I don't know if I'd agree with that. There are a rather large
(and growing) number of geeks that have embraced open-source style things.
Given the fairly equal technical footing of all the major brands of DSLRs,
ones that have geek-appeal will likely sway a large number of them.
Even if Pentax got 100% of the geek market, would that be significant?
We see post after post here bemoaning the fact that cameras are being
dumbed down to appeal to the masses - it seems unlikely that those masses
are found amongst the geek community.
Yes and no. Pentax is behind both the big boys, so the userbase
is already quite a bit smaller. If it were to become *THE* geek model, it
might be significant.... then again maybe not. I'm probably talking out
my *ss here.
- Standard batteries (friendly with other geektoys)
True.
BIG plus in my book.
- HUGE array of old and cheap lenses with K-mount everything.
There are even more Nikon (and Nikon-compatible) lenses out there.
... except that they made the (IMO) inexcusable decision to
disable metering on the low-end models. Between that and all the voodoo
of which lenses fit/function on which bodies without damaging either, it's
a dubious distinction.
Only on the DS; this started out discussing the D
My bad. Not that CF is big, but it is too big for a lot of
devices.
Probably others I can't think of right now. If you look at other
geek-friendly open projects (e.g. MythTV), hardware that works well with
it has a built-in advantage:
That still only shows that geek-friendly hardware sells to geeks.
It doesn't show that this makes up a significant portion od total sales.
I have no actual numbers. With gloom and doom purported
everwhere, I'd assume that any marketshare is good marketshare.
Personally, I see almost no distinction between any of the non-DSLR
cameras as far as brand goes. When someone asks me what to buy I can
offer little assistance save for, "Go fondle them and see what you like
best." They're all pretty much equivalent... no way to stand out in
that realm.
-Cory
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* Cory Papenfuss *
* Electrical Engineering candidate Ph.D. graduate student *
* Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University *
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