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On Mon, 7 Mar 2005 20:32:59 +0000 (UTC), Sander Vesik
wrote: In rec.photo.equipment.35mm Brian C. Baird wrote: In article , says... Kind of ridiculous to compare a $99 lens with a nearly $300 one and base your judgment on the camera heavily on that. But both are the normal kit lens that the majority of first-timers will buy the camera with, no? So it is a comparison not so much of camera bodies but kits, but what percentage of buyers will understand the difference? After all, there is no use in buying the camera without lens for them. But who sticks with the kit lens? Almost nobody. And you're forgetting the utility of an extra $200 to throw towards a decent zoom. A lot of people. Why do you think camera store "kits" with superzooms are so popular? For those that don't, the extra lay-out would in at least the Canon case be quite pointless. Indeed. At least in the case of the D70, I don't know anyone who *didn't* buy the kit - even if they had significant investment in Nikon glass already. That was (and still is) a good deal. Canon is simply doing its usual 'low price at all costs' thing. You mean catering to the market to maintain their #1 position? Yeah, that's horrible. In that case you should not be arguing that teh comparison is unfair, as the Canon kit buyers are getting what Canon designed for them - a lower quality cheaper combination. ...but are they falling for it? -- Owamanga! |
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