On Sep 12, 2012, at 4:17 PM, Joseph McAllister wrote: > On Sep 12, 2012, at 13:53 , Cory Waters wrote: > >> Still shooting with the K10 here. >> K5 was attractive but I haven't been shooting enough to justify >> ANOTHER thousand dollar camera. When I bought the used I decided it >> was the last P&S camera I'd buy because my phone takes decent pictures >> and the ease of sharing with the network is just a killer feature. >> So now the K-5II. And the question: Is the face that it's a >> specialized tool offset the fact that it doesn't connect to the >> internet? >> Another way: Do i ever want another camera that doesn't have network >> capability? >> >> I don't know yet. >> Is it silly that I can buy a phone for so little that DOES share >> photos and a camera for so much that doesn't? Hell yes. >> I mean, what are 90% of us doing with any of these photos anyway? >> Could CanNikon and the rest NOT really understand this? > > Because we are not dealing with the expense of film, it may seem like a good > way to go. > > But the monthly charges entailed in having a phone embedded in the camera > would be an ongoing expense of several hundred dollars a month. Plus you > would have to design a DSLR that wouldn't look ridiculous holding up to your > ear. PLUS to just have cell phone, you'd have to carry your PENTANICANON with > you all the time. (Not a bad thing, but burdensome)
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