Good answer. On Dec 21, 2006, at 8:53 PM, Adam Maas wrote: > Small, light amateur oriented SLR's with innovative features, > top-quality ergonomics and a dedication to unique, top-quality lenses. > > -Adam > > > Mark Cassino wrote: >> With the Hoya acquisition of Pentax, I'm pondering a fundamental >> question - what could Hoya do to make me feel that my future >> Pentax (or >> Ho-Tax) is a true Pentax camera, and what could they do to make me >> feel >> the opposite? >> >> Obviously, there's the lens compatibility issue. Pentax has really >> distinguished itself by retaining backwards compatibility with >> virtually >> all K mount lens, even if you lose a few features when using them. >> (And >> even if they produce really bad chromatic aberrations on a digital >> body.) >> >> Otherwise - what makes Pentax - Pentax? Is it SMC? The devotion to >> ~40mm >> pancake lenses? 'Unusual' sharpening of JPG's in the DSLR? The >> strange >> ergonomics of the Mz-S? >> >> I like Pentax. I've been about as loyal to them as I've ever been >> to any >> brand, simply because I could count on them to do what was right in >> their eyes and damn the pressure for conformity. For that, I >> respected >> them. They were the Gary Cooper of the camera world - low key, >> conservative, but doing what they chose to do, thank you. >> >> It's a question I ask myself - what makes Pentax unique? And can Hoya >> capture that? >> >> - MCC >> > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
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