[Leica] Re: Pentax K100D

[jsmith342 at cox.net (Jeffery Smith)]

I have a lot of pre-AF-Zeiss (Contax/Yashica mount) glass and a lot of
Pentax AF glass. But I am becoming more of a one-lens guy (okay, maybe a
3-lens guy, with 25, 35/40/50, and 75/80), so I'm not too worried about
going totally bankrupt. Ultimately, I would prefer a Leica DRF, and that has
been what keeps me from shelling out for the Epson DRF at Robert White's
site.

But the Pentax *istD is a marvelous *little* dSLR, and I'm delighted that
they did such a good job after getting late into the dSLR market. 

Jeffery Smith
New Orleans, LA
http://www.400tx.com
http://400tx.blogspot.com/



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From: lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org
[mailto:lug-bounces+jsmith342=cox.net@leica-users.org] On Behalf Of F?lix
L?pez de Maturana
Sent: Wednesday, August 09, 2006 10:56 AM
To: lug@leica-users.org
Subject: [Leica] Re: Pentax K100D


>
> If Pentax would make a full frame digital camera for under $5,000, I 
> would be tempted to get one. The Pentax glass I have now is too good 
> to not be using it more often. I have thought about getting one of the 
> fast Sigma primes for digital, but I don't know dick about their 
> quality (other than the build quality being...plastic).
>
> Jeffery Smith
Just you wait Jeffery. Sony has got a full frame sensor ans they are 
testing it. The commercial process seems however some different than 
before as is not Nikon the first Sony customer but ?Sony himself! So 
we'll have in some months a Sony FF that will be able of using Carl 
Zeiss lenses. Not bad even if the first CZ lenses will be Contax N 
lenses modified. After that this sensor will be supplied to everybody, 
Nikon, Pentax, etc.I dream on a Leica R with a full frame sensor back.  
BTW Sigma "plastic" primes are no designed for lasting but optically are 
good lenses.

Regards.

Felix.



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