Practically speaking, I am a beginner -- especially compared to just
about everyone else on the list. My first new DSLR was the K-x after a
brief run with a used Olympus E-20n.
I tortured myself over what to buy for months and came down to a choice
between the K-x and the Canon T2i. The K-x won out because of the
features for the price; I actually walked out of the store with the
two-lens kit for less than I would have paid for the T2i with a single
lens. And, oddly enough, when I was a the shop where I got the K-x, the
owner seemed to be steering me toward the Sony entry-level model at the
time. Still, I compared the low-light performance, the burst mode frame
rate, and the digital filters (yes, I was silly) along with the ability
to use a vast array of old lenses that I might luck out and find very
cheaply as I learned to shoot. And when I worked out that calculus in my
admittedly feeble mind, I went with the Pentax -- and I haven't had a
moment's regret.
Whenever someone asks me what brand they should use, I point out that
they all make great cameras that would help them improve their
photography if that's their goal. I also point out that it's easier to
get their hands on Nikons and Canons to try out while they're in the
stores, and being able to handle a camera prior to putting down the
money is a desirable thing; I just happened to be lucky when I started
out, as Pentax still had some kind of brick-and-mortar presence. So,
essentially, I never try to steer anyone toward one brand or another. I
just tell them why I went with Pentax and hope I do a decent job as an
ambassador.
Also, as Cotty pointed out, I do like the "cult" status as a Pentax
shooter. And these little email cult meetings I have on a daily basis
here on the PDML have been a huge benefit to my photography over the
past few years. I don't think you'd get quite the same experience as a
Nikon/Canon shooter.
All that said, if I were starting out today -- given the benefit of
everything I've learned in the interim -- I'd probably still be a Pentax
shooter, with a possible roving eye for Olympus.
-- Walt
On 10/19/2013 10:32 AM, Jens wrote:
Hello list
When I wanted somthing better than my first slr - the Yashica TL Electro-X, I
went to a shop the buy an Olympus OM-1. But the guy in the shop convinced my to
buy a Pentax MX (which I did), since I remembered, that I had earlier used a
Pentax lens for my Yashica. The results from this lens (a 35mm for Spotmatic)
came out so nice, that the guy in the shop really had no difficulties in
convincing me to buy the MX (still got one).
This happened in 1981. I have been using Pentax cameras ever since.
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?
What would you buy, if you were a beginner?
Regards
Jens
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