From: "Jostein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> There were a surprisingly large number of people at the tourist traps in
USA
> with film SLRs instead of compacts. Seven or eight americans apporached me
> and told me about their plans to swap their film SLR for a digital one.
All
> of them talked about the nikon D70 and canon "Rebel D".
I had a similar experience. I fellow I had worked with bought an Optio 550
and really liked it. He hadn't been involved in photography beforehand but
liked the little Pentax and talked about buying a D70. It seemed totally out
of the blue. It's been my experience that a surprising number of people are
talking about these D-SLRs. Ads on tv are pushing them. I've seen more ads
for the the D70 and Rebel D than I've ever seen for Pentax and Nikon SLRs.
The only film SLR ads I can recall are the EOS Rebel and maybe some Minolta
gear ("only from the minds of minolta" - that still rings in my head).
Camera companies are doing mainstream advertising for $1000 cameras! And
people (non-photographers) seem to be getting really interested!
Mark
