Tom,
I wasn't meaning to direct my remarks at you specifically. And whilst I
take your point about freedom of speech, it seems to me that there is
little point in subscribing to a Pentax list if you have nothing good to
say about Pentax.
Fortunately, Pentax is a company with more than one string to its bow, and
I suspect (and hope)
that it will survive the present downturn in its fortunes. (Note that
it's latest figures, and forecasts, still show it is making profits.)
However, they won't be helped by so-called Pentax supporters who spend
their time in a public forum telling people to buy a brand of camera made
by a copier company.
And with all due respect to you and Rob S, one of the reasons this list is
more interesting/lively whatever is because Pentax users are people who
don't follow the herd.
The best way to make sure Pentax survives and thrives is to promote it and
buy the products (when you can find them :-) ).
Best wishes
John
Pentax user from 1973 to at least 2043 (hopefully)
On Thu, 26 May 2005 23:37:02 +0100, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Because there's still a concept called "Freedom of Speech" here, as much
as I hate using that grossly overused and abused cliche.
Tom C.
From: "John Forbes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: AW: AW: Rumors About Pentax's Future
Date: Thu, 26 May 2005 23:34:50 +0100
So why don't you just go off and buy a bloody Canon and unsubscribe?
This is a Pentax list, but sometimes it reads like a piece of Canon
Marketing propaganda.
I've got two *ist D, and several superb lenses which can't be bettered
by Canon at any price. Using Ebay (which still exists, by the way) I
have managed to acquire several excellent lenses at very good prices.
Pentax made a serious mistake with their choice of sensor (and sensor
size) with the MZD or whatever it was called, and it cost them dear,
but they are coming back. Give them time. And meanwhile shoot some
pictures.
And stop whingeing.
It's the one bad aspect of an otherwise excellent list.
John
On Thu, 26 May 2005 17:48:16 +0100, Tom C <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
I recently recommended a Canon 20D to a colleague who owned no 35mm
gear to speak of. I don't think I would recommend a 350D. Build
quality seems inferior. I did mention that Pentax would be a decent
choice because of the backward compatibility and the resulting
opportunity to buy high quality used lenses, but I said that
conventional wisdom would suggest going with the Canon.
Paul
Exactly the way I feel Paul. I can't in good faith steer someone
else towards *starting* a Pentax system at this point in time. If
all they wanted is a DSLR with one zoom lens, maybe. But even then...
Tom C.
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