From: David J Taylor on 11 Nov 2009 15:33 "Ray Fischer" <rfischer(a)sonic.net> wrote in message news:4afb0581$0$1671$742ec2ed(a)news.sonic.net... > David J Taylor > <david-taylor(a)blueyonder.not-this-bit.nor-this.co.uk.invalid> wrote: >>"Ray Fischer" <rfischer(a)sonic.net> wrote in message >>news:4afa7f98$0$1648$742ec2ed(a)news.sonic.net... >>> David J Taylor >>> <david-taylor(a)blueyonder.not-this-bit.nor-this.co.uk.invalid> wrote: >>[] >>>>Yes, my price and size comparison showed that the it didn't add >>>>significantly to cost or size. >>> >>> If one considers to be a near doubling of price to be insignifant. >> >>D60 was Euro 699 at introduction >>D5000 Euro 799 > > And if you think that 100 euros is insignificant then you're an idiot. > > -- > Ray Fischer > rfischer(a)sonic.net > You stated that "Then it becomes just what Canon is selling except that it would cost a lot more and make the camera much bigger and less durable." 800 Euros isn't "a lot more" than Euro 700. I see that letting you back out of the killfile has only resulted in more name-calling. David
From: Ray Fischer on 11 Nov 2009 22:30 David J Taylor <david-taylor(a)blueyonder.not-this-bit.nor-this.co.uk.invalid> wrote: > >"Ray Fischer" <rfischer(a)sonic.net> wrote in message >news:4afb0581$0$1671$742ec2ed(a)news.sonic.net... >> David J Taylor >> <david-taylor(a)blueyonder.not-this-bit.nor-this.co.uk.invalid> wrote: >>>"Ray Fischer" <rfischer(a)sonic.net> wrote in message >>>news:4afa7f98$0$1648$742ec2ed(a)news.sonic.net... >>>> David J Taylor >>>> <david-taylor(a)blueyonder.not-this-bit.nor-this.co.uk.invalid> wrote: >>>[] >>>>>Yes, my price and size comparison showed that the it didn't add >>>>>significantly to cost or size. >>>> >>>> If one considers to be a near doubling of price to be insignifant. >>> >>>D60 was Euro 699 at introduction >>>D5000 Euro 799 >> >> And if you think that 100 euros is insignificant then you're an idiot. > >You stated that "Then it becomes just what Canon is selling except that it >would cost a lot more and make the camera much bigger and less durable." >800 Euros isn't "a lot more" than Euro 700. Yes, it is. -- Ray Fischer rfischer(a)sonic.net
From: SamSez on 12 Nov 2009 09:39 rfischer(a)sonic.net (Ray Fischer) wrote in news:4af7ba35$0$1639 $742ec2ed(a)news.sonic.net: > Outing Trolls is FUN! <otif(a)trollouters.org> wrote: >> rfischer(a)sonic.net (Ray Fischer) wrote: >>>SamSez <samtheman(a)verizon.net> wrote: >>>>"Charles" <charlesschuler(a)comcast.net> wrote in news:hd25no$ft2$1 >>>>@news.eternal-september.org: >>>> >>>>> Very positive! >>>> >>>>No auto CA correction. >>> >>>Because the camera doesn't have to use cheap lenses. You can actually >>>use lenses that don't need correction for chromatic aberration. >> >>NO lens exists that > > Go away, lying troll. > the lying troll being someone claiming a lens with no CA ?
From: Robert Coe on 21 Nov 2009 08:43 On 10 Nov 2009 04:06:33 GMT, rfischer(a)sonic.net (Ray Fischer) wrote: : David J Taylor <david-taylor(a)blueyonder.not-this-bit.nor-this.co.uk.invalid> wrote: : > : >"Ray Fischer" <rfischer(a)sonic.net> wrote in message : >news:4af77c58$0$1655$742ec2ed(a)news.sonic.net... : >[] : >> Almost double the price going fromk 10MP to 12MP? : > : >You will always find that cameras drop in price from their introduction, : : Spare me the bullshit rationalizations. Can either of you guys explain why this increasingly bitter argument makes sense? One of you thinks an articulated LCD screen is worth its size and cost penalty; the other doesn't. Both configurations are available in very usable cameras. What more is there to say? Bob
From: Robert Coe on 21 Nov 2009 08:53
On 11 Nov 2009 18:42:09 GMT, rfischer(a)sonic.net (Ray Fischer) wrote: : David J Taylor <david-taylor(a)blueyonder.not-this-bit.nor-this.co.uk.invalid> wrote: : >"Ray Fischer" <rfischer(a)sonic.net> wrote in message : >news:4afa7f98$0$1648$742ec2ed(a)news.sonic.net... : >> David J Taylor : >> <david-taylor(a)blueyonder.not-this-bit.nor-this.co.uk.invalid> wrote: : >[] : >>>Yes, my price and size comparison showed that the it didn't add : >>>significantly to cost or size. : >> : >> If one considers to be a near doubling of price to be insignifant. : > : >D60 was Euro 699 at introduction : >D5000 Euro 799 : : And if you think that 100 euros is insignificant then you're an idiot. We don't consider 799 US dollars to be anywhere near double 699 US dollars. Does one apply different rules of arithmetic to euros? Bob |