Not true. These cameras also appeal to new users who don't already have any lenses. Every day thousands of people move up from P&S or buy an SLR as they discover photography for the first time. Appeal outside existing user base has to be a long term goal, you need to go for new users - not those already committed to another brand.
> -----Original Message----- > From: Bruce Rubenstein [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 28 January 2003 22:09 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Digital vs Film: Battle is over - digital has already won > > > For all the excitement over Sigma's DSLR before it came out, no one > seems to be interested in it now. Folks who typically spent > big bucks on > 35mm SLRs in the past want their DSLR to be able to use their > Canon and > Nikon lenses. No matter how cheap Pentax sells their DSLR it > will only > appeal to their existing user base. > > BR > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > >... digital slr sales might be less brand value driven than > film slr's > >or it might not. > > > >Pål > > > > > > > > >
