No, he implied that the younger crowd was using SLRS more than the old fogies. I did not and still Do not agree. The younger crowd are more likely To not even know what a SLR is let alone buy one Compared to the veterans IMHO... jco
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of William Robb Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 1:02 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: The JCO survey ----- Original Message ----- From: "J. C. O'Connell" Subject: RE: The JCO survey > No way, I bet they are still a small fraction of total camera > Sales. The mainstream is still very heavily digital p&s. Umm John, if you go back and read Adam's post, you will note he is talking unit volumes of SLR sales, not % of SLR sales to P&S camera sales. The SLR has definitely taken a surge in popularity of late and it is younger people who are pushing the numbers. I invite you to read: http://www.dpreview.com/news/0507/05071804infotrend_dcsales.asp Here is a small excerpt: "One of the brightest spots for digital camera vendors has been the Digital SLR. Canon's Digital Rebel and Nikon's D70 were two of the best selling models of 2004, despite their higher average prices. Photo hobbyists have been attracted to the powerful features of these cameras. InfoTrends/CAP Ventures expects the consumer DLSR market grow 81% in 2005." The thread is about DSLRs, why are you introducing P&S cameras. They are irrelevant. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
