Hi everyone! I am a new member of this list. I figured that this is an appropriate thread to reply to. I guess I am a Pentaxian at heart. I started with a Pentax K1000 and later Chinon K mount bodies. Somewhere along the line I became a Zuikoholic - Olympus user. I like both manufacturer's probably because they typically dont follow the norm.
I could have easily gone with the *istds but with just a couple of weeks before the *istds2 rollout left I figured I would wait. Well I waited and waited and still no *istds2. In the meantime Olympus intro'd the E-500 which is a very capable camera. Olympus lenses are top notch. However, I find that a lack of support from 3rd party manufacturers (Sigma, Tamron, etc) and lens choices for the Olympus DSLR's, particularly wide angle is discouraging me to continue with Olympus. I am seriously considering switching over when the Pentax K10d arrives. I know many of you might say well its not the equipment, however some of the things Olympus is doing (or not doing) concerns me. They havent improved upon the four-thirds technology. They did introduce a 10mp E-400 but its not going to be available in the USA!?! So basically I am back at square one. Recently I purchased some M42 mount lenses to use on the Oly DSLR. I ended up getting a very inexpensive Spotmatic SP which came with a beauty Super Tak 50mm F1.4. The Spotmatic brought back some memories and I sent the Spotty out for a good old CLA/Repair. My interest in Pentax has been revived. It was easier back in the pre-digital days. You stuck with some system. Pentax was an affordable system to get into, esp. for a student. My dad bought a Yashica Electro 35 back from Japan. I didnt really have an interest at the time and the camera broke due to neglect. I hit college and found myself with a photo bug. Today I have a couple of Yashica Electro's which I love! __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
