I would never understand why people would pay so much for the digital
cameras just for snap shots only.
regards,
Alan Chan
>I believe the idea that no one will pay for expensive camera thats not
>Nikon or Canon is wrong. Anyway, it would be disastrous for any
>manufacturer to subscribe to this theory. Furthermore, the market for
>expensive cameras is huge. Its mostly a matter of convention; if Pentax
>don't make expensive cameras for awhile then people assume Pentaxes are
>cheap. The convention is also changing. My local camera shop never have
>EOS3 or F100 at display; they have probably never sold one. However, they
>sell loads of equally priced digital P&S to causual consumers. This proves
>that the consumer will pay what it cost to get what he wants. When digital
>get an even firmer hold on the market, people will accept even more a
>higher price on cameras. It can even be expected that those who stay with
>film will be the enthusiasts, willing to pay for a camera, and the poor
>ones who can't afford digital.
>Also, Pentax have the largest selection of professional, expensive lenses
>besides Nikon and Canon. They have far more than Minolta. It wouldn't be
>surprised if their high-end stuff outnumbers Canon. The Limited lenses are
>sales succeses even though they are very expensive for what they do, I
>believe the market is there.
>
>Pål
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