Yeh! I am wondering if anyone else has noticed that most of the
anti-Pentax posts seem to be from people who also say that you don''t
need to waste all that time learning the skills of photography. Maybe
they believe that a newer camera will make up for lack of skill?
graywolf
http://www.graywolfphoto.com
"Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof"
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Shel Belinkoff wrote:
Well said Frank ... your posts are far more interesting when you're cranky
;-))
Shel
[Original Message]
From: frank theriault
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.
rant over.
-frank (only slept 3 hours last night due to throbbing arm and hand,
so i'm crankier than usual) <g>
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"Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson
