On 10/14/06, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > >But if they go for Pentax now, seeing it as "good value for money" why > >won't they go for something else when they have money for "quality"? > > Good question. And the best answer is to point out that *I'm* an > example of it! A large part of the cause for my spending $1400.00 on a > Pentax DSLR (that's what I paid when I bought the ist-D when it was a > hot item) was that I had bought a K-1000 when I was a kid and that was > all I could afford. I've since spent thousands more on Limited lenses > and such. > I bet a majority of people on this list who've been shooting Pentax for > a long time have a similar story. >
Yup. My first SLR was my Dad's K1000. A few years back I bought a 28mm and a 200mm lens and was quite satisfied. Then I started wondering if other cameras offered something I might like, so I bought an AE-1 with a 50/1.2 and a motor drive. A couple months later, not being all that impressed with it, I gave it to a young lady who was interested in photography but had little money and no camera. Then I joined the list. Now I own 5 Pentax 35mm SLR bodies, over a dozen lenses, a point and shoot digital, and just recently bought the wife a K100D. I hate all of you and your enablement. ;) -- Scott Loveless http://www.twosixteen.com Shoot more film! -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
