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08-21-2014, 02:17 PM   #466
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QuoteOriginally posted by ChristianRock Quote
Well, that's not how the entry level crowd thinks, thoughc

Here's a story... I know it's just an anecdotal case, but I think it's descriptive of how most people think... Just today I bought a Pentax K-r body cheap off of Craigslist from a very nice lady. Her reason to sell it? She bought a Nikon because it had more megapixels. She just shoots with a kit lens, so changes are, her pictures at 12Mp and 24Mp will look the same (especially since Pentax and Nikon have basically the same optical design for their 18-55 lenses).
Case number 2 is my boss, who went from a 6Mp Canon to the D3200 (24Mp). He is quite disappointed that his 6Mp pictures look sharper than his 24Mp pictures (when viewed on his computer). Again, someone who shoots with one camera and one lens in Program mode, and no study of technique.

That is the entry level market. You gotta give them megapickles.

Fair point and makes the case for a high mp count for the low end. Quick question though - how successful was the kx? I remember seeing a few around at the time of its release (it had won a bunch of awards if I recall and correctly) and that had a relatively low count vs competition I believe (didn't the T2i exist at the time with the headline grabbing 18mp?, though im guessing that was very successful). Point is I think good reviews etc make a big difference too - it is so easy now to just google 'x vs y' and get an instant rating - maybe I'm naive but Id hope these fist time buyers considered that too.

Though I guess the problem comes when the reviews are left by people equally uninformed. Point is, even if this has lots of megapixels etc, if it gets some poor ratings it won't sell - that's why I do not get the goofy design, I can see it turning off more people than it attracts because the whole reason imo many people buy DSLRs is because they value the seriousness of the look of the camera, they think if it looks like a pro tool it will act like one - some different colours dont really undermine that too drastically, but surely LEDs would make it seem gimmicky and cheap?

Having said that, I heard the k500 didn't do too well so guess they may be experimenting etc - which they can afford to do in a way.

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QuoteOriginally posted by boriscleto Quote
You forgot the ™
I was going to add it, but I couldn't figure out the superscript tag.
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I was going to add it, but I couldn't figure out the superscript tag.
It's easy on a Mac. It's just Option 2. Even easier on a tablet...
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QuoteOriginally posted by JinDesu Quote
I was going to add it, but I couldn't figure out the superscript tag.

boriscleto'd ™ - and fair enough, it was an attempt at humour but that tends to be a bit hit and miss... a bit like my photos (more miss than hit ).

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Yes sensor size plays a big role in IQ it seems.

I have been sucked into the Megapixels hype too. Bought a Canon P+S pocket cam.. said 16MP and optical zoom. great.

Except it wasn't. The IQ was poor even at ISO 100 and got worse quickly from there on up.

And forget CHDK and enabling RAW support... haha lipstick on a pig.
Yes, every tiny sensor Sony point and shoot is 20MP now.

They must be better than a K-5 IIs right?

Unfortunately that is how lots of people see it. Things were easier to understand back in the film days.
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boriscleto'd ™ - and fair enough, it was an attempt at humour but that tends to be a bit hit and miss... a bit like my photos (more miss than hit ).
Now everyone will make fun of my inability to do superscript without having to google the method
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No way, you are hardly alone. Look how many people leave off the ™ in PentaxIsDoomed!™



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Ghastly is in the eye of the beholder.
Cheesy, on the other hand, is in the eye of the grocer. I showed the photo to my grocer and he suggest a space immediately adjacent to the Limburger.


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It's easy on a Mac. It's just Option 2. Even easier on a tablet...
We're all not cool enough to own a Mac... unless the name starts with Big.
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QuoteOriginally posted by boriscleto Quote
You forgot the ™
I was thinking ... maybe you should have a permanent "trademark sign" for announcing a boriscleto'd person ! ?? ... something with a real punch !

... by the way, I do like this new KS-1 look (hoping I won't get "boriscleto'd though )

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We're all not cool enough to own a Mac... unless the name starts with Big.
I had to do it once on a Window$ PC and I had to Google it...
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No way, you are hardly alone. Look how many people leave off the ™ in PentaxIsDoomed!™

Probably another 'miss' but hopefully I won't be taken too seriously...
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Probably another 'miss' but hopefully I won't be taken too seriously...
Well, I laughed...
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Well, I laughed...
'Through humor, you can soften some of the worst blows that life delivers. And once you find laughter, no matter how painful your situation might be, you can survive it.'

- Bill Cosby


Excuse the melodrama.

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QuoteOriginally posted by boriscleto Quote
I had to do it once on a Window$ PC and I had to Google it...
"Window$"? But I thought your Mac cost 300% more than my Windows based PC... and performs the same functions. Shouldn't it be £M¥AC$ instead?

And ahh yes Google. A Remarkable resource to the initiated.

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Probably another 'miss' but hopefully I won't be taken too seriously...

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