From: Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
The majority of the digital market is and always will be Consumer
Electronics, the camera market is by and large a side-show for even the
low-end DSLR's.
I can't argue with that.
Based on the premise (true or not) then, that most digital camera purchasers
are not *seriously* into photography as a hobby or profession, and are
merely consumers with expendable income, does that bode well for our
favorite company producing serious equipment? By "serious" I mean, gear
that competes on a par with it's competitors at the same time as it's
competitors. I know there's the 645 digital, but that will never be a
mainstream product.
Pentax is what, around 4-6 months behind the gun right now in coming out
with a body that competes on a par with the low-end Canon (I honestly
haven't paid enough attention to know what Nikon's doing)? You can bet
though, that most consumers with $1K to spend on a DSLR, will opt for an 8MP
model over a 6MP model.
Anyway, I'm not trying to be anti-Pentax. I don't know what the future
holds. I'm just saying there's more than one way to view the developments.
Tom C.
