>From: Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >I used to have very mixed feelings about Pentax (much like Caveman) >when I was pursuing 35mm. I was trying to get the best quality I >could in lenses and bodies but my pictures didn't show that much >difference.
You've very clearly defined the problem that WW & I have mentioned so frequently. There's only so much info in that little neg. A composition may be superb but the content just isn't there. >Once I crossed over to medium format (thanks to some much >needed encouragement and information from some PDML'ers) Leaving the (35mm) dark side, that is. >the whole Pentax world changed for me. You heard it here first, folks. Pentax (medium format) changes lives. >My local camera shop carries Pentax MF along with all their Nikon stuff. >The quality of manual focus lenses was high like in the old K mount days. >My picture quality has gone up tremendously. Yes, real repentance leads to good works! >I don't get condescending looks from Canon/Nikon shooters Isn't it you giving them the condescending looks now. "You shoot Nikon/Canon/Leica/Contax? That's nice. Here's what I shoot." >when I pull out that big 67II. Envy, I think they call it. Is it wrong to incite envy in others? Could be a lot of fun. >The lens line is extensive for medium format. >I no longer have this driving urge to "need" >what Nikon and Canon 35mm offer. Why? Don't you want more? That's unAmerican! >I have found that I am actually enjoying my 35mm shooting more >now than I was before moving to Medium Format. >I used to shoot PZ-1p's and then MZ-S's in my quest. Now I am shooting >an MX and SuperProgram. Yes there is an occasional image that is >harder to capture that the high tech cameras would aid with. Also a member of Luddites Anonymous. >But my contentment with what I have and am doing >has increased dramatically. Shhhh. Don't tell marketing! >Bruce Collin -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .
