I got into Pentax despite 3 people suggesting Canon, Nikon and Sony, so I would say I'm pretty resilient
. Although to be fair, the Canonite
specifically said that I wasn't getting anywhere near her lenses, so without "free" L glass the option suddenly lost interest
I haven't been bothered more or less by anyone - I'm positively impressed by the good pictures my friends take with their gear, they are positively impressed with the ones I get with mine. We are all amateurs, and we all know that we could take roughly the same pictures with each other's equipment.
Okay, the Sony guy tends to remind us that his NEX-6 with 16-50 and 50-200 weighs next to nothing, but that's because he has been known to go often on 20 km long mountain hikes where hauling more weight in lenses than in water is unwise.
At a wedding we attended, the pro photographers were amazed by the K-1 and how nice it felt in hand. They had never seen a Pentax DSLR in the flesh, but they did like it!
Originally posted by photoptimist Except for the logical scenario of being compatible with coworkers or clients, I've never let "peer pressure" influence my choices in the least.
Sure, the choices of peers might inform my technology choices -- it's only sensible to learn from the experiences of others. However, my needs are my own.
Over the years, I've often picked the less-popular choice (HP calculators instead of Texas Instruments, Macintosh instead of IBM PC, Pentax instead Canikon) as being technologically superior for my needs.
Most "peer pressure" seems like natural friendly debate such as between people who support different sports teams. IMHO, if the "peer pressure" gets stronger than friendly ribbing, it says more about their insecurities about their choices than any failings of mine.
The HP50g is a monster of a calc! I still have mine somewhere. That thing saved my thermodynamics exam AND played Super Mario!