On 9 Aug 2002 at 19:34, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I've shot with a Leica my rangefinder for not quite 30 of my 39 years. It's like > camping, no AE, no AF, back to basics, etc - it makes me feel good, and I love > using the camera my great grandfather used. And I know that the Leica system is > capable of fantastic results. I'm glad I learned on it. But I mostly use a > Pentax when I simply want to make photographs. I go places and do things with my > cameras where I wouldn't want a beautiful and incredibly expensive M7+35/2 asph. > around my neck. I simply don't need that "much" to get a great photographic > result. I know I can get results that are indistinguishable or even better > (since I would be willing to put them in harm's way) with my MZ5 and a "plastic" > 35/2 FA... > > I simply don't understand the attitude expressed in your statement.
Hi Chris, An interesting perspective, I don't wish to get into a p*ssing contest but I've found quite the opposite and I own and use all the Ltd lenses and most of the current M ASPHs. Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html - 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 .