Big hands Adam? Regards, Bob S. On Dec 8, 2007 11:25 AM, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Owned an MX, poor viewfinder(WAY too much magnification, no eye > relief), too small to handle nicely, low flash sync. > ME - Alright > ME Super - Horrid UI. > KX, big, heavy. > Super Program - see ME Super > LX - Real nice camera, needs grip+winder to be comfortable to shoot. > > The LX is the only one of the lot I'd ever consider owning. Prefer my > K10D to any Pentax 35mm film body I've ever tried. Pentax and > ergonomics were not in the same universe for most of their bodies > (I've never tried an M-S though, and the LX ain't bad with a grip > added). > > -Adam > > On 12/7/07, Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > You are absolutely right Cory. > > The old gear has a touch and feel that doesn't go away. > > The ME is so small, clean,and quick in the hands. > > The ME Super is more quiet and solid feeling when the shutter fires. > > The KX is big and durable and kind of ols school. > > I feel like a pro with the little MX. > > And the LX just feels premium, bigger and more substantial but so > > nimble and flexible. > > Finally the Super Program, the poor man's LX with TTL flash and a 3.5 > > fps winder. > > Great cameras that the K10D will never compare to. > > Regards, Bob S. > > > > On Dec 7, 2007 3:08 PM, cbwaters <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Godfrey, > > > you view is certainly logical, if a bit dispassionate. I tend to impart a > > > soul and personality to my possessions (and indeed items I want but will > > > never own for lack of funds). > > > I'm wondering if you had posters of cars, bikes or whatever on your walls > > > as > > > a teenager. > > > I admire gadgets and equipment. I'm sure I give them more importance than > > > they're really worth. > > > > > > I guess my point with the post was to say that nobody will have any of the > > > current crop of digital cameras in five to ten years time. We'll have > > > dumped them for newer models or binned them because they're dead and > > > cannot > > > be repaired. And to contrast that with the thread about cameras we own and > > > can't quite bring ourselves to sell even if we're not using them is > > > interesting > > > > > > God help the poor prat who tries to send Pentax his K10 for service or > > > even > > > a CLA in 2015 let alone 2037. > > > > > > Cory > > > > > > I have a Super Program and a beautiful black MX that don't see enough use. > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Godfrey DiGiorgi" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Old things are interesting because they're old and remind us of good > > > > times of the past we had with them, using them. It has nothing to do > > > > with whether they were designed to last 30 years or not. > > > > > > > > But then I'm a robotnik. Cameras are tools. > > > > It's the photographs which make me nostalgic. ;-) > > > > > > > > Godfrey > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > [email protected] > > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > > follow the directions. > > > > > > > -- > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > [email protected] > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > > follow the directions. > > > > > -- > M. Adam Maas > http://www.mawz.ca > Explorations of the City Around Us. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. >
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