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From: George Kerby on 21 Nov 2009 09:52 On 11/21/09 7:43 AM, in article 28rfg5luv24vrv4afp9sc592rerrs73cue(a)4ax.com, "Robert Coe" <bob(a)1776.COM> wrote: > 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 Fishead-Rot has never achieved adulthood. He is the definition of the word 'man-boy'.
From: David J Taylor on 21 Nov 2009 10:50 "Robert Coe" <bob(a)1776.COM> wrote in message news:28rfg5luv24vrv4afp9sc592rerrs73cue(a)4ax.com... [] > 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 Bob, Ray claimed that by adding a swivel LCD finder to a Canon 7D "it would cost a lot more and make the camera much bigger and less durable", whereas I presented some evidence that this did not appear to apply to roughly comparable Nikon cameras, which are neither significantly bigger, nor do they cost more in the swivel finder version. I've had a camera with a swivel finder before and found it surprisingly handy, and am pleased to see this feature extend to DSLRs. A pity it's not on not the 7D, though. Cheers, David
From: Ray Fischer on 21 Nov 2009 11:55 David J Taylor <david-taylor(a)blueyonder.not-this-bit.nor-this.co.uk.invalid> wrote: >"Robert Coe" <bob(a)1776.COM> wrote in message >news:28rfg5luv24vrv4afp9sc592rerrs73cue(a)4ax.com... >[] >> 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 > >Bob, Ray claimed that by adding a swivel LCD finder to a Canon 7D "it >would cost a >lot more and make the camera much bigger and less durable", whereas I >presented some evidence that this did not appear to apply to roughly >comparable Nikon cameras, which are neither significantly bigger, nor do >they cost more in the swivel finder version. Don't start lying. -- Ray Fischer rfischer(a)sonic.net
From: Ray Fischer on 21 Nov 2009 11:56 Robert Coe <bob(a)1776.COM> wrote: >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. Neither do I. -- Ray Fischer rfischer(a)sonic.net
From: David J Taylor on 21 Nov 2009 12:26
"Ray Fischer" <rfischer(a)sonic.net> wrote in message news:4b081b97$0$1586$742ec2ed(a)news.sonic.net... > David J Taylor > <david-taylor(a)blueyonder.not-this-bit.nor-this.co.uk.invalid> wrote: [] >>Bob, Ray claimed that by adding a swivel LCD finder to a Canon 7D "it >>would cost a >>lot more and make the camera much bigger and less durable", whereas I >>presented some evidence that this did not appear to apply to roughly >>comparable Nikon cameras, which are neither significantly bigger, nor do >>they cost more in the swivel finder version. > > Don't start lying. > > -- > Ray Fischer > rfischer(a)sonic.net Sorry, Ray, but you're not going to wind me up again by false accusations. Anyone who wants to can read the past posts and form their own conclusions. I'm only sorry that you appear to have misunderstood what I wrote. David |