On Thu, Nov 27, 2014 at 10:55 AM, J C OConnell <hifis...@gate.net> wrote: > I dont think the $1500 cameras are for beginners who dont know anything > about cameras and lenses.
If you worked in one of the (rapidly dwindling) camera stores around the country, or spent some time observing in one, I think you might change your mind. No, they may not be what the camera company considers an "entry level" camera, but that doesn't mean that a LOT of people who decide to go out and get a new camera without "knowing anything" will routinely spend that much or more without thinking a great deal about it. My sister and her husband are two such beasts. Both have good jobs and no kids. Not rich by any means, but comfortable enough. Despite my sister really not "knowing anything" about photography, she got a Nikon D5100 and a Bigma. She likes taking bird pictures and has taken some real stunners, even though she never takes the camera off of automatic and doesn't fully get the shutter speed/aperture/DOF/ISO relationship. She uses it so much that her hubby went out and got his own DSLR. He loves to scuba on their winter vacations, so he got a DSLR and a waterproof housing and flashes to go with it. He "don't know anything" about photography, but has taken some cool underwater images with the rig. They make most of their purchases from the local Rockbrook Camera store in Omaha. They are nowhere near alone in the world in their circumstances or buying habits. - - - Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
