. Not fast enough, I gather? -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
