----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "pentax discuss" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 2:47 PM Subject: Re: 5 Mpixel price breakthough
> Apples and Oranges. Why does a pro SLR cost so much more than a film > point-and-shoot? The sensor size is the same (35mm film), right? > Much of the answer is the LENS part. Um, there is no LENS included with the cost of a pro SLR. The Pro SLR can use the same lenses as a "consumer" SLR. Crappy or good. > I think it's interesting that Canon is using a big print apparently made > from the 300D DSLR as a sales technique. It looks like Cibachrome or > something, which is a bit of a cheat in and of itself. > > However, it's rather like using a picture taken by a pro on Fuji Velvia > with some $1500 lens on a Canon film Rebel and saying "look, this camera > takes great pictures"! But that's the point isn't it? You can buy a cheap body and REALLY good glass and get great results. You could also buy a REALLY expensive body and crap glass and get crappy results. Christian
