> Date: Mon, 12 Mar 2001 15:55:41 -0600 > From: "Tom Pfeiffer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > The implication is that our conversations somehow influence > their design and manufacturing decisions. Likely not to > any significant degree. You know that Chuck Westfall of Canon USA does read this mailing list. He does forward stuff to Japan that seems important to him. And looking at what Canon builds - yes, they do listen. > You're in the minority, I'll bet. Canon sells a lot more > Rebels than 1v's, and most consumers want more automation > and smaller, lighter, cheaper products. Agreed. But why not try and make people sensible for the value of rugged and still excellent lenses? The German newsgroup de.rec.fotografie has been initiator of many regional meetings during the last three years. Very often newbies join the meetings, not few of them with soup zooms like 28-200 mm or even 28-300 mm Sigma or Tamron lenses. Most newbies find themselves being handed a prime lens or a good Canon zoom shooting a few frames for comparison. And a majority is stunned at the difference in result. The fact that so many people are happy with what they have is because they don't know better, nobody showed them. > Not just lenses, look at cars, TV sets, stereos or any other > things that have shrunk in size and weight because of new manufacturing > techniques and materials. You and I want metal mounts, distance > scales, more exacting build quality, and Canon does recognize that > and is happily to oblige, for a price. Agreed. > But it would be silly to think all those Rebel users want that or > are willing to pay for it. I don't think I can convince all of them. But I think it is worth showing people what is possible. A lot of beginners are disppointed from the results they achieve, not realizing that a lens shade, removing UV filters, using a small table tripod might dramatically improve their images. Making people sensible for that is one step towards seeing great pictures they might take once they know what they and their camera can do. > (Not that there is anything wrong with a Rebel, BTW) Of course not. > Great. Better=Costs More Unfortunately. Yes. -- Michael Quack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> http://www.photoquack.de * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
