On 10/19/2013 6:32 PM, Jens wrote:
But if this happended today, I don't know what would happen. The guy
in the shop would probably tell me to get a Canon, Nikon or Sony,
like almost everybody else...
How would you convince a beginner to get a Pentax?
I wouldn't. Sorry. In fact, even a beginner has some idea as to why they
would want to get into photography. So I would probably ask them and see
what kind of result they're after. Because, say, if they're not going to
print bigger than 10x15 cm or if they're going to look at the photos
only on their computer screen, I wouldn't suggest a DSLR for them to
begin with.
What would you buy, if you were a beginner?
It is practically impossible for me to imagine me being a beginner. You
see, back to your first question - at the end of the talk, it is the
other person's money that has to be invested, so it is their ultimate
choice. Here I would make a special mention of the very simple idea -
whichever camera they would choose - it would take wonderful pictures,
regardless of the brand or this or that number in the spec sheet.
Taking into account my situation - I would probably be re-considering
which official importer provides the best service and then choose the
camera accordingly. Nowadays, regardless of photographic qualities of
the gear - the quality of support seems to be the most important thing
to me. So, after all, it probably would be Canon, because the same
company who provides excellent service to my Pentax gear also is Canon's
official representative in Israel.
Boris
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