Bruce wrote: > Uh, right. Let's see who's where in 5 years.
Well, I for one believe we are at a crossroad. In the future things may continue like it is or there might be more Nikon and Canon or indeed less. The digital part of digital cameras are mostly off-the-shelf parts. The camera manufacturers are not at the cutting edge of CCD technology but buy the parts from other, electronic manufacturers. For the first time in slr history buying a newer camera will mean getting better image quality. One can speculate that this may turn the competition from being name driven to image quality driven. Computer buyers are often more concerned about what processor the computer contains than what name is on the box. A similar development might be possible for digital cameras as well, not at least because they will cater a larger customer pool over time, including a significant number of computer nerds. Whats more, it's possible that photo journalist use may be of less importance in marketing terms since this particular area of photography will never be (image) quality driven, while the consumer market probably will be when all is about mega pixels. I'm not saying that this will happen, just that it is a possible scenario. It is supported by the fact that both Nikon and Canon are way surpassed by numerous other companies in market share of digital cameras. The same may happen as soon as digital slr's are commercially interesting for manufacturers without monopoly on the photo journalist market. P�l - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
