On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 1:34 PM, Paul Stenquist <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote: > > On Apr 18, 2011, at 2:30 PM, Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote: > >> On Mon, Apr 18, 2011 at 10:31 AM, Paul Stenquist >> <pnstenqu...@comcast.net> wrote: >>> Leicas are great for a certain type of use, but they lack the flexibility >>> of a DSLR, in that they can't be used effectively with lenses longer than >>> 135mm. While I enjoy my Barnack Leica, the lack of long lens support makes >>> any Leica a non-starter for me and many other photographers. In regard to >>> optional features on cameras, it doesn't bother me that they exist as long >>> as they don't get in the way. And on the K-5, they don't. I use it the same >>> way I would use a digital Leica. >> >> I wasn't arguing that a RF can replace an SLR. I don't know how that >> becomes a topic to debate. > > It's not a debate. But since you had digressed from the topic to make some > interesting points, among them that a Leica is an "excellent tool, " I merely > wanted to point out that a Leica is also a limited tool. Just a point of > discussion. ...
Sorry Paul, but your comment seemed totally irrelevant to the idea I was discussing. I said nothing even remotely related to "perhaps Pentax should make a Leica RF". -- Godfrey godfreydigiorgi.posterous.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
