Originally posted by poco Kids grow, and they aren't going to stop so that you can wait for your perfect camera, are they? Why not get what you want now, if you can get it in another brand? Waiting doesn't seem an option for you.
Why not get what I want now.... Let's see, ummhh... the economy has literally collapsed in relationship to my job... My work is affected about a year out on the calendar and there is very little work ahead. So I will not be heading out and buying a new system. I wish I could...
This is a hobby for me, something I truly enjoy doing... the fact that I can use my hobby to take nice family portrait shots is a wonderful bonus. The fact that my Pentax AF is less than up to the task at taking shots of my moving kids is just something I will have to live with until, either the economy turns or Hoya releases a camera with a new AF design.
So I don't have the freedom to just start over with a new system... And I don't really want to abandon all of the old MF glass that I enjoy using. So I live with it. But if someone comes on this forum asking about getting a pentax camera... or asking about the AF, I will tell it like it is... if folks think that is complaining, so be it!
I come on this forum as a release... a get away from some of the worries that face us every day... To share photos and tips with other folks, not to have people giving priceless advice like my kids are gonna keep growing, and I should just buy new stuff...