On Aug 25, 2011, at 2:08 PM, Bruce Walker wrote: > On 11-08-25 1:58 PM, Larry Colen wrote: >> My point was that if there is a lens that Nikon makes, say a 24-105 f/2.8, >> or an 80-200 f/2.8 that Pentax doesn't, and you need that lens, then rather >> than giving up on Pentax, buy that lens, and a body to use it with. > > Yeah, I kinda missed that point 1st time through. ;-) > > But still, if I had the money for a Nikon mid-pro body, I'd actually have > bought a K-5 by now. > > >> You don't need every lens for that body, you just need a body for the lenses >> that you have. Again, I was also talking more in the context of a >> professional photographer. > > Yes, this plan would likely make the most sense to a working pro. And in > fact I think more than a few of them are implementing it as you suggest.
I would think most photographers use more than one lens on any given job. I know I do. And I certainly wouldn't want to change bodies when I have to change lenses. Aside from the inconvenience of swapping out cameras, there's the mind numbing problem of a whole different set of controls. I shudder to think of it. Paul > > -bmw > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
