Heretical as it may be to suggest it, perhaps the reason that Cosina *don't* make more digital cameras is precisely because they design for photographers, and thus market to photographers. This somewhat limits their market share, which in turn limits their R&D budget.
Let's face it - Canon aren't exactly going broke making some of the worst entry-level DSLRs available, and selling them by the truckload to people who don't know any better. That doesn't mean everything they make is rubbish - the mid-range anmd up Canons are first-rate pieces of equipment, And while some may disagree, I feel that much of the recent resurgence of Pentax has been made possible mostly by their drive towards the low end (D to DS to DL to K110), going for a broader and broader market base with each step. On Fri, Sep 22, 2006 at 07:00:08PM -0400, Adam Maas wrote: > Gotta agree with that. Cosina does some superb stuff these days, and > it's all designed for Photographers, not marketers. > > -Adam > > > Juan Buhler wrote: > > Man, I really wish Cosina made (more) digital cameras. The ceo, Mr > > Kobayashi, seems to get what photographers of my kind want. > > > > j > > > > On 9/22/06, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Juan Buhler wrote: > >>> I'm doing my part: > >>> > >>> A few months ago, my good friend Dave was shopping for a DSLR. I > >>> recommended he looked into a DS or DS2 because of the viewfinder. I > >>> also said that whatever he bought, to try to look through the cameras > >>> side by side. > >>> > >>> Despite all that, he went with a Canon 350D and the kit lens, whatever it > >>> is. > >>> > >>> Today he wrote saying that night photography with that is impossible. > >>> The camera is impossible to focus, either in auto or manual. He seemed > >>> really frustrated. > >>> > >>> I showed him a link to the K10D in dpreview, and told him it has a > >>> real viewfinder and SR. He's drooling right now, and will probably get > >>> one when it comes out. > >>> > >>> Pentax seems to be the only manufacturer getting it regarding > >>> viewfinders. Why use an SLR if the vf is small and dim? It completely > >>> defeats the purpose, IMO. > >>> > >>> I'm still waiting for the DSLR with an aps sensor but a full frame vf, > >>> and framing lines. It doesn't seem it would be so hard or expensive > >>> for them to put a ZX5's viewfinder into a K100d, no? > >>> > >>> j > >>> > >> Nikon's clued in as well, the D80 got the D200's excellent Viewfinder, > >> and the 20D/30D aren't bad, while the Sony is decent, but not as good as > >> a DS or D (Slightly worse than the DL/K1x0D). But Canon and Olympus have > >> not clued in and continue to sell cameras with crap viewfinders. > >> > >> -Adam > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [email protected] > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
