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Subject: [OM] Re: D200 is out
From: "Joao T. da Costa" <joaocosta@xxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 14 Dec 2005 17:51:56 -0200
I believe the internet makes a huge difference, 
feeding the herd mentality on the one hand and 
making it easy (through auction sites and the 
like) to sell equipment thus reducing the lock-in 
effect of incompatible lens systems. IMHO.

João T. da Costa

At 11:45 AM -0800 14.12.05, AG Schnozz wrote:
>  > Once people commit to lenses and accessories it's much harder
>>  to get them to switch.
>
>I used to think this too.  Not so much anymore.  Digital cameras
>are as much of a commodity as anything else.  Canon has
>attracted much of the customer base through "herd mentality" and
>"gotta have the latest/greatest/biggest/best" thinking.  There
>is no loyalty in that.  Just look at dpreview at the number of
>people who've just bought the Canon 5D or 20D and are asking
>whether or not they should switch to the D200.
>
>My point is, there is NO COMMITTMENT with the bulk of camera
>buyers. They'll bail for the sake of bailing.  Once the newness
>of a camera wears off in three or four weeks or at most when a
>new model comes out from their chosen manufacturer or even
>another, they're drooling away and 'baying the "old" one.
>
>I admit it, I've gone through this myself.  But it has taken
>tremendous self-discipline (and a good CDFO) to keep me from
>doing it.  The funny thing is, that the longer I have a camera,
>the more I like it.  But you've got to go through the "love
>cycle".  It's like dating somebody.  First you're attracted to
>the body/features, then they walk on water, then they fall of
>their horse and you're ready to dump them.  A few problems come
>and go and only then does any real "love" and committment
>develop.
>
>As to the current dominance of the DSLR market, well, things are
>always cyclical.  Always have, always will be.  For the
>'Mericans' on the list, do you remember when SEARS was the
>retailer taking over the world?  What happened?  Currently it's
>Wal-Mart, but where is this COSCO and TARGET coming from?  How
>about automotive companies?  GM was the global king for a long
>time.  Not anymore.
>
>It's something we see in the Telco/Internet industries too.  How
>many times have you changes cellphone or internet providers?
>Every couple of years you get a new phone with a different
>company as soon as the "plan" expires.
>
>No different with Cameras.  I remember the days when Nikon ruled
>the roost.  Some remember Kodak and others may remember the
>unstoppable Argus.  Sooner or later, Canon will get trumped by
>somebody else who doesn't have to maintain a mammoth install
>base and can start anew with a brilliant concept, product and
>marketing.
>
>Meanwhile, Olympus still won't have the replacement to the E-1
>ready...
>
>AG
>
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