I thought the word "Budget" in the subject line inferred there were monetary concerns as well as a desire for quality. :-)
All I was really stating was that you can almost get a K10D for 1/2 what an *ist D cost in 2004. Tom C. >From: Godfrey DiGiorgi <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: Digital SLR Guide News - Best Budget DSLR >Date: Wed, 26 Sep 2007 17:16:17 -0700 > >LOL ... Of course my inference was a bit of hyperbole. >But you shift the bases of your discrimination so fluidly, Tom... ;-) > >The discussion was not about money. It was about which was the better >camera of the two listed. You brought into this a completely >different notion on a skew line. > >G > > >On Sep 26, 2007, at 3:41 PM, Tom C wrote: > > > The inference you make is illogical. I never said cost was the > > *only* thing > > that was important. It would be logical to conclude the opposite, > > in fact. > > > > If cost *was the only thing* that was important, then sure, go for the > > lowest price DSLR. That's not what I said though. Since I stated a > > K10D (a > > superior camera albeit at a *higher* price) would likely be > > available at a > > more affordable price soon, the logical inference would be that I was > > suggesting getting a better camera at a lower price. > > > > You want to pick on the word 'cost' and imply that since nothing > > else was > > mentioned, that it was not considered. That's like saying if I > > state I'm > > going to the grocery store, that by inference, I'm not going to the > > gas > > station also. How can one infer from the absence of information? > > > >> Of course they're my words. I wrote them. > >> > >> They represent a logical inference from your statements. The question > >> is whether the inference is correct, and if it isn't, then what > >> exactly are you intending to mean? > >> > >>> Your words, not mine. > >>> > >>>> So ... By your comment, the only thing that's important is how much > >>>> something costs. > >>>> It's one way of looking at the world, I guess. > >>>> > >>>>> There's really no right or wrong. If one waits 6 months a K10D > >>>>> will > >>>>> probably cost under $600. > >>>>> > >>>>>> At last. Solid, direct, simple advice. > >>>>>> Possibly wrong, but who's counting for accuracy? ];-) > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> Go with the Nikon. > > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >[email protected] >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
