In a message dated Thu, 28 Feb 2002 12:40:11 PM Eastern Standard Time, David Spaulding <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes:
> Hate to say...a lot of great Pentax cameras get poor press: KM, 67, H2(love > to have one of these), ZX-M, and even the MZ-S isn't getting the press it > should - part of this is the fact Pentax dosn't have a history of aggressive > marketing. They tend to let the cameras speak for themselves - I don't mind, > Pentax makes some of the best cameras and lenses. People tend to appreciate > them in time - like the K1000. I agree with most of what you've said here -- to the point that I'd say almost all 35mm Pentax SLRs are the most under-rated. IMO, the only one not underrated is the K1000. It's overrated. And because it's so ubiquitous, (it seems to me) there's a very common misperception out there that K1000=Pentax and when a person has outgrown a K1000 then that person needs to switch brands, because Pentax has nothing else to offer. Many people with whom I've chatted about gear -- all being familiar with the Pentax name in the person of the K1000 -- were surprised to see my SuperProgram or PZ-1 or LX. They'd never heard of those bodies and had no idea Pentax made anything like them. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
