Re: Pentax future: ...

[Leonard Paris]

My comments are inserted between yours.

From: John Mustarde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Subject: Re: Pentax future: ...
Date: Mon, 23 Dec 2002 22:01:52 -0700

They are very suited to portraits because the clean, grainless
background allows the subject to pop off the page, and the lighting
can be evaluated immediately. For action sports, you don't have to
stop and change film every 36 shots.

I love digitals for portraits for those very reasons. My E10 is only 4MP but 8 X10 and 11 X 14 prints are the most common sizes ordered and 4MP has no problems with those.

Seems to me most everyone who has tried the current three semi-pro
DSLR offerings (Fuji S2, Nikon D100, and Canon D60) is for the most
part very happy with their camera, and finds it to be useful in every
situation, and a suitable replacement for film without exception.

True. Steve Sint and Monte Zucker are two of my favorite wedding shooters and they are having a lot of fun with digital cameras. Monte commented that the Canon S40 (4MP P&S) is a constant companion of his now and that he is excited by the images it produces. He also uses a D30 and a D60.

I'm wondering if most of the naysayers for DSLR cameras have not
actually worked with one. The DSLR cameras shoot just as good as their
35mm SLR film counter parts. True, the top-end film cameras tend to
have faster AF and faster frame rates than a DSLR, but they get fewer
shots before having to shut down and add film.

A Pentax DSLR will sell very well, no doubt, as long as Pentax offers
a nice feature set at a price less than the current $2000 - 2300 price
of the D100, S2, and D60. The really can't lose as long as their
production costs are less than their selling price. People will buy a
Pentax DSLR for the same reason they buy the MZ series - good value in
a nice package.

Hey, I'd dump my present digital equipment in a heartbeat for a decent Pentax DSLR. It needn't be over 6MP to do 99% of everything I want to do. $2000 - $2300 would be a satisfactory price range, too.

As for the film vs digital debate, well, I don't see anyone with a
DSLR selling it and going back to film.

Neither do I.

Len
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