Lets see some proof/numbers to back it up dude! I didn't claim to know for a fact but you seem to. How many people ON THIS LIST for example bought a PENTAX DSLR for their very first SLR? ANYONE? EVEN ONE PERSON? I would like to see a survey of DSLR owners of all brands and see how many of them actually never owned a single SLR before purchasing the DSLR.
It doesn't make sense to me because its obvious the the true value in buying a new featured expensive body is if you already have a large number of lenses to utilize on it and all those lenses will become more useful. If you have to go out and buy three or more lenses with it from scratch the cost gets quite high ( A least over $1000) and I doubt there are many SLR **newbies** willing to make that kind of commitment from scratch. Advanced photographers know its worth it but the average newbie person looks at really nice digicams for $200-$300 and doesn't usually make that kind of "leap of faith" in one shot. Its kinda like a person who grows up on a boom box for music. They may end up with a $20,000 stereo twenty years later but they seldom get there in one giant step. It take years to appreciate and learn about SLR cameras and lenses. If you don't appreciate them you wont be willing to pay big bucks for them compared to the really nice digicams being sold now for a fraction of the cost... JCO -----Original Message----- From: Herb Chong [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 6:39 AM To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Re: green button wars (again) sorry, you're wrong. that's exactly why the low end DSLRs are selling like hotcakes. they are selling to people upgrading from digital P&S cameras being used every day. if they had a film camera, it has been in the closet for years. the high end market like people here account for a tiny fraction of the buyers. Herb.... ----- Original Message ----- From: "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <pentax-discuss@pdml.net> Sent: Monday, September 19, 2005 12:06 AM Subject: RE: green button wars (again) > There is a major flaw in your argument in my opinion. > I don't think the demographics of DSLR buyers is newbies. > I would bet my money that the demographics of DSLR buyers > is mostly people who already owned film bodies and already have lenses > and are upgrading the body to digital. I don't have anything to back > this up it just a hunch, but most true newbies arent even into SLRS > today or even know what they are, most newbies have grown up on P&S > cameras.....
