we will never have much effect on their market. most of the entire camera market is young women who are in charge of the family's memories of important events in their children's lives. by PMAI estimates, this is about 70% of all of the potential camera buyers in North America. they want a box that gets perfect pictures every time. all they have to do is point the camera and push a button. they will delete the "bad" ones and print the rest at a photofinishing kiosk or 1hr photo place. enthusiast's, except during the earliest part of photography's history (before Kodak), are not important in the big scheme of things for the major camera companies.
Herb... ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Miers" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, July 20, 2004 12:51 PM Subject: RE: Film vs Digita, was: lRe: Pentax is Dying? > The biggest share of digital purchases at this point I suspect are > being made by those outside of this group and have never really gotten > serious about photography. Some of them will really get into it, and that's > great, but the biggest share of them will get one...and use it once in a > blue moon. It was something new and different, but hohum...it looks nice on > the shelve now. What I'm driving at is at some point will the digital > imaging market be back to dealing with the old club that was always here? > Will we play their game? How many will get sick of the battery game?
