So you're saying if you both shut up, then the list will be naturally balanced?
-- Bruce Wednesday, August 23, 2006, 10:54:52 AM, you wrote: TC> Funny... I attack Pentax to maintain list equilibrium. :-) TC> Tom C. TC> "I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or TC> numbered." >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >>To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >>Subject: Re: venting about lack of available 3rd party & other lense >>Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 17:52:09 +0000 >> >>Same guy. I'll debate you when I think you're attacking Pentax unfairly. >>But that's just to help maintain list equilibrium. If I'm a fan of any >>camera, I guess it would be Leica thread mounts, but I'm a user for the >>most part. I've owned and used two Nikons, five Mamiyas, two Leicas, one >>Speed Graphic, one Minolta, one Canon and two Fujis in addition to ten or >>so Pentax. I blame list enablement for the large number of Pentax tools:-). >>Paul >> -------------- Original message ---------------------- >>From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > Are you the same Paul or have you been body-snatched by alien space >>pods? >> > :-) >> > >> > >> > >> > Tom C. >> > >> > "I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed or >> > numbered." >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >> > >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >> > >Subject: Re: venting about lack of available 3rd party & other lense >> > >Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 17:09:42 +0000 >> > > >> > >Cameras are only tools. I'm not a fan or an advocate of any brand. I've >> > >used most of them at one time or another. >> > >Paul >> > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- >> > >From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > > > That borders on heresy coming from you, Paul. :-) >> > > > >> > > > I've actually heard lots of good things about the D200. >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > Tom C. >> > > > >> > > > "I will not be pushed, filed, stamped, indexed, briefed, debriefed >>or >> > > > numbered." >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> > > > >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >> > > > >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >> > > > >Subject: Re: venting about lack of available 3rd party & other >>lense >> > > > >Date: Tue, 22 Aug 2006 21:48:32 -0400 >> > > > > >> > > > >The Pentax K10, which is due next month, looks to be very similar >>to >> > > > >the Nikon D200. Perhaps better if Aaron's secret feature amounts to >> > > > >something. In any case, If I were to jump, it certainly wouldn't be >> > > > >to Nikon. The only viable alternative I see is Canon. >> > > > >Paul >> > > > >On Aug 22, 2006, at 9:43 PM, Amita Guha wrote: >> > > > > >> > > > > > On 8/21/06, Rick Womer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > > > > >> Amita, >> > > > > >> >> > > > > >> Jump when in-body shake reduction is becoming >> > > > > >> available in a weather-sealed body? For Canon's >> > > > > >> overpriced and underperforming glass, or third-party >> > > > > >> glass? >> > > > > >> >> > > > > >> You've gotta be kidding. >> > > > > >> >> > > > > >> Rick >> > > > > > >> > > > > > No, I'm not kidding. The specs on the K100 series don't impress >>me, >> > > > > > nor do the latest batch of Pentax lenses. I'm going to keep my >>best >> > > > > > Pentax lenses and the *istD, so If Pentax decides to someday put >>out >> > >a >> > > > > > body that is worth my money, I will snap it up in a heartbeat. >>The >> > >3rd >> > > > > > party glass thing is just a symptom of a larger problem. Bottom >>line >> > > > > > is that I'm sick of waiting for Pentax to put out products that >>I >> > > > > > actually want. I still love my existing glass, but I think three >> > >years >> > > > > > is long enough to wait for a new body. >> > > > > > >> > > > > > In the meantime, I have my eye on the Nikon D200. I'm going to >>go >> > >look >> > > > > > at one this weekend. I'm not certain I'm going to go to Nikon, >> > >because >> > > > > > I want to wait for the camera shows, but I'm hoping to start a >>new >> > > > > > system by the end of the year. I spent last weekend researching >> > >lenses >> > > > > > for both Canon and Nikon and I'm satisfied that I can get what I >> > >need >> > > > > > for either system, although I will certainly miss my Ltd glass. >>:) >> > > > > > >> > > > > > Cotty, Nate thinks that the 20D would be almost a step sideways >>from >> > > > > > the *istD, although if I decide to go with Canon, I'll probably >> > >start >> > > > > > with the 20D and go from there. >> > > > > > >> > > > > > Amita >> > > > > > >> > > > > > -- >> > > > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> > > > > > [email protected] >> > > > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > > > > >> > > > > >> > > > >-- >> > > > >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> > > > >[email protected] >> > > > >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > -- >> > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> > > > [email protected] >> > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > >-- >> > >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> > >[email protected] >> > >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > >> > >> > >> > -- >> > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> > [email protected] >> > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> >> >> >>-- >>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>[email protected] >>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
