Bruce,
I'm curious why the shop people thought the Digital Rebel was junk. Was it based on look and feel ? What about image quality?
I'm asking because right now the Rebel is the top selling DLSR for astrophotography. I haven't had a chance to try the *ist D yet with my telescope, but depending on results I get with the *ist D I wouldn't mind trying the Rebel.
Tom C.
From: Bruce Dayton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [email protected] To: Nick Clark <[email protected]> Subject: Re: *istD EOL... Date: Tue, 11 Jan 2005 15:33:08 -0800
I was in my local shop yesterday - mostly Nikon and Pentax, some Canon. They are selling about five D70's everyday. People just keep walking in a buying them. They think highly of the *istDS, but it doesn't sell anywhere like the D70. Pretty much the word is out in all media that photographers and would be photographers that the D70 is THE camera to buy. Pop Photography proclaimed it Camera of the Year. Size doesn't matter to most people at the time of purchase. Later on, when having to carry the extra they might care, but it is too late. The best Pentax can do with the *istDS is be respected. My shop thinks the DRebel is junk next to the DS and they are very willing to tell any potential customers. But they are really making their money on the D70. It could well be the camera that saved Nikon's hide.
-- Best regards, Bruce
Tuesday, January 11, 2005, 3:18:50 PM, you wrote:
NC> My local dedicated Camera shop says the *istDs isn't selling. NC> They have it and the 300d and D70 (and the Minolta which is NC> humungous) on display alongside each other. Even though the Pentax NC> is smaller, they say the reasons people don't go for it are partly NC> the SD card but mostly the difference in price. The 300d is NC> something like GBP200 cheaper.
NC> Nick
NC> -----Original Message----- NC> From: "P�l Jensen"<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
NC> I think it will be more than enough. As high-end DSLR are NC> larger than medium format cameras, and consequently suffers from NC> the same lack of portability, the market niche is definitely NC> there. Mind you, Pentax need to design cameras that look small, NC> not only are small. The problem with the *istD(S) is that they NC> look big. Products that are going to sell on their smallness need NC> to comunicate their size through design. Small cars don't look NC> like shrinked big ones. If they did they wouldn't sell. The small NC> SLR's of the past looked small without any reference. Pentax M NC> series and Olympus OM's had a slim smallish look whereas the NC> *istD(S) look big and fat until you actually handle one or see a NC> photo of it next to the competition. Since most people never see NC> or handle a Pentax theres nothing telling them how small they are NC> unless they do a lot of homework. NC> The Pentax 40mm pancake lens is agreat idea. It is a pity NC> though that Pentax haven't made a pancake camera.
NC> P�l
