Re: other brands:was ditching Pentax
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Severasl of the list people didi not wait for Pentax to release the starkits and >bought >Canon. Any particular reasons folks. Cost,lens availablity, just hate Nikon:-)??? The selection of Image Stabilization lenses and the upgrade path to a full-frame digital body seem to be the two major reasons. -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
RE: other brands:was ditching Pentax
> -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > Len took time to scribe: > I, too, would love to be able to afford > > to buy a 1Ds. It will come in time. > > Len > > * There's no place like 127.0.0.1 > > Just wondering why when people talk about jumping to > another brand of DSLR,the Canon name > seems > to pop up more than the Nikon name. Because when you're still shooting film you think that full frame sensor is going to be important, and even though I couldn't justify the cost at that time (still can't), it's nice to know the option is there. Also, at the time people seemed to think Canon IS was a little more advanced, it's available in more lenses, and most of their lenses have USM. Plus they have that 24-70/2.8 which is pretty nifty. tv
Re: other brands:was ditching Pentax
on 11.12.03 15:05, tom at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Plus they have that 24-70/2.8 which is pretty nifty. Yup, but there comes DX 17-55/2.8 - much smaller, lighter than L 24-70, and it is eqiv. of 26-80 on 35mm. For all those who don't want to carry extra bulk when they use only APS-sized CCD DSLRs this is better option than Canon's offer in this range. -- Best Regards Sylwek
Re: other brands:was ditching Pentax
But then Nikon has, or will have (not quite sure which, but it is in B&H's catalog), a 17-55mm f2.8. -- tom wrote: Plus they have that 24-70/2.8 which is pretty nifty. -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com "You might as well accept people as they are, you are not going to be able to change them anyway."
RE: other brands:was ditching Pentax
Yeah, I saw that. Told a Nikon shooting buddy about it. He's annoyed since he recently dropped a load on the 17-35/2.8. I personally wouldn't by a DX-style lens as I still plan to go full-frame at some point. tv > -Original Message- > From: graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, December 11, 2003 3:57 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: other brands:was ditching Pentax > > > But then Nikon has, or will have (not quite sure which, but > it is in B&H's > catalog), a 17-55mm f2.8. > > -- > > tom wrote: > > > Plus they have that 24-70/2.8 which is pretty nifty. > > > -- > graywolf > http://graywolfphoto.com > > "You might as well accept people as they are, > you are not going to be able to change them anyway." > > > >
Re: other brands:was ditching Pentax
I just couldn't bring myself to say "Nyyy-kon" So I bought the Canon ;-) ;-) Wendy Beard, Ottawa, Canada http://www.beard-redfern.com
Re: other brands:was ditching Pentax
Hi! K> I must admit, finally, that I didn't wait for the *ist because I felt the K> price would be just a little higher than what I could spend. I decided on K> the Canon 10D because a couple of the leaders of one of my photo groups had K> this camera and loved it, and I was very impressed with it when I saw it (as K> well as the great photos they were taking with them). I waited until I K> could get a refurbished one at a decent price, which I did, and I've had it K> about 3 months now and love it. I still use my PZ-1p occasionally, but am K> using it less and less. I was kind of worried about mentioning this on the K> list previously, because it made me feel like a traitor of sorts. I will be K> honest, though . . . I really do love that C* 10D. K> Kathy L. I wonder which lenses you bought/use along with that Canon camera? No, not traitor ... Good light for you! Boris
Re: other brands:was ditching Pentax
From: Chris Stoddart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> I just couldn't bring myself to say "Nyyy-kon" >> So I bought the Canon ;-) ;-) >Well in the UK we pronounce it nih-kon (short i), which rather >conveniently allows us to say their lenese are knickers :-) Oh, I've just >had a sick thought - you North Americans don't pronounce it Cay-non do >you??? >Chris Me - a North American? You couldn't have insulted me more if you'd called me a Brummie (sorry guys but..). Ruddy Yorkshire folk. No tact ;-) ;-) Actually, I would prefer to pronounce it Nih-kon (as in "the knights who say"...) ahll sithee fer now, chuck Wendy :-) wendy beard ottawa, canada http://www.beard-redfern.com
Re: other brands:was ditching Pentax
> > Actually, I would prefer to pronounce it Nih-kon (as in "the knights who say"...) > Wendy :-) > LOL.Now i know why i bought "The Knights who say N,kon.camera lol Dave
Re: other brands:was ditching Pentax
Only in Cairo (pronounced Kay-roh), Illinois... -frank "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: Chris Stoddart <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Oh, I've just had a sick thought - you North Americans don't pronounce it Cay-non do you??? Chris _ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=dept/bcomm&pgmarket=en-ca&RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca
Re: other brands:was ditching Pentax
Dear me, Wendy, Now you've gone and done it, haven't you? You've already pissed off your fellow Brits by abandoning them and heading off to the New World in search of fame and fortune. Now you've pissed off those of us in the Colonies by refusing to be identified as one of us. Whatever will you do now? "What, that? Why it's only a flesh wound!" cheers, frank "The optimist thinks this is the best of all possible worlds. The pessimist fears it is true." -J. Robert Oppenheimer From: "wendy beard" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Me - a North American? You couldn't have insulted me more if you'd called me a Brummie (sorry guys but..). Ruddy Yorkshire folk. No tact ;-) ;-) Actually, I would prefer to pronounce it Nih-kon (as in "the knights who say"...) ahll sithee fer now, chuck Wendy :-) wendy beard ottawa, canada http://www.beard-redfern.com _ Add photos to your e-mail with MSN 8. Get 2 months FREE*. http://join.msn.com/?page=features/photos&pgmarket=en-ca&RU=http%3a%2f%2fjoin.msn.com%2f%3fpage%3dmisc%2fspecialoffers%26pgmarket%3den-ca
Re: other brands:was ditching Pentax
Hi! >>> I just couldn't bring myself to say "Nyyy-kon" >>> So I bought the Canon ;-) ;-) >>Well in the UK we pronounce it nih-kon (short i), which rather >>conveniently allows us to say their lenese are knickers :-) Oh, I've just >>had a sick thought - you North Americans don't pronounce it Cay-non do >>you??? >>Chris wb> Me - a North American? You couldn't have insulted me more if you'd called me a Brummie (sorry guys but..). Ruddy Yorkshire folk. No tact ;-) ;-) wb> Actually, I would prefer to pronounce it Nih-kon (as in "the knights who say"...) wb> ahll sithee fer now, chuck wb> Wendy :-) wb> wendy beard wb> ottawa, canada wb> http://www.beard-redfern.com Sorry, I missed the original post. I would definitely pronounce that as Neekon or Neakon or Niekon... But then of course I would mis-pronounce many other words... You see, Nykon is well too close to my ear to Nike which is not a good thing, I say... Boris P.S. Is Nike pronounced as Mike or as Nikee?