Re: Pentax needs USM and IS

[Bruce Rubenstein]

The PUG? Try Sports Illustrated, not a gallery of hobbyists. Stop with 
the self serving sample group. The shots you can't get with your 
antiques, somebody else will. They get the shot and the job, you get 
squat. If you want to be in "qualification limbo" (not bad for.., pretty 
good considering..., almost as good as...., etc. ) some people want to 
get past that and get the best shot that could have been taken.
A slow lens is still a slow lens and doesn't have the look of a fast 
lens shot wide open. If you think a 70-200/4 zoom with a 2x converter is 
just as good as a 400/2.8, then have a nice life. For a lot of 
photography, equipment does count.

BR

[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:

Oh come on Bruce. That's way overboard. Sure there are pictures taken today 
with modern autofocus lenses that could not be taken today, but i would guess 
that 80 per cent of the pictures taken today are capable of being shot with 
older equipment. The greatest development since then is the speed of the 
film. That makes older slower lenses much faster in reality.
Vic 
P.S. If PUG is any indication of the type of shots being taken it probably 
climbs to 90-95 per cent....
Vic