Nope, I say wrong, see my last post regarding this, SLRS were mainstream cameras in the 70's market, DSLRS are not even remotely mainsteam in 2006 camera market.
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Gonz Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 1:44 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Luminous Landscape: Reichmann tries out a K10D Not only that, the proof can be seen in ebay. Just look at all the film SLRs being sold with a normal 50mm 2.0 lens. I would wager that DSLRs are no different. rg [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I think your giving the bulk of the current market too much credit. > > Dave > > On 12/16/06, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>You claimed 90% originally, not "closer to >>90% than 10%". I dont think its anywhere >>near 90%, I bet the first thing many people >>do is get rid of the kit lens or buy another >>that will do what the kit wont because the >>kit lenses are limited capability and buying >>SLR/DSLRS is about capabilities. I have >>a pet peeve about when people always claim >>"somebody else" or "90% of the people" >>does this or that, when they don't. >>jco >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >>Of Cory Papenfuss >>Sent: Friday, December 15, 2006 10:56 AM >>To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>Subject: RE: Luminous Landscape: Reichmann tries out a K10D >> >> >> >>>Do you really think that 90% of DSLR buyers >>>will never buy another lens? That's crazy! >>>One of the main reasons for using SLRS/DSLRS >>>is to be able to change lenses as needed. >>>In fact the digital point and shoots are now >>>getting so good, some going to bigger sensors, >>>that it wouldnt make sense to even go with a >>>DSLR for those 90% people... >>>jco >>> >> >> Yes. I think that a large fraction of people who buy DSLRs >>never buy another lens. I pulled the percentage out of the air, but >>I'll bet it's closer to 90% than it is to 10%. Remember... many >>people buy a DSLR >>because they've been told it's the best they can buy. They happily put >>it >>on "Smiley" mode and point-n-shoot. Just because it doesn't make sense >>doesn't mean people don't do it. >> >>-Cory > > -- Someone handed me a picture and said, "This is a picture of me when I was younger." Every picture of you is when you were younger. "...Here's a picture of me when I'm older." Where'd you get that camera man? - Mitch Hedberg -- 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
