Doug didn't say he was going to use it to "make some pictures" (your
quote marks, not mine; your words, not his). You merely attributed it to
him. But I don't know why you're attacking his personal musings about
this camera and his decision making process. Tell us what you think,
dosk. Don't try to analyze someone else's perspective. (It's in
particularly bad taste to attack our esteemed leader and keeper of the list.)
Paul
dosk wrote:
>
> How are you going to use it to "make some pictures" first then before
> deciding where it fits in your world? (If you don't buy it first? Or does
> Pentax now have loaners for certain people to actually try out cameras
> before they buy them...?)
> Also, I wasn't trying to make any decisions for you. Was just curious about
> why you were making yours?
> Greywoulf
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Doug Brewer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Sent: Wednesday, February 14, 2001 12:33 AM
> Subject: Re: OT: Fasten seatbelts: MZ-S price!!
>
> > Did I say I was going to buy it first? I'm compelled (or, as you put it,
> COMPELLED) to try it out before making any judgements. I'm compelled to try
> it out to see how it feels, to see if the AF works as well as I suspect it
> does, to see if it's as ergonomic in design as other Pentax offerings I own,
> to see if the build quality is as described.
> >
> > And I'm compelled to to try it out in the same way I am compelled to pick
> up and look through, focus, =feel= many cameras I run across. We have an old
> Nikon F2 in the museum that the planetarium guys use in their work. I had it
> out the other day to check it out. I've been compelled to examine F5's ,
> Minoltas, EOS models, old Kodak folders, Rolleiflex TLR's, a WWII era
> aircraft 4X5, and dozens of other bodies, because I am curious about cameras
> and interested in them.
> >
> > Now that Pentax has announced a new camera that sounds like something I
> might want to add to my set of photographic tools, I am compelled to examine
> it and decide if the features and feel it offers will fit into my daily
> life, a good portion of which revolves around the use of a camera.
> >
> > And =I= will decide what I need and don't need, thanks.
> >
> > Doug
> >
> >
> >
> > At 11:58 PM -05002/13/01, dosk caused thus to appear:
> > >Re the stuff below from Doug and Len.....
> > >
> > >Why?
> > >
> > >Why do you feel compelled to buy it?
> > >First.
> > >And then try to find
> > >a place to fit
> > > it into your world?
> > >Sounds to me
> > >like you don't really need
> > >it, do you?
> > >
> > >Have you checked that out?
> > >First.
> > >
> > >And why has someone
> > >told you
> > >that this is "good" attitude?
> > > Is this someone the firm
> > >by any chance?
> > > They would think this is
> > >a reeeallly good
> > >attitude.
> > > I'm sure.
> > >But I for one
> > >do not understand it...
> > >Why?
> > > Do you feel COMPELLED??????
> > >
> > > -----Greywoulf
> > --
> > Douglas Forrest Brewer
> > Ashwood Lake Photography
> > [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > http://www.alphoto.com
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