> > 1. Am I being unrealistic, in hoping that Pentax might produce > a digital > > body, that I can use my 35mm lenses with? Has any manufacturer > done this? > > Yes you are being unrealistic. Pentax would rather commit > suicide than commit to potential customers. > Nikon and Canon are both producing digital SLR's and are selling > them as fast as they can crank them out.
I suspected that was the answer - a great shame - probably lots of sales in it, but Pentax don't push their products too well. > > > > 2. I need to replace my el-cheapo tripod. Bearing in mind I > used it with a > > 500mm lens quite often and will use it in the future with a > 67II I want > > quite a sturdy beast. I don't want to pay much more than £100, > but I don't > > care if it is heavy! > > How my current flimsy effort lasted so long is a mystery! > > Monfrotto offers pretty good bang for the buck. The 028/029 leg/ > head combination is very sturdy, and quite tall. It might be a > bit more expensive than £100 though. A tripod is a bad place to > econimize. OK, maybe I need to stretch my budget there. I have sailed close to the wind for too long, and the potential cost of equipment being damaged + emotional upset is best not to compromise on. > > > > 3. I know of a charity auction coming up, where one of the > boxes of bits > > contain camera bits and bobs. I can't view them - it is all > unseen - a real > > lucky dip and I will bid on the basis that it is money to > charity. Does > > anyone have any strong objections to me posting any non-Pentax > items (?) > > here at cost + postage (assuming any of it is worth passing > on) - I only use > > Pentax. > > Objections are irrelevant. The worst case is someone will get > uppity, and we will have more bandwidth wasted by the objectors > than the original post. It is considered better form to post the > list to a web page, and inform the list about the URL. That way, > anyone interested can go look, and those who aren't don't have > to bother. Well, in part thanks to Greywolf, I'm going to start on a website, so fair enough. Thanks for your comments, I just want to pass items on which other PDMLers might use - not a money issue (which you never suggested) I'll pass it on, on cost + postage. Malcolm - 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 .
