> > the Pentax blurb on a medium format digital camera said that most of their > sales were to amateurs.
The blurb also said that the typical customer in Japan was very different from the typical customer in the USA. One amateur, the other professional. > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "William Robb" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Friday, December 12, 2003 7:50 PM > Subject: Re: New Pentax DSLR next year > > > > How about because it supports a lens line that they already own? That is a > > big enticement to any working pro. > > John, you are a fairly serious enthusiast, but I don't think you are > working > > under the same constraints or mindset as a working pro photographer. > > A pro who would be attracted to a 645 sized digital with a 35mm sized > sensor > > would be a wedding/portrait photographer. > >