I understand what your saying but I don't buy that argument. I've never understood what relevance the other cameras in a company's line-up have on whether or not you buy camera X. Does this argument hold up for other products? I wouldn't buy Morton's Salt because they don't have a line of salts that I could move up to should I want a better one down the road? I can't buy the Viper because Chrysler doesn't have any more super sports cars in their line-up for me to choose from? If you buy Cannon or Nikons' best- most expensive DSLR, even they don't have any models to move up to! SO look at the camera on it's own merits, there's no sense in judging camera X on the availability of cameras y & z. If you REALLY need/want camera Z, don't be messing around with X in the first place. It doesn't do/have what you need anyway. In the case of novice buyers who don't have the money to buy the super-d-duper camera body and a stable of fine lenses at the outset, I can almost see how the argument might apply but I'd bet the first time buyers aren't concentrating so much on products available up-line as on what cameras are available in their immediate price range.
Cory ----- Original Message ----- From: "Antonio Aparicio" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, June 21, 2004 3:36 AM Subject: Re: OT A*85mm for $1,000 (was MX for nearly $400) > Paul, the Pentax range is comprised of one camera de istD. Nikon and > Canon have several models, including full-frame sensors. When buying a > camera it is nice to know that it is part of a range of cameras, and > that you can progress to a beter model further down the road. With > pentax you have the istD and that is it. They are a bit light on the > ground. > > A. > > > On 21 Jun 2004, at 01:24, Paul Stenquist wrote: > > > > > On Jun 20, 2004, at 1:05 PM, Antonio Aparicio wrote: > > > >> ompare to their Nikon counterparts? I love my Pentax film bodies but > >> you've gotta admit that so far their digital offering is a bit light > >> on the ground. > >> > >> > > It's the same chip as the Nikon 6.1 megapixel camera. Yet it's smaller > > and feels more solid. In what way is it a bit light on the ground? > > > --- Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.708 / Virus Database: 464 - Release Date: 6/19/2004
