I understand where you're coming from Tom, but I don't necessarily agree with much of it. I don't see my Pentax kit as an investment of any sort. Most of it has been collected second-hand, and got because it suited what I saw as my needs at the time. For example, the first 'extra' I ever bought for a Pentax SLR was the clip-on meter for the SV - because I had had too many spoiled shots estimating exposure by guesswork. I have no idea how much I have spent over the years, but probably not as much as some have spent on just one or two lenses recently. Overall, I have just about all the equipment I need right now:
I don't shoot sports, so I don't need super-fast autofocus. If my grandkids are running around having fun - a video shot shows that much better than a series of stills anyway. I don't shoot birds on the wing (unless they're very close), so I have no need for long fast glass. I don't print bigger than A4, so more megapixels is not a deal-breaker. Even without the rationale above of the type of photos I don't take and the fact that I am generally satisfied with the performance of my kit, I like the way Pentax is now producing what seems to be well-specified kit at more than reasonable prices. I can probably justify (to myself at least, if not to the CFO) one more new camera, and it will be a Pentax - one good reason is that everything I now have will still be usable on a new body. If I wasn't getting the results I want from my Pentax kit, whether film or digital, I'd probably be looking at changing brands, but, this is not the case. The changeover cost of moving to another brand is just too high, and I have no guarantees I'd be any more satisfied than now photographically. Your mileage obviously does vary, of course - but to each his own applies, I think. John Coyle Brisbane, Australia -----Original Message----- From: PDML [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Tom Cakalic Sent: Friday, 7 December 2012 8:57 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Cameras and Photography THROW BRAND NAME OUT THE WINDOW! Stop thinking (like me) that because you've been mostly or 100% Pentax, that you're confined to a brand. That's not true! Why do you like photography? Is it because you like to see things? Is it because you like to share things? Is that true or not? In that case, stop thinking that YOUR current BRAND must be PENTAX. Your 'investment' in the brand is temporal. Regardless of brand, the excellent image you capture and share is by far the most important thing you will produce! Photography is not about brand name. I write this because I believe, really believe, that Pentax is a dead brand. Be honest with yourselves. I think Pentax has been, for the last 20 years, the bargain brand. That's why I joined . ,,, 1990.. 2012... It's not about brand. Tom C. -- 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. -- 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.
