>From what I've seen, people may be buying SLRs, but they aren't using them on a regular basis. I seldom see another SLR at public events. I don't see them out on the street. When I shoot a school event, I'll see maybe three or four other SLRs. One will be autofocus; the rest are vintage models like the Canon AE-1. Ditto for my town's annual parade day: The numbers may grow, but the percentages remain strongly in favor of classic models.
A month ago, I was taking my lunchtime walk and was delighted to see a high-school-age young man walking with a Cosina-made Nikon FM10 and its bundled 35-70 (I think) zoom lens. It turns out he was doing his homework assignment for a photography course. The only other SLR that I've spotted in seven months of walking was a PZ-1P and 70-300 zoom. [EMAIL PROTECTED]
