Re: DSLR sales

2004-03-29 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/28/2004 10:57:46 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: One of my co-workers, who is adamant that "Canon is better", has a K1000 that he takes mountain biking. He wound up with my 135/3.5 and 24/2.8. DJE - Well, good to hear it! And thanks for th

Re: DSLR sales

2004-03-28 Thread edwin
>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >In a message dated 3/28/2004 1:41:03 PM Pacific Standard Time, >[EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: >> My point is that the average shooter probably bought a K1000 years ago >>and >> STILL HAS IT. >Actually, tons of people who bought them sold them. And people who have >boug

Re: DSLR sales

2004-03-28 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/28/2004 2:01:53 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: Hi Marnie... I have one I might be persuaded to part with, in case you ever get the urge again... keith whaley LOL! I gotta to admit, except for film load, an all manual camera has a lot of

Re: DSLR sales

2004-03-28 Thread Keith Whaley
Hi Marnie... I have one I might be persuaded to part with, in case you ever get the urge again... keith whaley [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 3/28/2004 1:41:03 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: My point is that the average shooter probably bought a K1000 year

Re: DSLR sales

2004-03-28 Thread Eactivist
In a message dated 3/28/2004 1:41:03 PM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > My point is that the average shooter probably bought a K1000 years ago and > STILL HAS IT. Actually, tons of people who bought them sold them. And people who have bought them more recently, for photograp

Re: DSLR sales

2004-03-28 Thread Keith Whaley
Thank you. I suspected as much... I'm very aware of image. You don't get to my age, having had so many jobs as I've had when dealing with the public, without becoming keenly aware of what flies and what doesn't... I agree with you. keith graywolf wrote: Small black cameras do not have the psy

RE: DSLR sales

2004-03-28 Thread Jens Bladt
:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 28. marts 2004 19:49 Til: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Emne: Re: DSLR sales > > With all the Digital Rebels and other Canons and Nikon DSLRs out > > there, you'd think I'd be seeing them out and about. I was walking 1) The numbers somebo

Re: DSLR sales

2004-03-28 Thread graywolf
Small black cameras do not have the psychological impact with photographers's customers that big black cameras do. To a very large percent of the population's minds "big black camera" and "pro" are synonymous. You can not imagine the utter respect that carrying a black Mamiya Universal Press ca

Re: DSLR sales

2004-03-28 Thread edwin
> > With all the Digital Rebels and other Canons and Nikon DSLRs out > > there, you'd think I'd be seeing them out and about. I was walking 1) The numbers somebody posted said that in the last couple of years all the companies had sold something like 1.5 to 2 million DSLRs total, most of them t

Re: DSLR sales

2004-03-28 Thread Keith Whaley
graywolf wrote: Very true, Mark. Also many used MF because pro's were expected to use BBC's (Big Black Cameras). In this day and age a DSLR is a BBC to most of their customers. The *istD has a major faults. It is small. -- [...] Two disparate comments. What do you call one or more of the *is

Re: DSLR sales

2004-03-28 Thread graywolf
Very true, Mark. Also many used MF because pro's were expected to use BBC's (Big Black Cameras). In this day and age a DSLR is a BBC to most of their customers. The *istD has a major faults. It is small. -- Mark Roberts wrote: [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: Does this mean that pros are abandoning M

Re: DSLR sales

2004-03-28 Thread Mark Roberts
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Does this mean that pros are abandoning MF in droves? My sources in the photo retail business say that medium format sales are just about dead. I observed some time ago that many professionals who use/used medium format didn't do so for the increased resolution necess

Re: DSLR sales

2004-03-28 Thread Herb Chong
comments inline. Herb - Original Message - From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, March 28, 2004 12:43 AM Subject: DSLR sales > How many did they SELL? Last I looked you could still buy NEW Nikon F3s, > but I doubt they have been man

Re: DSLR sales

2003-06-25 Thread Pål Jensen
Bruce wrote: DSLR sales this year are projected to be in the 600,000 - 1,000,000 range. Canon is selling 30,000 10Ds a month and can't keep up with demand. I Pentax can't get a decent piece of this market they are beyond hopeless. REPLY: Agreed. Provided the numbers are correct.I can remember t