In a message dated 19/07/01 06:12:59 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: << True enough, but another thing that makes a pro camera a pro camera is the ability to rent expensive bits of the system. Even here in little ol' Charlottesville, I can rent, say, a 300/2.8 or 600/4 for my Nikon bodies. Nothing, nada, is available for Pentax. The same is true in big cities--much can be rented for Nikon and Canon, little for Pentax 35mm. >> True enough. Way back when, mid 80s I would say, this is precisely the reason that I changed systems from Pentax to Canon MF. At the time, the 3 35mm systems available for rent were Canon, Nikon, and Olympus. Kind regards Peter - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .