Re: Hands up and be counted

[Arnold Stark]

Unfortunately, it is true that Pentax offers nothing that can be 
directly compared with 17-40/4 L USM and 70-200/f L USM. I guess we will 
ever see somenthing comparable only, if the *ist and the *ist D are a 
huge success. It is true that Canon offers the most advanced and most 
consistent AF system. However, if you switch to Canon for the AF system, 
the you might switch to Contax  or Leica for the best manual focus 
systems - with Contax Carl Zeiss lenses becoming really cheap used 
lately. Pentax and Nikon are only the best (and only) choices, if you 
want manual focus and AF in ONE system.

Bojidar Dimitrov schrieb:

Here is what I am thinking of doing...

I will probably keep a superA with A20/2.8, A24/2.8, K30/2.8, A50/1.4 and A100/2.8 Macro, and will sell the (few) other Pentax items that I own.

I will then by the Canon 10D and their new 17-40/4 L USM lens.  This will add to my new EOS 30 and 70-200/4 L USM, and I will have a perfect manual-focus system (Pentax), film-based AF system (Canon) and a digital AF system (Canon).  I'm a happy clam!!!

I LIKE THE *ist D _BODY_ BETTER, BUT I AM NOT IMPRESSED WITH PENTAX'S CURRENT AF LINE-UP.

Sorry if I stepped on anyone's toes...

Best wishes,
Boz