Originally posted by Kunzite Analogies are a trap. They're very good at expressing an idea, but often they're used to create an emotional reaction instead of reasoning about the actual subject. DSLRs are obsolete because horse drawn carriages are.
I've noticed a number of these "horse-drawn carriage" analogies on various forums or blogs. I think you're correct -- they're a trap, into which fall those who fail to think more deeply about the topic. It's easy, but superficial, to compare horse carriages to modern automobiles; in our common everyday lives, we don't see carriages on the streets and motorways, so most folks might conclude that they're only museum pieces. By analogy, they think, the Pentax DSLR concept must also be heading for the bin or museum.
But, a quick search online will reveal a number of modern carriage makers, who produce marvelous vehicles in their niche industry. Robert Carriages in our province of Quebec; Hansen in South Dakota USA, and Glinkowski in Poland all manufacture quality carriages that are priced up to the high $10's of thousands.
The carriage analogy might apply to the Pentax brand, but in the opposite way that the negative naysayers and snipers intend!
- Craig