Darren Addy wrote: > Nikon has lots of adherents and spends lots of advertising dollars, so > it is not surprising that whatever Nikon rolls out gets lots of > attention. Also, blogs and photosites are beasts that need to be fed, > so ANY photographic new is grist for the mill, particularly when it is > from one of the Big Dogs. > > However, these announcements hold very little interest for me. I don't > own Nikon mount glass (other than a couple of older screw-AF Nikkors > that I plan to sell, a 50mm f1.8 and a 70-210mm f/4-5.6. Oh, and an old > AI 135mm manual focus). The only people who really might have more than > a passing interest are those who can afford to sell everything in one > mount and reinvest in another (and that certainly isn't me). > > I remain quite pleased with the current Pentax offerings (frankly, > anything since the K-5 remains a superb choice for virtually ANY photo > enthusiast). Cameras are like automobiles in some respects. If one > wants to focus on what one doesn't have or can't afford (like a > Lamborghini or Bugatti (then one can go through their whole life > unhappy and envious). > > I'm at the point where I would really only LIKE another one or two > lenses (the DA* 200mm f/2.8 and a fast Rokinon ultrawide -either 14mm > or 16mm) and I really couldn't ask for much more. I'm ready to turn my > attention to trips and taking photos more than acquiring gear. > > So "bully for Nikon". There will always be a "later & greater" but I > have more than I can reasonably use now. In any event, even these > latest Nikons don't have things I currently enjoy with the K-3 II, > like in-body image stabilization (with even vintage lenses on front), > and things like no AA filter/microblur AA, and built-in AstroTrack.
I've had a fair bit of e-mail in about the new D500 & D5, including my pre-order sales communication from the shop I usually deal with. I'm aware that that there has been a lot of calling for a replacement for the D300s, and had I a large number of DX Nikon lenses, I expect I'd have been one of those shouting. If I'd been looking for a new DX DSLR without a collection of lenses to any brand, for what I take pictures of, I'd have still gone with the K3/K3 II. I like the larger sensor size, and as I don't generally take photos of moving wildlife, motor racing etc, my camera is normally set with 1 AF point. This seeming race for a zillion AF points and shooting vast rates per second isn't what I need. Others might. The only thing I don't like about the D5 is the price. I'm still not sure I'd prefer a mint D3X though if I was in the market for this sort of camera, and I still wish I'd bought a D700 when it was launched. With FX format, I'd always need to buy a new set of glass, and the wait for Pentax/Ricoh to do the deed and launch an FX body has none of the relevance it did for me waiting for the *ist D with loads of glass at the time to use them immediately. The most important thing that I need to upgrade is my computer. Large picture file sizes need processing with a much more powerful computer. This for me this year, is a higher priority to whatever is launched by camera manufacturers. No use having 40-50 MP pictures if you can't process them! Malcolm -- 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.
