I've had a comment along the lines of .....why do you use Pentax ?
It was delivered with a hint of incredulity, by a fellow member of a camera club a few years ago.
I was surprised by the comment and found myself blurting out, without the benefit of time for preparing a well considered answer ..' because of the Pentax camera body and lens quality'...further adding... ' I've got other brands of camera equipment, but over the past many decades ...Pentax has always been my main system '.
On reflection , my quick response to the question summed up my true reasons for relying on Pentax gear for all these years. Their (Pentax) stuff is good.
I'm not buying Pentax equipment because it is cheaper. When I consider over the years how much dough I've coughed up for Pentax gear...well all I can say is...it has not been a cheap passion.
Before I buy pricy items, I do some research , as I like to make my decisions well informed. I'm not the type of consumer that goes with the flow, travels with the herd, believes in safety in numbers. I like to check things out beforehand.
Kind of like hamburgers . I don't eat a lot of them , but when I do, I usually go to a downtown burger joint (take out only) made the Greek way by a small family business.. They're a small biz, no threat to the giant burger chains like McDonalds, Burger King, etc...but do they ever make a top quality burger...and compared to Burger King...don't even approach the number of burgers one Burger King store would pump out.
I like their chili burger...fresh made, double patties, Brioche bun, a generous slice of a dill pickle, tomatoes, a bit of lettuce, their family secret sauce.
All ingredients are fresh daily, nothing frozen, top ingredients...a K-1 burger if there ever was one.
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Originally posted by tokyoscape Ok, I am back. Too edgy seeing your last paragraph, forgot to say what I want to say!
I am one of those thinking of switch to something else. (Just don’t have a place to go yet!)
CP+2020 is going to be the last chance for me to stick with the brand (just like what I said in 2019, 18, and 17!!!) If they don’t have a positive development on the new APSC flagship, I will say goodbye. I only want to see the specs.
LOL at myself, I have been saying this for 3+ years and I am still here. BUT I am serious this year (again, just like what I said in 2019, 18, and 17!!!)
Look at it this way....manufacturing quality takes time. You can't rush perfection.