Mike Johnston <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> Yeah, but fortunately it's the same problem all the other manufacturers >> have: People want top dollar quality at a bottom dollar price. > > >I'm really not so sure about that, Mark. So far we equate "quality" with >"sensor size" and that's a shibboleth as far as I'm concerned. The Sony >F-717 is a great camera for about a grand. I don't see why Pentax can't come >out with a nice 5-mp digital SLR that takes interchangeable lenses for about >$1200 and mop up with it. As long as it has good sensitivity, decent range >and good color. Let's face it, most users don't want to deal with the file >sizes inherent in 11-mp sensors and they don't need pictures that big >anyway. I know I don't. > >Maybe it's just as simple as offering a good-value digital product that >gives people enough of what they want and not a lot more. That's still >eminently do-able in today's market, I'd say.
Just to clarify: I was speaking about products in general, not just digital (or even just cameras). -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
