Originally posted by Parallax Interesting phenomenon, isn't it? Nothing stirs up the malcontents and trolls like good news from or about Pentax.
Where as most of us are just really happy, because deep down in our hearts we just want these folks to shut up. We mistakenly believe that when the FF and a few lenses are released people will stop whining crying about every little thing. But realistically we know it's not going to happen. There will always be smaller less important things to whine and cry about. But for a day or two it gives us hope.
Pentax brings out the 150-450, people want 600...because they are so particular, they can't get it done with a 150-450. Pentax rebadges a Tamron lens and no one is happy, because it's not an original Pentax, even though Jun Hirakawa works over at Tamron now, one of the premier Pentax lens designers of all time, fired by Hoya, and you could argue that it's the Hoya and Ricoh hired designers who aren't really Pentax, and that Tamron is the real Pentax.
Imagine a site where all people did was ask people how they do things with their gear, without the "I'm so disappointed that I can't do this on my Pentax." answered by 15 guys who do what they want to do 15 different ways that they never thought of. What if all there was on here was great images... gear use tutorials, and no whining a gnashing of teeth? I know, it's hard to wrap your head around, but, what if?
The little birds are hungry in the nest, and mother bird turns up with a fat juicy worm, and all the sudden all the little ones are craning their necks crying as loud as they can saying "me. me . me. what about me." I'm not saying there's bird brains active on the site but darn close to it.
Folks, Pentax is not your momma, and even if she was, the new FF and supporting lenses are not worms. Straining and crying like a bunch of chicks, isn't going to get you anything.