> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Kostas Kavoussanakis > Sent: 24 August 2006 16:26 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: RE: Turbulent age > > On Thu, 24 Aug 2006, Bob W wrote: > > >>> What the pros are using, and particular the photo > >>> journalists, are less important now for brand recognition > >> > >> I had two different sports photographers ask me on Tuesday what I
> >> knew about the new Pentax bodies after seeing that I was shooting > >> with Pentax. > > > > Photojournalists that I know or have spoken to are always interested > > in who's using what and why. It's important for them to have an edge > > on the competition, so if they see someone using something > > unconventional they want to know what benefit it is giving > them. Over > > recent years the range of different types of camera that > > photojournalists use seems to me to have expanded significantly. I > > know one guy who shot 4x5 in a war zone. A few of them are using > > square format, or (as Shel posted some time ago) 'consumer' > digicams. > > They want their work to look different and to stand out > from the herd. > > Is it just me or are these two answers missing Paal's initial remark? > The first answer does not address the point of Pal's remark. My answer addresses the comment about sports photographers. Why do you ask? Bob -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
