Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/21

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Subject: [Leica] An unscientific comparison, Leica R8 and Pentax isDS
From: Jim at hemenway.com (Jim Hemenway)
Date: Sun May 21 05:14:38 2006
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Hi Jeffery:

Also, I think that Pentax was too late in producing the bayonet mount, 
and that the pros could easily see the advantage in using cameras that 
had them.

As with Leica, most of their glass is pretty good.

Jim. "Married to two wives, Leica and Pentax" Hemenway


Jeffery Smith wrote:
> I'm just partial to Pentax. I've never had one fail on me, and I've never
> had anything but excellent optics from them. If they had catered more to 
> the
> pros, they would have won them over. I've had three Nikons fail on me, but
> never a Pentax despite having used the Pentax more often. 
> 
> Jeffery Smith
> New Orleans, LA
> http://www.400tx.com
> 


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