Price, limited lens selection, size, weight, price, price :-)
Nathan Wajsman
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YNWA
On Feb 19, 2011, at 8:12 PM, John Hudson wrote:
> Nathan ....what about a Leica S2-P ? That would be a proper DSLR for you !
>
> Why hang around with lesser brands ?!
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> jh
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> From: "Nathan Wajsman" <photo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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> Sent: Saturday, February 19, 2011 2:05 PM
> Subject: Re: [OM] OT; looking elsewhere
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>> They do, but it is indeed tempting. I have not had a proper SLR since the
>> E3, and the Pentax K5 seems the same size but with a bigger sensor and
>> better lenses. And I have an emotional attachment to Pentax, as that was
>> the brand I used when I first got into photography in the 1980s.
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>> And...El Corte Inglés, our leading department store, is having a sale on
>> DSLRs which basically means that I can walk in and buy a K5 at the same
>> price as B&H in NYC. Tempting :-)
>>
>> Nathan Wajsman
>> Alicante, Spain
>> http://www.frozenlight.eu
>> http://www.greatpix.eu
>> http://www.nathanfoto.com
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>> YNWA
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>> On Feb 19, 2011, at 4:44 PM, Chris Barker wrote:
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>>> Thanks for those thoughts, Patrick. But those 3 lenses add up to a
>>> pretty penny!
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>>> Chris
>>>
>>> On 18 Feb 2011, at 21:50, Patrick Moore wrote:
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>>>> I've been using the Pent@x digital cameras since the K10 appeared about
>>>> 4
>>>> years ago. Since then, I've moved on to the K7 which is a lovely lovely
>>>> piece of kit, and K5 seems to refine it further. With the Limited
>>>> compact
>>>> primes it makes a very pleasent travel kit. The fact that it's
>>>> significantly smaller than the similarly spec'd competitors appeals to
>>>> the
>>>> OM side of me.
>>>>
>>>> Get it, the 21mm, 35mm macro and 70mm Ltd lenses and enjoy. ;)
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