Rudeness? Angry? not at all. Just trying to pointmout a different perspective. So sorry that you feel i'm being rude or angry. We have a different taske on this, that's all.
Shel > [Original Message] > From: Jaume Lahuerta <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[email protected]> > Date: 6/14/2005 10:35:27 AM > Subject: RE: ist DL disappointing price > > 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
