Hi Roland is right. I have just the same opinion. There is time when someone suddenly discover he is afford/needs to have sth better and also discovers that Pentax does not have USM and IS and that the prices of glass is even higher than Nikon/Canon. So even having MZS one decides to switch to C/N just for above reason. I believe Pentax should introduce IS and USM before updating their FA* lenses and reasing new Limited (maybe). What it would be a choice to have FA77/1.8 Limited with USM or Limited 70-200/2.8 USM IS ... and then to update MZS. Maybe it will happen who knows... With compatibility of old lenses, at last with A Alek
Użytkownik Roland Mabo <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> napisał: >>From: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Date: Mon, 17 Mar 2003 08:49:34 -0500 >> >>I think Bruce has a point here (and no, it\'s not on his head)... >>We have to remember, while we, loyal Pentax users, would love to see >the >>brand grow and flourish, Pentax\'s target market in 35mm SLR has, I >> >believe, always been amateur or entry level. > >"enthusiastic amateurs" as Pentax calls it. >This is not a bad thing, but eventually - amateurs wants more than the el >cheapo plastic le chique consumer zooms, they start to explore new areas of >photography. They discover macrophotography and the novelty of extension >tubes, they discover bird photography and wants a fast low cost telephoto. >Or they discover that they want everything but in one package, so they >discover ultra zooms. What are the options? Nikon has just released a good >24-120 with IS and USM. It\'s consumer level, it\'s not for pro\'s. Together >with the consumer level F75, it makes a good travelling kit. If they want >pro-technology without the price, they can buy Sigma\'s telephotos with USM - >if they have a Nikon or Canon. Pro-technology, at consumer prices. And Sigma >has presented IS lenses! > >As Pentax users, we do not have those options. > >Do remember that Pentax has a FA* serie that cost as the competitions best >lenses, and in some cases the Pentax lenses even cost more, but the >competition has USM and IS - Pentax does not. Nikon\'s 70-200 f/2.8 with USM >and IS is less expensive than Pentax FA* 80-200 f/2.8 ED. > >One can\'t survive by only doing entry level bodies all the time, because >when beginners outgrow their cameras - what should they do? Sell their gear >and switch to Canon and Nikon? They\'re already doing this. The MZ-S is a >fine camera, it sure is, but the lack of USM and IS means that many of the >potential customers are lost. For those who buys entry level, it is better >to buy Nikon or Canon because this way they can grow. They don\'t have to >sell their eguipment and change brand when they discover that they need >something more. > >Best wishes, >Roland > > >_________________________________________________________________ >Hitta rätt pĺ nätet med MSN Sök http://search.msn.se/ >
