It's funny, the average photographer can't afford the bells and whistles
that Canon can sell you. I have an acquaintance
who decided to get a DSLR he had some Canon lenses so he got a D20. He
got the EFS 17-85 [IS] with the camera.
He decided he needed something longer so he picked up the Canon 70-200
f4.0L.
He decided he needed something faster so he picked up the Sigma 20-40 f2.8.
His lens choices were dictated by price.
He hasn't actually used any of his old Canon lenses.
His most used lens, (according to him), is the Canon 70-200 f4.0L [which
is a lovely zoom by the way, but it dwarfs my SMC Pentax-F 4.0~5.6 70-210]
According to my friend he doesn't autofocus he finds manual focus to be
much more accurate, and his most used lens is his Canon 70-200.
I've seen his work and I think I can honestly say that my results with
the Pentax *ist-D and either the SMC Pentax-F 4.0-5.6 or Vivitar S1
(ver. 2) 70-210 f3.5 are at least as good.
Is he any better off with the D20 vs the *ist-D or Ds. Probably not and
I think a good used Vivitar s1, (either ver1 or ver 2) would have been
just as good a choice as the latest Canon Zoom based on how he uses the
thing. Would have saved him a lot of money too.
Rob Studdert wrote:
On 26 May 2005 at 0:44, Alan Chan wrote:
My observation is that the success of Pentax back in the Spotmatic and M series
period was due to their unique yet affordable SLR bodies. However, since the A
series, the lack of these quality has failed to capture the attention of the
general public. To prove this theory, after the long struggling with the SF &
Z/PZ series, the introduction of the MZ/ZX-5 have put Pentax back in serious
business again, something not even the MZ-S could do due to its cost. So it
seems "unique + affordable" have always been the winning combination for Pentax
135 system. And I think the DS possess these quality as well, although a little
short on unique. Am I wrong?
So if someone with no SLR kit and with no potential access to your lenses asked
you for honest advice on which entry level DLSR kit to consider would point
them the Pentax way (ie *ist Ds) or towards Canon (350D)?
I'm great at selling Canon, I just say you'll end up being as frustrated as me
if you go the Pentax route.
Rob Studdert
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