While technology moves forward in the long run, unfortunately it often has retrograde steps along the way....
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: Robert Gonzalez [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, October 07, 2003 11:14 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Old lenses and *ist D Its a matter of coming out of the cave. Haven't you ever seen "2001 a space odyssey"? Technology moves forward, you adjust. Don't worry, you'll get used to it... :) Rob Studdert wrote: > On 7 Oct 2003 at 23:03, Rob Brigham wrote: > > >>Funny thing is, I moaned about not having body control on the MZ-S - but >>I adjusted. Now I have to adjust back and have not found the transition >>quite as easy in this direction. No problem though, I will cope - but >>then I am lucky I don't have any lenses which will be a problem. What I >>am slightly annoyed about is the lack of consistency. I have to switch >>mentally when I go from one body to another. As I said, I will copy, >>but I really liked the idea of having a twin film/digital interface so >>that my work was identical on whichever body. This was part of why I >>bought an MZ-S because I thought I was gonna get its twin when I went >>digital. Still lament that one slightly. > > > Well said. I don't have any lenses which will be a "problem" either but hell > I'd like to be able to use their bloody aperture rings. I bought my MZ-S for > the same reasons as yourself and now all I see is total inconsistency from > Pentax regarding operation, compatibility, delivery, body design and yes even > lens/body finish and colour. What I can't understand is how people here seem to > view these moves as positive advancement? > > Rob Studdert > HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA > Tel +61-2-9554-4110 > UTC(GMT) +10 Hours > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ > Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998 > >
