--- David Heller <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > And I'm not sure that the "Digital Rebel" will be a > big > hit... high-end consumer needs are easily met with > the > top-end Powershot cameras s50 and g5, and the > Digital > Rebel lacks some key features for pros/advanced > amateurs. > > Then again, there must be a reason Canon has sold > millions of the "Rebel" line as well as millions of > P/S > cameras. But I still think the folks who buy $250 > Rebel film kits with a 35-80 lens are not interested > in > trading up to a new digital $899 body. Huge > difference > it price points.
I know a number of point & shoot users who upgraded to Rebel class SLRs because they got realized the max zoom range of their P&S cameras just didn't cut it for many photos (like pictures of their kids playing sports. I imagine owners of digital P&S cameras are facing the same situations. For whatever reasons, though, entry level SLRs sell like hot cakes (the Rebel, I believe, has been the best selling SLR in the U.S. for many years now. I seem to recall seeing a stat a couple of years ago that Canon USA sold more Rebels than all its other SLRs combined). Canon has always done a VERY good job on market research. I have no doubt the Digital Rebel will sell, and sell in significant quantities. ===== Bob Meyer I wish I knew what I know now, when I was younger... http://www.meyerweb.net/epson __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! SiteBuilder - Free, easy-to-use web site design software http://sitebuilder.yahoo.com * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
