Originally posted by Digitalis Don't you get pentax at all? they have NEVER engaged in the kind of attention whoreish antics their competitors have. For years, without fanfare, they release well designed photography products that find their way onto the market and people buy them. The fact that this site exists at all is proof that this has worked well enough for them.
if pentax cameras were all that, why is canikon dominating the market?
you clearly haven't noticed that pentax market share has plummeted since ~2006, by more than 50%.
Originally posted by Digitalis How many mirrorless cameras have a flash system that rivals or beats Nikon CLS?
pentax certainly doesn't have a flash system that equals nikon cls.
i've only seen one flash upgrade to my af540fgz? how many flashes has nikon released in the last few years.
Originally posted by Digitalis or has a mount native lens selection equal to or wider than Nikon or Canon?
how long have mirrorless cameras been on the market, compared to dslrs? if you going to go on a rant, at least try and present logical facts that make sense
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Originally posted by Digitalis And why do those adapters exist? - because often the camera manufacturers lenses are either completely overpriced or optically unimpressive.
oh? this sony 24-70/2.8 a-mount zoom was a perfect 5 out of 5 in b&h reviews:
Sony 24-70mm f/2.8 Carl Zeiss T* Alpha A-Mount Standard SAL2470Z
you've evidently never seen this minolta/sony a-mount lens before:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minolta_STF_135mm_f/2.8_T4.5#SAL-135F28 ...no company has ever produced a comparable 135mm prime.
those are but two examples, there are many minolta/sony a-mount lenses that are worthy of adapters, just like there are many pentax lenses that are worthy of k-mount mirrorless adapters.
that's not relevant to the current lenses being produced for e-mount, nor for k-mount either.
Last edited by osv; 10-12-2015 at 09:38 AM.