Trust me Doug, Canon is not that quick anyway. Not hearing the lens
makes some difference, and since so many have vouched for the speed I
accept the Canon top bodies are fast. Not the 500n, at least mine, nor
the Xti a friend is using and I borrow now and then, the moment they're
using the non-usm lens. And those Canon have very small and darkish
viewfinders when compared to my old Pentax stuff and to an *ist D I
happened to try years ago.
$ for $, feature for feature, Pentax is a hell of deal. Just don't go
comparing the mid-range Pentax to the top-of-the-line Nikon, Canon or
whatever. And don't forget every time we switch brands we sell something
to buy something else. Going for a mid-price Canon is not that expensive
- too bad mid-priced Pentaxes usually perform like cameras more
expensive - and offer features you usually don't find in mid-priced cameras.
I fancy MLU and DOF preview, and would like weather sealing. What would
I pay for such camera in Pentax, Canon and Nikon systems?? Not that I
can buy it now...
OTOH, you must have access to some very interest racing cars... at least
in the price.
LF
Doug Franklin escreveu:
Bruce Dayton wrote:
Many talk of jumping ship, but
not too many actually do. What happens is you have to differentiate
between a justifiable need and a want.
I'd love, in some ways, to jump ship to Canon for their (reputedly)
better high-speed-action performance. [Frankly I haven't done the
research, I'm just using Canon as an example.] But I'd have to replace
a 400/5.6 APO Macro, an F* 300/4.5, and an FA* 200/2.8, plus whatever
the "other brand" has for analogues to the 16-45 or 16-50 and the
50-200. Plus bodies (two). That's more than I paid for the last race
car we bought. It's more than any daily driver I've ever bought. It's
more than all but one vehicle I've ever bought, and that's the truck to
tow the race rig. Ain't gonna freakin' happen until my Pentax gear dies.
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