Following you suggestion, I've emailed him too. See below my slightly revised text.
Thanks,
Dario
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Hi David,
I think someone failed you in researching material for your column, "Professional Cameras, Made for the Amateur," which appeared in the business section of today's New York Times.
While Canon and Nikon are the major players in the photography market, a
small family-owned company called Pentax has been giving them fits for years
with extremely high quality products at competitive prices.
Among those cameras that are frequently described as "Prosumer DSLRs,"
Pentax makes two of the very fines. One, the *istDS, is priced competitively
with the Canon 300D. The other, the *istD, is priced competitvely with the
Nikon D70. Both are more compact than either the Nikon or the Canon.
Both use the same sensor found in the Nikon and produce 6.1 megapixel
images. Both have viewfinders that are far wider/brighter than those found in
either the Canon or the Nikon. That makes them easier to focus manually.
And while Pentax makes some very fine autofocus lenses, the ability to use
manual focus lenses is important on a Pentas DSLR because both of these
cameras can use any Pentax lens made in the last 50 years (including medium
format), also retaining focus confirmation and metering.
Such kind of compatibility is unavailable with any competitor models.
It's unfortunate that your readers will remain unaware of these
alternatives to the heavily marketed Nikon and Canon models.
Best regards,
Dario Bonazza
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, April 21, 2005 5:50 PM
Subject: New York Times DSLR article
If you have a copy of today's New York Times take a look at the first page of the business section. There you'll find an article about prosumer dslr cameras that mentions only Nikon and Canon offerings. I sent the following e-mail to the author, David Pogue. Others might wish to write as well. He can be reacheda at [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Paul
