> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > As for switching to Canon, WHY? > > I have been continually impressed by photographs in my > photography classes taken with Canons. Now sure, it's > probably the photographer in most cases, but maybe not always.
It's probably the photographer. Or the film, or subject, or any of a number of things. Canon lenses aren't the dogs some folks around here would have you believe, but it's not like they're exponentially better either. In most cases it's a toss-up. > In other words, I am not even now convinced > that Pentax glass is great (sure, if I had a lot of primes, > maybe). It is quite possible other brand zooms are better > than Pentax zooms (not talking primes here, but zooms). Look...a cheap zoom is a cheap zoom. You can find some nice cheap zooms, but you have to dig. The FA 24-90 is pretty nice. You want a nice zoom? The FA 28-70/2.8 is pretty good too....you get what you pay for. I'll bet the people in your class are using the 28-135 IS, which is a pretty nice lens with image stabilization. IS aside, it's not any better than the 24-90. > > The one thing Pentax really has going for it is the price. Go price a 28-70/2.8. > > See, the thing is, I will probably always use zooms. I LIKE > THEM. Heresy, again. ;-) There's nothing wrong with zooms (don't let the prime snobs get you down!) but if you're not going to spend the bucks on the pro f/2.8 versions you need to dig around and find the good cheap ones. As to your deteriorating eyesight...that's another issue. You've said you think an improved finder might help, but most folks who I know don't look for a better finder, they look for better AF. The MZ-S AF is a world better than the 5n. If you want better than that you'd have to switch brands and spend some bucks. Killer AF isn't cheap, and you're not going to get it by switching to the 10D. I wouldn't be surprised if the *ist-D has better AF and a better finder. Of course, you can go into a store right now and test a 10D for yourself. If you want to see what good AF is, try out a 1V or 1D. tv
