In a message dated 11/28/01 11:05:17 PM Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> I too wondered about the lack of the swivel head and the vertical grip. I > hope to do some test shots in the next couple of days. > > OK, I know this is subjective, but how many times does the ~AVERAGE~ photographer <<<<<swivel>>>>> their flash head? Not talking about we serious "hobbyists" mind you, but average photographers. *For that matter, what percentage of people, in this world of one-use and P& Shoot cameras w/built-in flashes, even ~own~ a stand alone flash? Scene: a Botanica. A man is shooting flowers with what was the first PENTAX Program Plus another PENTAX owner had ever seen. After introducing himself, the now curious photographer asks: Q: "Hey mister, did you get a flash for that fancy camera of yours?" A: "Duh-yeah, but I don't know how to operate the darn thing." Q: "The flash"? A: "No, the camera." Q: "Where's the flash, you could sure use it on those flowers in the shade"? A: "Still packed in the box it came in." Q: "Wanna sell it"? A: "Uh-uh...yeah, I don't use it...how much you offering? Q: "What is it"? A: "Umm, a 280 something." Q: "Like a 280T"? A: "Yeah, I think so." Q: "I'm a little strapped now" said the curious photographer, (in that era before ATMs); "Would $30 do"? A: "Nope, I'll have to mail it and that costs money." Q: Curious photographer asks: Q: "$35?" A: "OK." 11 days later, me, the "curious photographer," opened up the box holding the first AF280T I'd even seen**. **Ill-gotten gains are never enjoyed: I walked off from a flight bag holding the 280 in the Philadelphia airport. By the time I got back to where the bag had been... "DRAT"!! Mafud [EMAIL PROTECTED] [EMAIL PROTECTED] - 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 .
