Yeah, well I'm going to ignore what you say and run right out to the pro
shop in town, Wolf Camera. And then I'll buy whichever Canon or Nikon is
cheaper along with the best Quantaray lens.
Nicely written letter.
Tom C.
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Subject: New York Times DSLR article
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 15:50:40 +0000
If you have a copy of today's New York Times take a look at the first page
of the business section. There you'll find an article about prosumer dslr
cameras that mentions only Nikon and Canon offerings. I sent the following
e-mail to the author, David Pogue. Others might wish to write as well. He
can be reacheda at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Paul
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Subject: Pro Cameras for the Amateur
Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2005 15:47:38 +0000
Hi David,
I think someone failed you in researching material for your column,
"Professional Cameras, Made for the Amateur," which appeared in the
business
section of today's New York Times. While Canon and Nikon are the major
players
in the photography market, a small family-owned company called Pentax has
been
giving them fits for years with extremely high quality products at
competitive
prices. Among those cameras that are frequently described as "Prosumer
DSLRs,"
Pentax makes two of the very fines. One, the *istDS, is priced
competitively
with the Canon 300D. The other, the *istD, is priced competitvely with the
Nikon
D70. Both are more compact than either the Nikon or the Canon. Both use the
same
sensor found in the Nikon and produce 6.1 megapixel images. Both have
viewfinders that are far brighter than those found in either the Canon or
the
Nikon. That makes them easier to focus manually. And while Pentax makes
some
very fine autofocus lenses, the ability to use manual focus lenses is
important
on a Pentas DSLR because both of these cameras can use any Pentax lens made
in
the last 30 years. It's unfortunate that your readers will remain unaware
of
these alternatives to the heavily marketed Nikon and Canon models.
Paul Stenquist
