Comments on: dSLR for $500 http://terrychay.com/blog/article/dslr-for-500.shtml You tell that other boy, not to touch the woodwork... Mon, 13 Oct 2008 11:32:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7-hemorrhage hourly 1 By: The Woodwork » Blog Archive » Lies, Damn Lies, and Bias http://terrychay.com/blog/article/dslr-for-500.shtml#comment-5550 The Woodwork » Blog Archive » Lies, Damn Lies, and Bias Mon, 21 Aug 2006 03:33:07 +0000 http://terrychay.com/blog/article/slr-kit-breaks-600.shtml#comment-5550 [...] I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that you will not see $500 dSLR bodies based on a 35mm CMOS sensor anytime in this decade. At best, we can expect them to get down to around $1500 (which might happen fairly quickly if you see Nikon, Pentax, or Sony enter this area). Today, we already see a $300 APS-C dSLR body (the Pentax *st DL). [...] [...] I’m going to go out on a limb here and say that you will not see $500 dSLR bodies based on a 35mm CMOS sensor anytime in this decade. At best, we can expect them to get down to around $1500 (which might happen fairly quickly if you see Nikon, Pentax, or Sony enter this area). Today, we already see a $300 APS-C dSLR body (the Pentax *st DL). [...]

]]> By: tychay http://terrychay.com/blog/article/dslr-for-500.shtml#comment-4340 tychay Thu, 13 Jul 2006 01:39:55 +0000 http://terrychay.com/blog/article/slr-kit-breaks-600.shtml#comment-4340 <a href="http://www.flickr.com/groups/nikond50/discuss/72157594192760551/" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">Here is a thread comparing the Pentax DL2 to the Nikon D70</a>. Someone pointed out you can get the body for <a href="http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A=details&Q=&sku=388085&is=REG&addedTroughType=search" rel="nofollow">$340</a> (after rebate) from a reputable company (B&H Photo)! Here is a thread comparing the Pentax DL2 to the Nikon D70.

Someone pointed out you can get the body for $340 (after rebate) from a reputable company (B&H Photo)!

]]> By: The Woodwork » Blog Archive » Considering an entry level camera http://terrychay.com/blog/article/dslr-for-500.shtml#comment-1755 The Woodwork » Blog Archive » Considering an entry level camera Thu, 20 Apr 2006 01:10:16 +0000 http://terrychay.com/blog/article/slr-kit-breaks-600.shtml#comment-1755 [...] One concepts: the photographer is king. You can see this in my homage to Pentax in this article. [...] [...] One concepts: the photographer is king. You can see this in my homage to Pentax in this article. [...]

]]> By: The Woodwork » Blog Archive » Death of the Bridge? http://terrychay.com/blog/article/dslr-for-500.shtml#comment-1293 The Woodwork » Blog Archive » Death of the Bridge? Fri, 10 Mar 2006 02:34:24 +0000 http://terrychay.com/blog/article/slr-kit-breaks-600.shtml#comment-1293 [...] He covers the sadness I feel and know is coming true: cheap dSLRs are going to squeeze the bridge camera out of existence and this is a bad thing for photography. Though, unlike him, I feel that the market will drive them out, not the industry. Simply put, the ideal consumer for a bridge camera is not smart enough to know it is the right for them and will buy a dSLR instead. [...] [...] He covers the sadness I feel and know is coming true: cheap dSLRs are going to squeeze the bridge camera out of existence and this is a bad thing for photography. Though, unlike him, I feel that the market will drive them out, not the industry. Simply put, the ideal consumer for a bridge camera is not smart enough to know it is the right for them and will buy a dSLR instead. [...]

]]> By: tychay http://terrychay.com/blog/article/dslr-for-500.shtml#comment-1147 tychay Fri, 03 Feb 2006 10:02:43 +0000 http://terrychay.com/blog/article/slr-kit-breaks-600.shtml#comment-1147 If you <a href="http://www.techbargains.com/news_displayItem.cfm/57432" title="Nikon D50 6.1Mpixel Digital SLR 28-80 Lens $569.94 shipped free—TechBargains" rel="nofollow">really work at it</a> you can get a Nikon D50 for sub $570. But by this criteria you can <a href="http://www.techbargains.com/news_displayItem.cfm/57509" title="Pentax *ist DL, 6.1 Megapixel, SLR, Digital Camera $509.13—TechBargains">get the *stDL kit mentioned for $509</a>. :-) If you really work at it you can get a Nikon D50 for sub $570.

But by this criteria you can get the *stDL kit mentioned for $509. :-)

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