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Five reasons to use Pentax?


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<p>Let me tell you mine;<br>

1) It's different<br>

2) My old lenses fit perfect<br>

3) The position of auto-focus button on my K10D is exactly where I want it to be<br>

4) My endoscopes are Pentax too<br>

5) Digital lenses spectrum is different from Canikons's...</p>

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<li>Less acronyms.</li>

<li>You're always kept guessing.</li>

<li>Nobody asks to borrow your camera because they "don't know how to use a Pentax".</li>

<li>Every single frickin lens mounted on an SR Pentax camera is stabilised.</li>

<li>Highest rate of silly threads started in forums.</li>

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<p>1. Backwards compatiblity with world class lenses.<br>

2. Backwards compatiblity with world class lenses.<br>

3. Backwards compatiblity with world class lenses.<br>

4. Backwards compatiblity with world class lenses.<br>

5. Backwards compatiblity with world class lenses. </p>

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<p>1. Style (size, interface, ergonomy)<br />2. Body prices (excellent features for the money)<br />3. SR in body<br />4. Mount compatibility with older lenses<br />5. The Limiteds<br>

When I purchased the first Pentax DSLR, 2&3 plus a good past experience with a Pentax film camera were the main reasons.</p>

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<p>1. Backwards compatiblity with world class lenses.<br /> 2. 1000m f/8 (anyone can make a fast 50)<br /> 3. Every lens mounted on an SR Pentax camera is stabilized.<br /> 4. Highly capable cameras at an affordable price<br /> 5. Are there other camera brands?</p>

<p><em>Will my ill-disguised plagiarism come back to haunt me? </em></p>

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<p>1. The interchangeable finders of my LX<br>

2. My self-carved wooden grip on my LX (this is an even more personalized attribute than the rainbow of colors available for the kx)<br>

3. The addictive feel of cocking my LX<br>

4. The beautiful curves of my MZ-S with battery grip. The camera becomes an extension of the hand.<br>

5. The 31, 43, and 77 lenses being the sharpest and best built and yet some of the smallest<br>

6. The fact that a Pentax film SLR with 31, 43, and 77 weighs less than a Leica MP/M7 with a 35, 50, and 75. And people buy rangefinders for their portability?!</p>

 

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<p>1. Compact/Lightweight/Durable (never had a camera fail me in the field, used or new) plus current sealing is the tits (on a cow)<br>

2. unique lens lineup that isn't matched by the competition in any way<br>

3. Stabilized wide angle primes (still waiting to see Canikon make a stabilized wide angle prime), stabilized retro primes, stabilized video with fast old lenses (since AF doesn't work on video anyway, why not go legacy)<br>

4. Great value for a system (whether 35mm film, 645, 67, or digital SLR)<br>

5. SCREW YOU LESS THAN THE COMPETITION!!!!!!!</p>

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<p>1. Emotional beginnings.<br>

2. Backwards compatability.<br>

3. Value for money - weather sealing, features etc.<br>

4. Solid feel and ergonomics.<br>

5. The amazing array of very well-priced DA* 200mm to 800mm f2.8 primes.</p>

<p>Uh-oh, me thinks that last one may be a wish! :)</p>

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<p >1. Only Pentax made the incredible Pentax 67II sytem.</p>

<p >2. Pentax made the Pentax 645N system the best of its class.</p>

<p >3. Pentax made the world’s smallest AF 35mm SLR called the Pentax ist* and if you put a DA40 on it you have the worlds coolest most compact film camera that will knock the socks off any Nikon or Canon DSLR. </p>

<p >4. My Pentax Super Program with green leather on it is so pretty that it makes a subject in its self.</p>

<p >5. Shooting a Pentax creates Pentax moments. Shooting fall color at Jackson Hole this last September a Canon shooter seeing my Pentax 67 on a tripod asked me how many megapixels it was. I told him it was four times full frame and 70 megapixels. He said wow that must have a big screen on the back and walked around to the back side of my tripod to see it. His mouth dropped open when he saw no screen and I filled in you have to use the viewfinder. At this point he was totally dumb founded and walked away.</p>

 

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<p>"Highest rate of silly threads started in forums"</p>

<p>...have you ever read the Leica forum threads? ...loads of those guys are TOTALLY out of their trees.</p>

<p>"Is my cron the mk1 or mk3 one?"</p>

<p>"which is the best strap for my M3.48/224/3-6an?"</p>

<p>"which is the best polish for my M9.6?"</p>

<p>"how do I stop my leatherette on my 1922 M0.5 from fading when I take it out every sunday?"</p>

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