Thanks a lot JC... I was about to reply Shel with exactly your arguments but I found it so obvious than I couldn't understand the rudeness of Shel's response.
I started to think that maybe it really was a question of standards, and that maybe there were places in the world where consumerism is so fierce than someone is buying a $700 Digital Camera even if $30 more or less is really signifcant for them and their family. If I am ready to spend this amount in a camera, that for me is a lot of money (maybe that is why I still don't have one), I would buy the best I can afford. And to me it would make no sense, once I get to that point, to save just a 4% and not getting a better model. Shel, I really don't understand why are you so angry about this. It is the first time that someone replies to me in this way, and frankly, I still don't see the reason for my possible offense. Regards, Jaume --- "J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I think Shel is missing the point, to ANYONE buying > a 700EUR > item, 30EUR is NEVER a big difference. i.e. if you > can afford > the 700EUR camera, then 30EUR isnt going to be > signifigant. > If 30EUR is a big deal to someone, and Im sure to > plently it > is, THEY ARENT GOING TO BE BUYING 700EUR DSLRs! > > I don't recall the price difference between the > spotmatic > and SP500 but if it was say $30, that was 30 years > ago > when $30 was a lot more money, like $100 today and > that > was on $250 items , not $800 items like the pentax > DSLR. > > JCO > > -----Original Message----- > From: Shel Belinkoff > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, June 14, 2005 12:31 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: ist DL disappointing price > > > There are people who have tighter budgets than you, > to whom 30EUR means > more or is harder to come by. When I bought my > first camera $10.00 made > a difference. Now I spend $10.00 on a cup of coffee > and a croissant. > > Years ago Pentax offered a Spotmatic 500 - only > difference between it > and a regular Spotmatic was the top shutter speed. > The price difference > was not very much, but it made a big enough > difference to some people > that they bought the 500 instead. > > You can't judge or guess the needs of others only by > your standards and > those in your socio-economic group. > > Shel > > > > [Original Message] > > From: Jaume Lahuerta > > > I am not sure if I am getting your idea, Shel. > > > > If I am ready to spend at least 700 EUR in a > camera > > (and I am not including memory card, batteries, > etc) I > > can't see why just a 4% more is going to prevent > me > > from buying a better model. > > > > Maybe you are referring to those who care about > > absolute figures only? Even in that case, it still > > seems too low to make any difference. > > > > > > --- Shel Belinkoff <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > > Probably the people to whom 30EUR makes a BIG > > > difference. > > > > > > Shel > > > > > > > > > > [Original Message] > > > > From: Jaume Lahuerta > > > > > > > I have just checked the ist DL price in > tekade.de, > > > > since it is still not available in Spain. > > > > Well, it is 699 EUR body only, this is just 30 > EUR > > > > less than the DS body only so... > > > > Who is going to buy a downgraded model for > such a > > > > small difference??? > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
