Which is all true, but how would someone who's only exposure to modern
photographic gear is a sales drone in a store that stocks mostly Nikon
and Canon, with a possible nod to Sony. Olympus, or Panasonic, and
probably read the first site that Google served up which, and I have no
idea why except for pure laziness, directed them to Kennyboy, (and don't
laugh too hard at that, sites as reputable as DPReview have mentioned
him by name with links), or consumer reports which often recommends
based on features for the money rather than anything else. How pray tell
is our photographic naif supposed to find Pentax? Even in the few
remaining real Camera stores the that may want to stock Pentax as their
third or fourth brand they can't, which appears to be a corporate
decision.on Pentax's part.
On 12/21/2012 2:12 AM, Larry Colen wrote:
On Dec 20, 2012, at 2:44 PM, Walt wrote:
As I said in my series of gripes on Facebook, if I were just starting out in
photography today, I'd be a Canon shooter. There's just no way in hell I would
have bought a camera that I could hold in my hands and walk out the door with
right there on the spot.
The hell of it is, I keep seeing all these great deals on Canon and Nikon
bodies in classifieds (e.g., a lightly used 7D for $850) and but for my
complete lack of compatible glass, I'd be sorely tempted to change systems. I
simply can't afford the investment. So, for the time being, barring some manner
of financial windfall, I remain a Pentaxian.
When Julie saw the picture I posted of her and Ziggy, she asked about what settings I
used, "because the room was pretty dark". She doesn't like to shoot with her
Canon 5DmkII beyond ISO 3200. I don't like to shoot with my K-5 beyond 8,000, but will
push it to 16,000. Even with my K-x I'd shoot without (much) hesitation at 6400. Up
until not too long ago the 5DmkII was selling for pretty close to twice what I paid for
my K-5, and what? five or six times what I paid for my K-x, either of which will handily
out perform it in a poorly lit room.
The 5DmkIII will perform on a par, or better than a K-5 in low light, so long
as you don't need image stabilization, but it's going for $2,600, twice what a
K5-IIs is going for, and about 3.5 times what a K-5 is selling for new.
A friend of mine just bought a D600, and isn't real thrilled with it. Last I
heard he was talking about returning it and sticking with his G5.
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