William Robb wrote:
> They didn't have a new prime lens to go on it, and seemed
> dismayed when I insisted they put a prime on. The only one they
> had was a used 50mm f/1.7 (which I bought for 50 bucks, so now
> my
> wife has a prime lens for her MZ-5, but Don's photo no longer
> has a prime lens in the store).
> And they call themselves a pro shop.
> Does no one use primes any more? I noticed that all they had for
> all their cameras were zooms.
> How can you take a good picture with that little discipline? Ah
> well, that is what people want, I guess.
I think there's a difference between a "pro" shop that's really a shop
for guys who want the latest/greatest/biggest/fanciest/newest gear and a
shop that is frequented by professionals.
I think that the people I've asked for quotes on the MZ-S from have been
a little zonked by my requested kit: an MZ-S, a BG-10 grip and either an
FA 50mm f1.4 or a 43mm f1.9 (I'll probably go for the 50mm for price and
speed reasons, tho' I'd like the limited, and if the total comes in
under my budget I'd go for it). No one has gotten back to me with this
quote yet, despite me requesting it of four different shops. Well, I'll
wait another week and then pester them all again...probably none of them
even have a 50mm f1.4 in stock.
-Aaron
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