What's the digital camera brand lineup

normanstrong DeleteThis @comcast.net wrote:
> Some of the respected brands of 35mm film camera were Nikon, Canon,
> Pentax, Olympus, Minolta, Contax & Leica. Now that everyone is
> moving to digital, I notice that most of these brands have fallen by
> the wayside, leaving us with Nikon and Canon. The argument about
> which of these 2 is best has been running for a while now. Are these
> the only 2 brands worth considering for serious photography now that
> the world is going digital?
> Norm Strong

No, but they make the best in the dSLR lines, but there are others and
some of them are not at all bad.

What are you looking for in a camera and what cameras have you used and
what lenses might you already have?

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In article <VqydnUs0tPFQ4VrYnZ2dnUVZ_v2nnZ2d.DeleteThis@comcast.com>,
<normanstrong.DeleteThis@comcast.net> wrote:

> Some of the respected brands of 35mm film camera were Nikon, Canon, Pentax,
> Olympus, Minolta, Contax & Leica. Now that everyone is moving to digital,
> I notice that most of these brands have fallen by the wayside, leaving us
> with Nikon and Canon. The argument about which of these 2 is best has been
> running for a while now. Are these the only 2 brands worth considering for
> serious photography now that the world is going digital?
>
> Norm Strong

Haven't visited a camera store in a decade or two have you?

Contax is a dead horse. Out of business for a few years.

All the rest you mention are available at most camera stores.

Or do you only buy photography equipment in large electronic stores or
department stores?

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On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 15:02:08 -0500, Bob Salomon wrote:

> In article <VqydnUs0tPFQ4VrYnZ2dnUVZ_v2nnZ2d.DeleteThis@comcast.com>,
> <normanstrong.DeleteThis@comcast.net> wrote:
>
>> Some of the respected brands of 35mm film camera were Nikon, Canon, Pentax,
>> Olympus, Minolta, Contax & Leica. Now that everyone is moving to digital,
>> I notice that most of these brands have fallen by the wayside, leaving us
>> with Nikon and Canon. The argument about which of these 2 is best has been
>> running for a while now. Are these the only 2 brands worth considering for
>> serious photography now that the world is going digital?
>>
>> Norm Strong
>
> Haven't visited a camera store in a decade or two have you?
>
> Contax is a dead horse. Out of business for a few years.
>
> All the rest you mention are available at most camera stores.
>
> Or do you only buy photography equipment in large electronic stores or
> department stores?

Minolta, as a brand, is dead - was purchased by Sony last year.
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On Mon, 5 Feb 2007 10:51:54 -0800, <normanstrong DeleteThis @comcast.net> wrote:

>Some of the respected brands of 35mm film camera were Nikon, Canon, Pentax,
>Olympus, Minolta, Contax & Leica. Now that everyone is moving to digital,
>I notice that most of these brands have fallen by the wayside, leaving us
>with Nikon and Canon.

Pentax is Pentax, Olympus is Olympus, Minolta is Sony, Contax I'm not
sure what they're doing, and Leica remains Leica.

Olympus, Panasonic, and Leica apparently have some kind of technology
sharing agreement--at least one model is shared between the three,
with minor variations.

>The argument about which of these 2 is best has been
>running for a while now. Are these the only 2 brands worth considering for
>serious photography now that the world is going digital?

This reads like a troll.

If you're doing "serious photography" then you should have a pretty
good idea what kind of subjects you are going to be working with, and
that should drive your decision. While there is broad overlap between
the systems offered by the various manufacturers, each has a few
pieces in their system that are specialized--if you need one of those
your decision is pretty much made.
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normanstrong RemoveThis @comcast.net wrote:
> Some of the respected brands of 35mm film camera were Nikon, Canon, Pentax,
> Olympus, Minolta, Contax & Leica. Now that everyone is moving to digital,
> I notice that most of these brands have fallen by the wayside, leaving us
> with Nikon and Canon. The argument about which of these 2 is best has been
> running for a while now. Are these the only 2 brands worth considering for
> serious photography now that the world is going digital?
>
> Norm Strong
>
>
I think if you confine yourself to C&N you are missing a lot. There is
no doubt that those two companies dominate the DSLR market but they may
not necessarily provide you with the "best" camera for your needs.

Many of the camera companies you mention are still around. Pentax, Sony
(formally KN), Fuji and Olympus are worth considering. Olympus, for
example, has an excellent array of made-for-digital lenses and rumour
has it all of their future cameras will have Live-view including their
Pro camera. Some provide in-body IS like the Sony Alpha.

Ron

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Where I belong I'm right
Where I belong.

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> On Mon, 05 Feb 2007 10:51:54 -0800, normanstrong wrote:
>
>> leaving us with Nikon and Canon. The argument about which of these 2
is best has been running for a while now. Are these the only 2 brands
worth considering for
> > serious photography now that the world is going digital?
> >
What great news for Nikon since they are not in the top two in the
digital race. Canon is #1 and Sony #2 according to the latest figures
from the camera industry.

You might want to see the PMA (Photo Marketing Association) newsletter.
Or, if you can't get it, ask a camera store to show you the last issue.

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"Joseph Meehan" <sligoNoSPAMjoe.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> normanstrong.RemoveThis@comcast.net wrote:
>> Some of the respected brands of 35mm film camera were Nikon, Canon,
>> Pentax, Olympus, Minolta, Contax & Leica. Now that everyone is
>> moving to digital, I notice that most of these brands have fallen by
>> the wayside, leaving us with Nikon and Canon. The argument about
>> which of these 2 is best has been running for a while now. Are these
>> the only 2 brands worth considering for serious photography now that
>> the world is going digital?
>> Norm Strong
>
> No, but they make the best in the dSLR lines, but there are others and
> some of them are not at all bad.
>
> What are you looking for in a camera and what cameras have you used and
> what lenses might you already have?
>
> --
> Joseph Meehan
>
> Dia 's Muire duit
>
>
>
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<normanstrong RemoveThis @comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Some of the respected brands of 35mm film camera were Nikon, Canon,
> Pentax, Olympus, Minolta, Contax & Leica. Now that everyone is moving to
> digital, I notice that most of these brands have fallen by the wayside,
> leaving us with Nikon and Canon. The argument about which of these 2 is
> best has been running for a while now. Are these the only 2 brands worth
> considering for serious photography now that the world is going digital?
>
> Norm Strong
>
Check out Pentax. They have the best spec'd 10mp dSLR for under $1000.
John
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<normanstrong.RemoveThis@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Some of the respected brands of 35mm film camera were Nikon, Canon,
> Pentax, Olympus, Minolta, Contax & Leica. Now that everyone is moving to
> digital, I notice that most of these brands have fallen by the wayside,
> leaving us with Nikon and Canon. The argument about which of these 2 is
> best has been running for a while now. Are these the only 2 brands worth
> considering for serious photography now that the world is going digital?
>
> Norm Strong
>
Check out Pentax. They have the best spec'd 10mp dSLR for under $1000.
John
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I use Canon and it way exceeds my expectations.

As for choosing a DSLR, another thing to take into consideration is the
lenses available for it. Both Canon and Nikon do some great lenses.


<normanstrong.RemoveThis@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> Some of the respected brands of 35mm film camera were Nikon, Canon,
> Pentax, Olympus, Minolta, Contax & Leica. Now that everyone is moving to
> digital, I notice that most of these brands have fallen by the wayside,
> leaving us with Nikon and Canon. The argument about which of these 2 is
> best has been running for a while now. Are these the only 2 brands worth
> considering for serious photography now that the world is going digital?
>
> Norm Strong
>
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