I suppose the problem I have with that advice is that in fact it's not advice as much as marketing. I wonder who photo.net's biggest advertisers are if not Nikon or Canon?
People think they are getting unbiased advice but in fact photo.net are appeasing their patrons. They give that advice not to help the tyros but to line their pockets. Which is fine as long as they're open about it. A disclaimer might be nice. Cheers, frank "What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: George Sinos <[email protected]> Sent: March 29, 2012 3/29/12 To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: OT -- Really annoying Photo.net behavior That's fairly common advice. In reality, it's probably not bad. On the one hand, if a person is going to buy a camera without doing much research, steering them towards the brands with the largest market share isn't a horrible idea. If later, they go looking for books, articles or accessories, the big brands will be supported. Third party stuff almost always supports Canon and Nikon. Pentax and the others may be supported, but not always. On the other hand, 90% of the people that buy an SLR never buy much more than a bag to carry it in. A smaller group might buy a flash or one more lens. For that group, it just doesn't make any difference. Any SLR on the market will give them decent results. That group is unlikely to ever turn the dial away from "auto." If they do, it will likely be turned to a "scene" mode. The advice I've been hearing given lately is, "buy what your friends have." That way you can borrow their stuff and they may be able to answer questions. I don't think this kind of advice is hurting Pentax as much as their lack of marketing and sales. Maybe they'll settle in with Ricoh for a while and have a chance to build a decent distribution network. gs George Sinos -------------------- [email protected] www.georgesphotos.net plus.georgesinos.com On Wed, Mar 28, 2012 at 11:02 PM, David Mann <[email protected]> wrote: > On Mar 29, 2012, at 5:32 AM, Bryan Jacoby wrote: > >> "The market leader in the professional/advanced amateur photography >> world is Canon. If you don't have a major investment in lenses you >> will probably want to buy a Canon digital SLR. The number two spot is >> occupied by Nikon, which is also a reasonable choice. > > LOL, Nikon is "a reasonable choice"... if you must! :D > > If I were thinking about switching I'd go N way before C. > > Not that I'd ever think of switching.... > > Dave > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
