Originally posted by Alex645 a) Relative to Canon, Nikon, and Sony users, Iʻd say Pentaxians are actually less defensive.
I agree with this statement.
Originally posted by Alex645 a) c) Offensive comments make people defensive; or offensive comments create defensive responses. People have made offensive statements to me, and when I explain to them my reasons or perspective for disagreeing, instead of having a counterpoint, they condescendingly will say, "stop being so defensive" as a way to argue and negate my response. If you donʻt want the ball smashed in your face, donʻt lob it over the net.
I can only think of one case where someone made offensive comments about the fact that I shoot Pentax and that was my eye doctor! We get along really well and he went through high school at the same time as my wife so they have a longstanding history/friendship but a couple of years ago while having my eyes checked the subject of photography came up (he's a long time Nikon shooter). I mentioned that I don't wear my varifocals when using my camera and he asked what camera I used. When I said Pentax his reply in a loud and derisive tone was 'What the hell do you shoot with
THAT for!' Needless to say I was somewhat taken aback as it was very out of character for him and the first time I had been ridiculed for my camera choice. I calmly replied that I had used Pentax cameras since 1979, had a number of legacy lenses that could still be used on my DLSR including the old screw mount lenses, that Pentax offered me more choice in terms of shooting modes (TAV, SV, CIF etc.), better ergonomics, better menus and I liked the IQ Pentax cameras produce. He looked at me for a few seconds and then said 'Well I guess it works for you then!' and changed the subject.