pixelsmi...@gmail.com 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). > So "bully for Nikon". There will always be a "later & greater" but I > have more than I can reasonably use now. Nope. No sour grapes there. Kim -- 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.
