I think that would be the same everywhere, no matter what
photography/camera forum one was
in.
I think Marnie has hit on something here. New camera models are coming out
in rapid order with the evolving technology and marketing's need to present
the customer with something new. Just like we've seen in the auto industry.
Cars use to come out every 4 to 6 years with new models, now if the car
design is 3 years old, its old.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
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From: <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: Multiple Brands or Switching - a Trend?
There have always been defections on this list. Yes, they do seem to have
increased, but for a long time Pentax was not producing new cameras fast
enough, then they were not producing very many new zooms. That finally
changed, although it took a while, and things have improved and now they
have
some very good cameras with good high ISO qualities and a FF coming out
too.
But maybe you are starting from the wrong assumptions. Just because this
is the PDML (Pentax DML) does not mean all PDMLers have brand loyalty.
Some
have a lot, some have some, and some have a minimal amount. I think that
would be the same everywhere, no matter what photography/camera forum one
was
in. Especially now that we are in the age of digital, and a lot of DSLRs
are more similar than SLRs once were.
HTH, Marnie aka Doe :-)
In a message dated 4/13/2013 6:39:06 A.M. Pacific Daylight Time,
[email protected] writes:
I think I subscribed to PDML in 2000 or 2001. It seems like the last
couple of years, and especially the last few months the topic of other
brands supplementing Pentax gear or just plain switching to other
brands has significantly increased.
Thom Hogan started a series called "How to Choose a Camera (Intro with
Homework)" on <www.bythom.com> He starts with this:
"...at this point in the digital era, almost all cameras are highly
competent. At the DSLR level, image quality even with the entry models
surpasses what most people could have gotten from film SLRs (assuming
you understand the camera, what it can actually do, and how to make it
perform optimally). As I've written for a number of years now about
all DSLRs: if you can't get a good-looking image at the largest size a
desktop inkjet printer can create (13x19"), it isn't the camera that's
the problem. Assuming your DSLR is not broken, it will be your
decisions and your handling of the camera that are the gatekeepers on
image quality these days."
I don't disagree with him.
If this is the case why so much talk of switching and other brands?
Is it really all due to the lack of a full frame body? Is the
increased talk of other brands really a trend or my imagination?
GS
George Sinos
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www.GeorgeSinos.com
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