Re: OT: Samsung to phase out point & shoots, aim for EVIL crown

2012-05-14 Thread Miserere
On 10 May 2012 17:47, steve harley wrote: > > on 2012-05-10 15:33 Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote > >> Eh? Just buy a Leica M9, a lens or two, and take pictures.  ];-) > > > rather than the zen of expensive simplicity, i forced by circumstances to > embrace the zen of cheap chaos ;?> Hear, hear! —M

Re: OT: Samsung to phase out point & shoots, aim for EVIL crown

2012-05-12 Thread John Francis
On Sat, May 12, 2012 at 11:02:01AM -0700, Keith Whaley wrote: > Bob Sullivan wrote: > >Steve, > >I tracked down the WSJ article and read it yesterday. > >Stat's said the P&S digital market was in decline, > >suffering from phones getting better or 'good enough'. > >Samsung seems to be trying to car

Re: OT: Samsung to phase out point & shoots, aim for EVIL crown

2012-05-12 Thread P. J. Alling
On 5/12/2012 2:02 PM, Keith Whaley wrote: Bob Sullivan wrote: Steve, I tracked down the WSJ article and read it yesterday. Stat's said the P&S digital market was in decline, suffering from phones getting better or 'good enough'. Samsung seems to be trying to carve out a new niche, something betw

Re: OT: Samsung to phase out point & shoots, aim for EVIL crown

2012-05-12 Thread Larry Colen
On May 12, 2012, at 11:02 AM, Keith Whaley wrote: > Bob Sullivan wrote: >> Steve, >> I tracked down the WSJ article and read it yesterday. >> Stat's said the P&S digital market was in decline, >> suffering from phones getting better or 'good enough'. >> Samsung seems to be trying to carve out a n

Re: OT: Samsung to phase out point & shoots, aim for EVIL crown

2012-05-12 Thread Keith Whaley
Bob Sullivan wrote: Steve, I tracked down the WSJ article and read it yesterday. Stat's said the P&S digital market was in decline, suffering from phones getting better or 'good enough'. Samsung seems to be trying to carve out a new niche, something between phones and digital SLR's. Well good luc

Re: OT: Samsung to phase out point & shoots, aim for EVIL crown

2012-05-12 Thread Bob Sullivan
Steve, I tracked down the WSJ article and read it yesterday. Stat's said the P&S digital market was in decline, suffering from phones getting better or 'good enough'. Samsung seems to be trying to carve out a new niche, something between phones and digital SLR's. Well good luck with that!!! Regards

Re: OT: Samsung to phase out point & shoots, aim for EVIL crown

2012-05-11 Thread steve harley
on 2012-05-11 1:14 John Francis wrote On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 11:53:30PM -0600, steve harley wrote: on 2012-05-10 14:25 John Francis wrote On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 12:13:20PM -0600, steve harley wrote: * advances in electronic viewfinders Also only of interest to the niche market i'm surpr

Re: OT: Samsung to phase out point & shoots, aim for EVIL crown

2012-05-11 Thread John Francis
On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 11:53:30PM -0600, steve harley wrote: > on 2012-05-10 14:25 John Francis wrote > >On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 12:13:20PM -0600, steve harley wrote: > >> > >>* advances in electronic viewfinders > > > >Also only of interest to the niche market > > i'm surprised you'd say that; i

Re: OT: Samsung to phase out point & shoots, aim for EVIL crown

2012-05-10 Thread steve harley
on 2012-05-10 14:25 John Francis wrote On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 12:13:20PM -0600, steve harley wrote: ... marketing schmaltz surely will blur consumers' vision, but to me the practicalities are: * critical mass and ecosystem of lenses Most consumers never buy anything except the kit lens ev

Re: OT: Samsung to phase out point & shoots, aim for EVIL crown

2012-05-10 Thread Larry Colen
On May 10, 2012, at 2:47 PM, steve harley wrote: > on 2012-05-10 15:33 Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote >> Eh? Just buy a Leica M9, a lens or two, and take pictures. ];-) > > rather than the zen of expensive simplicity, i forced by circumstances to > embrace the zen of cheap chaos ;?> Mark! -- Larry

Re: OT: Samsung to phase out point & shoots, aim for EVIL crown

2012-05-10 Thread steve harley
on 2012-05-10 15:33 Godfrey DiGiorgi wrote Eh? Just buy a Leica M9, a lens or two, and take pictures. ];-) rather than the zen of expensive simplicity, i forced by circumstances to embrace the zen of cheap chaos ;?> -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/list

Re: OT: Samsung to phase out point & shoots, aim for EVIL crown

2012-05-10 Thread Godfrey DiGiorgi
Eh? Just buy a Leica M9, a lens or two, and take pictures. ];-) G On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 11:13 AM, steve harley wrote: > this summarizes a WSJ article (which i can't read without subscribing) about > what seems to me a very smart move by Samsung: > >

Re: OT: Samsung to phase out point & shoots, aim for EVIL crown

2012-05-10 Thread Mark Roberts
John Francis wrote: >On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 12:13:20PM -0600, steve harley wrote: >> >> ... marketing schmaltz surely will blur consumers' vision, but to me >> the practicalities are: >> >> * critical mass and ecosystem of lenses > >Most consumers never buy anything except the kit lens But tha

Re: OT: Samsung to phase out point & shoots, aim for EVIL crown

2012-05-10 Thread John Francis
On Thu, May 10, 2012 at 12:13:20PM -0600, steve harley wrote: > > ... marketing schmaltz surely will blur consumers' vision, but to me > the practicalities are: > > * critical mass and ecosystem of lenses Most consumers never buy anything except the kit lens > * sensors More than good enough t

OT: Samsung to phase out point & shoots, aim for EVIL crown

2012-05-10 Thread steve harley
this summarizes a WSJ article (which i can't read without subscribing) about what seems to me a very smart move by Samsung: i would like to see the path through the jungle of cameras to come; som