On Oct 31, 2012, at 12:25 PM, Paul Sorenson wrote: > Well said, Larry. I passed up the K-7 in favor of the K-x because of its low > light capabilities and am absolutely ecstatic with the K-5. Maybe I'm just > too easy to please. Then again, I have a nearly 50 year history with Pentax > and can remember Kodachrome at ASA 12 and *High Speed* Ektachrome at ASA 160. > That makes getting a useable image at ISO 25000 pretty damn awesome. > > All the mental masturbation about where Pentax is going doesn't mean a lot > when they're still giving us the tools to get the job done. The time to fret > about it and start considering which new brand to buy is when they tools they > give you don't do the job you need them to do. As for the demise of Pentax, > Twain's quote probably applies..."The reports of my death have been greatly > exaggerated." > > -p
A couple of automotive analogies occur to me. First of all, complaining that the K-5 isn't full frame is like complaining that the Corvette doesn't have a V12. It also seems to me that the folks who buy a DSLR based on its automatic features are like people who buy a sports car based on its automatic transmission. (Yes, John, I know) In many ways modern automatic transmissions will outperform even a good driver with a manual transmission, but if I really wanted to get my car around the track in the least amount of time, I'd hire a professional to race it for me. -- Larry Colen l...@red4est.com sent from i4est -- 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.
