Originally posted by Pål Jensen $1500 for an FF camera it is still out of reach of 90% of the DSLR buying public
Hi
You seem to make an authoritative statement, can you reveal the source of this statistic ?
If people pay $1500 (approx.) for a crop camera (as evidently a lot have) why would they not want to fork out this sort of amount for a FF cam ? It appears to me, we are talking here uniquely about Pentax orientated folk and Nikon/Canon punters think differently about this because they buy this sort of stuff otherwise NikCan would not bother to make them, would they.
Remember the MP race,
mine is bigger than yours, and how sales staff was pushing this onto unsuspecting customers using this as a sales tool ? This has now run its course, so next will be:
Sir/Madam, you have to have FF, this is the latest advance in imaging and you would not like to be left behind, would you. (Or in so many words) Ah, and to add some value to the sale:
Sir/Madam you must have a UV filter to protect your valuable lens !
And as FF gains momentum (as did the MP race at one stage) you will find prices will come down. The camera makers who push this and are in it from the beginning (or have started this) will have the advantage. So in my view the technical aspects for or against FF to sales staff (and prospective buyers) is immaterial generally speaking. I bet the idea of FF is predominantly driven by camera makers sales and marketing departments. NkiCan must know that the fast majority of prospective buyers don't half understand the virtues of FF (or could not care less)
And the less people know about FF the better for the sales staff to sell one.
Sales staff are trained knowledgeable photography experts, aren't they
Greetings