Mike Johnston gives Pentax some love over the MX-1

2013-01-09 Thread P. J. Alling
Never before have I had faster confirmation that my opinion on a product is right before. http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2013/01/you-just-gotta-love-pentax.html -- Buy a Leica to get the full “Leica Experience”, (a quick reduction of funds in the bank

Re: Mike Johnston gives Pentax some love over the MX-1

2013-01-09 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
It does look nice, actually. ;-) G On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 9:54 AM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Never before have I had faster confirmation that my opinion on a product is right before.

Re: Mike Johnston gives Pentax some love over the MX-1

2013-01-09 Thread Bruce Walker
The best comment is from Ken Tanaka: Yet another potential answer to my question, Why do you photograph?. Answer:To 'brass-out' my camera. On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 12:54 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: Never before have I had faster confirmation that my opinion on a product is

Re: Mike Johnston gives Pentax some love over the MX-1

2013-01-09 Thread P. J. Alling
It's really pretty, but still a me too product hiding behind a retro look. You know, Pentax was on this retro look thing before everyone else. At first sight of the K-7 I thought the Prism/Flash housing was reminiscent of the LX's FA-2 finder, and the grip looked a lot like the grip on an

Re: Mike Johnston gives Pentax some love over the MX-1

2013-01-09 Thread Paul Stenquist
I like the look, but I'm not into buying cameras that merely look good or entertain. A comment from our old pal, Bruce Rubenstein, made me smile. He predictably trashed Pentax yet again. At least he stopped doing it here. It must be at least five years since he's posted to PDML, maybe longer.

Re: Mike Johnston gives Pentax some love over the MX-1

2013-01-09 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Eh? All these cameras begin to look the same to me. I no longer care whether a camera company's latest offerings are me too! or not, I only care whether they work. If they look good in the process, whoopee. ;-) Godfrey Growing More Curmudgeonly Ingracefully On Wed, Jan 9, 2013 at 10:21 AM, P.

Re: Mike Johnston gives Pentax some love over the MX-1

2013-01-09 Thread Charles Robinson
On Jan 9, 2013, at 14:45 , Godfrey DiGiorgi gdigio...@gmail.com wrote: Eh? All these cameras begin to look the same to me. I no longer care whether a camera company's latest offerings are me too! or not, I only care whether they work. If they look good in the process, whoopee. ;-) Godfrey