My lens buying decisions (Canon) have been affected by pictures I've seen that someone took with a particular lens. So the gallery doesn't seem totally off the mark to me. Although, sure, ads would help too. But I see it as a fairly smart move on their part.
Remember there are still a lot of people who think if they just have the right equipment good pictures will follow. Marnie aka Doe ;-) Maybe even some on this list? Hehehehe. =========== In a message dated 3/22/2007 2:12:31 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: No, the gallery is unlikely to be the principle deciding factor for anyone, but it could be one of many. I found it interesting when I was thinking about the Olympus to see what people wrote about it, what pictures had been shot with it, what type of photographers used it, what kind of pictures they took, and so on. These things all contribute towards the decision. Putting this gallery up is an extremely low-cost thing to do - it should be a powerful lever. Not having something like this would say some very negative things about the company which could contribute a lot to losing sales, in my view. -- Bob In a message dated 3/22/2007 1:48:35 P.M. Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I personally wouldn't base my camera buying decision based on the fact that a corporate website had a gallery of photos that I enjoyed... maybe some would. American Idol's not international ???? ;-) Tom C. ************************************** AOL now offers free email to everyone. Find out more about what's free from AOL at http://www.aol.com. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
