On Saturday June 19 2004 7:23 pm, James B.Davis wrote: > On Fri, 18 Jun 2004 19:06:04 -0400, you wrote: > >> There's no proof, but I think Canon is doing it out of spite. > > > >I don't think Canon nor Nikon really give a flip about Sigma, and > > justifiably so. > > They do in the amateur market. Here in Japan I see lots of brand new > Sigma lenses on all sorts of bodies, mostly zooms, mostly longer ones. > It seems that price is a very important part of getting a lens for > amateurs. Most of the lenses are obviously brand new, but I've never > seen a used Sigma lens for sale, hmm...
A lot of amateurs buy range finder digital cameras for a few hundred bucks and think they're a great camera. They are for snap shots. Fred -- "Ballmer is no more designed for the art of persuasion than the Abrams tank is for delivering meals on wheels." * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
