Well, then why be an "also ran"? Run, do not walk, to your Nikon or Canon
dealer so that you too can have the best of the best. :-)
Len
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Alexandre A. P. Suaide [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, February 13, 2001 12:08 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: Fasten seatbelts: MZ-S price!!
>
>
> Hello,
>
> In my opinion, the point is.... If a new consumer goes to
> B&H, for example,
> to look for a camera (he wants to upgrade from P&S to SLR)
> and the retailer
> shows a MZ-S, a F100, N80S and EOS1V, probably the consumer
> will buy everything
> else but the MZ-S. This will happen for a few reasons....
>
> 1. Price. - A consumer every time wants to buy more for the
> same price. If
> would like to spend US$1000 +- 200 and I am starting using
> SLR will will
> buy a Nikon.... I bought my first pentax because it was much
> cheaper...
> I bought the PZ1-P because it was much cheaper than the F100.
> I like them
> very much but if it was the same price.... Last week a friend
> of mine bought
> a N80S and I took some pictures.... Unless the 1/4000 max
> speed and data
> imprimnting it has the same specifications than MZ-S plus
> some "hyper" modes
> for half of the price (US$450)
>
> 2. Marketing - Nikon and Canon have better marketing
> departments than Pentax.
> And I think Pentax will not change it with the MZ-S. I will not
> be surprised if Nikon and Canon gives top camera to famous
> PJ's for free
> only for marketing... This works very well.
>
> 3. Support - Nikon and Canon have more support than Pentax from PJ and
> serious amateurs (this happens because of marketing).
>
> 4. Delay - Pentax is going to release a full 35 mm frame
> digital camera
> with 6 Mpixel.... Nikon have a 6 Mpixel digital camera and in the
> time pentax releases its probably nikon will release a full
> 35 mm 10 or
> 12 Mpixel digital body.... for almost the same price....
>
> Alex
>
>
>
> Pål Jensen wrote:
> >
> > Mafud wrote:
> >
> > > << Expect US mailorder price to be around $900 - 1000 >>
> > >
> > > Oh-oh. That's EOS 1n (sans booster) terriitory.
> >
> > Do make some rooms for errors here; this is a guesstimate
> based on the Norwegian price approximately converted into US
> conditions based on my experience in Norwegian vs. US prices.
> >
> > Pål
> >
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> Alexandre A. P. Suaide, Ph.D.
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