Well I dont. Classic has to be something really signifigant or having ALREADY held "lasting signifigance". They're just too damn new to be calling these "classics" quite yet, IMHO. What if they dont hold up and start falling apart in 5 or 10 years? Then you would have to revoke the "classic" designation wouldnt you? I just dont use that word lightly, to each his own I guess.... jco -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Digital Image Studio Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 11:29 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Talk about a sellers market, go Alan
On 15/12/06, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am sure its a great lens or people wouldnt be shelling > out for it but I dont agree that any "FA" lens would > fall into the "classic" category just yet. They are too new/young for > that title at this point... Check out any reputable dictionary, I think it fits the bill. "classic." The American Heritage(r) Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition. Houghton Mifflin Company, 2004. Answers.com 15 Dec. 2006. http://www.answers.com/topic/classic clas·sic (klăs'ĭk) pronunciation adj. 1. 1. Belonging to the highest rank or class. 2. Serving as the established model or standard: a classic example of colonial architecture. 3. Having lasting significance or worth; enduring. -- Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.swiftdsl.com.au/~distudio//publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 -- 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
