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From: RichA on 29 Jun 2010 17:40
The Pentax KX has some great image attributes, but its build quality
is toy-like. The Panasonic G2 is a horrible cost-cutting exercise,
production shifted from Japan to China, kit lens debilitated, overall
feel is cheaper than the excellent G1. Olympus even discontinued an
MMF-1 4/3rs to m4/3rds adapter for the MMF-2, which is cheaper and has
a lot more plastic. Plus, the E-PL1 is a cheap, plastic m4/3rds
offering.
You don't see this kind of cost-cutting in Canon, or Nikon, they've
stayed their course. Sony, I have no idea about, but despite their
problems, the NEX cameras appear well-built for their prices,
especially the NEX5.
From: John Navas on 29 Jun 2010 18:11
On Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:40:28 -0700 (PDT), in
<36c0881d-810e-4c83-b719-27fce90d1ef9(a)g19g2000yqc.googlegroups.com>,
RichA <rander3127(a)gmail.com> wrote:

>The Pentax KX has some great image attributes, but its build quality
>is toy-like. The Panasonic G2 is a horrible cost-cutting exercise,
>production shifted from Japan to China, kit lens debilitated, overall
>feel is cheaper than the excellent G1. Olympus even discontinued an
>MMF-1 4/3rs to m4/3rds adapter for the MMF-2, which is cheaper and has
>a lot more plastic. Plus, the E-PL1 is a cheap, plastic m4/3rds
>offering.

There's nothing inherently wrong with plastic, often just the opposite,
witness the Boeing Dreamliner.

--
Best regards,
John

Buying a dSLR doesn't make you a photographer,
it makes you a dSLR owner.
"The single most important component of a camera
is the twelve inches behind it." -Ansel Adams
From: Me on 29 Jun 2010 18:45
On 30/06/2010 10:11 a.m., John Navas wrote:
> On Tue, 29 Jun 2010 14:40:28 -0700 (PDT), in
> <36c0881d-810e-4c83-b719-27fce90d1ef9(a)g19g2000yqc.googlegroups.com>,
> RichA<rander3127(a)gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> The Pentax KX has some great image attributes, but its build quality
>> is toy-like. The Panasonic G2 is a horrible cost-cutting exercise,
>> production shifted from Japan to China, kit lens debilitated, overall
>> feel is cheaper than the excellent G1. Olympus even discontinued an
>> MMF-1 4/3rs to m4/3rds adapter for the MMF-2, which is cheaper and has
>> a lot more plastic. Plus, the E-PL1 is a cheap, plastic m4/3rds
>> offering.
>
> There's nothing inherently wrong with plastic, often just the opposite,
> witness the Boeing Dreamliner.
>
http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/boeingaerospace/2003889663_boeing180.html
From: Robert Spanjaard on 29 Jun 2010 18:54
On Tue, 29 Jun 2010 15:11:48 -0700, John Navas wrote:

>>The Pentax KX has some great image attributes, but its build quality is
>>toy-like. The Panasonic G2 is a horrible cost-cutting exercise,
>>production shifted from Japan to China, kit lens debilitated, overall
>>feel is cheaper than the excellent G1. Olympus even discontinued an
>>MMF-1 4/3rs to m4/3rds adapter for the MMF-2, which is cheaper and has a
>>lot more plastic. Plus, the E-PL1 is a cheap, plastic m4/3rds offering.
>
> There's nothing inherently wrong with plastic, often just the opposite,
> witness the Boeing Dreamliner.

And there's nothing inherently wrong with cost-cutting either. Without
it, Rich wouldn't even have a computer to send his endless rants from.

--
Regards, Robert http://www.arumes.com
From: nospam on 29 Jun 2010 18:56
In article <53090$4c2a79a6$546ac3cf$3292(a)cache50.multikabel.net>,
Robert Spanjaard <spamtrap(a)arumes.com> wrote:

> And there's nothing inherently wrong with cost-cutting either. Without
> it, Rich wouldn't even have a computer to send his endless rants from.

that's not an argument for cost cutting. :)
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