P�l wrote: > > Entry level means that camera will apeal to first time slr buyers without lots of lenses. This is the > > target for the *ist.
Artur replied: > No way. The MZ-60 or MZ-30 are the cameras you're talking about. First > time slr buyers don't buy the cameras packed with features - like the > *ist. Beginners often buy them with lenses like 28-200 and that's a > starting point for them... This is completely different market. No. I think there is some confusion about the term entry-level. True, some just want to buy a camera to make pictures of their families without having much ambition becoming an "advanced" photographer. But first time buyers are not necessarily low-level buyers. Some (particularly those who buy a system SLR) want a camera for training of their abilities. Those need a camera that can cope with growing skills of or demands from the user. > Almost none of such buyers cares for features like P-TTL, HSS, > wireless control, > Servo AF, spot metering, MLU, even DOFp. Zounds of the AF sensors are > unnecessary for them too. No, I don't think this is true. Making use of those "advanced" features needs some exercise. Therefore a students camera should have those features. Besides the *ist is also usable at a very basic level, without caring about those advanced features. The *ist is intended to be used on several "skill-levels". This is how the manual is structured. Alexander __________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? SBC Yahoo! DSL - Now only $29.95 per month! http://sbc.yahoo.com
