I am just curious.
What is "definition" of professional camera, by the way ?
To me, it would go on changing always.
>From: "Pal Jensen" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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>To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Re: More RE: Amateur Photographer MZ-S review
>Date: Tue, 24 Jul 2001 14:56:07 +0200
>
>Jaroslaw wrote:
>
>
> > EOS-3 and Nikon F100 are labelled as "high-end" cameras - whatever it
> > means. Quite distinct from their "pro: models you say? Not very much
> > so: EOS-3 build quality is similar to the old EOS-1N (shutter
> > durability, sealing and gasketing against the elements, the chassis
> > etc.) and definitely above EOS amateur models.
>
>
>Actually, the EOS3 doesn't have a chassis. It does have a metal mirror box
>but mostly for precision reasons.
>As you mentioned in a previous post the T90 was more popular among the
>professionals than the professional Canon F1.
>The EOS1 was more of a T90 replacement than anything else; not a
>professional camera in the way that professional cameras has been defined
>previously. This only proves that if the brand is of the right pedigree
>then it get away with defining their professional cameras the way they
>want. Pentax (and Minolta for that matter), will suffer criticism if they
>label something professional and if its not a blueprint of a Nikon or a
>Canon. I've said it before but say it again: if the MZ-S had been a Nikon,
>and sold as the lighweight professional camera at $200 more than the MZ-S,
>nobody would have had any problem with that or Nikon's marketing.
>
>Pal
>
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