Alin, Thanks for your insights and thoughts. If I were to consider a DSLR other than the *istD, it would probably be the Nikon D100 at this point. I have tried Canon in the past and just don't really care for them. Besides, my local camera store is Nikon and Pentax - no Canon.
Have you looked at the D100? Any thoughts about it? -- Best regards, Bruce Thursday, November 13, 2003, 12:58:53 PM, you wrote: AF> Hi Bruce, AF> Yes, how about the Pentax company...? ;o) Well, the paradox is that AF> Pentax has little company and that may be very well their only AF> excuse. AF> I don't think that Fuji (or Kodak for that matter) are players. They AF> lack a SLR tradition nor do they have a client base - so it's AF> nothing to lose and little to win for them. It just happens that AF> Fuji and Kodak chose to promote their sensor technology in a SLR AF> box. Whether the SLR market heads for APS or full frame sensors is AF> of little significance for them other than for marketing reasons. AF> Of course Nikon is in a different - and not an enviable - position. AF> Under the pressure of a larger client base they are faced with tougher AF> decisions. Yet they manage to maintain a coherent attitude, showing AF> consistency both in the APS sensor approach and on the film front. AF> Some of the new lenses are of pro grade; full frame lenses are not AF> discontinued with no replacements. Users are more confident there's AF> commitment on both levels and that Nikon keeps its options open. AF> Yes, they don't have - yet - a full frame DSLR, but they do seem to AF> know where they're heading... AF> Servus, Alin AF> Bruce wrote: BD>> I'm curious as to if you see anyone besides Canon as not being a BD>> follower. Assuming that Pentax is going to stay in a follower type BD>> role and only go down paths that are economically reasonable (not take BD>> any chances), would you consider Nikon or Fuji or anyone else besides BD>> Canon as being a leader?
