[rollei_list] Re: More R and H price comparisons and production figures
- From: Eric Goldstein <egoldste@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2010 20:23:06 -0400
I agree with this. Further, some of the original lenses marketed with
the original Nikon F were real dogs.
Canon took over the professional market because they went for quality
+ value and their L series lenses rivaled anything out there. In the
amateur market, they created product which was highly in sync with
customer demand/price point, and their branding/marketing was superb.
Eric Goldstein
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On Sat, Mar 27, 2010 at 8:11 PM, Marc James Small <marcsmall@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I suspect you mean the Nikon F. Canon came out with the F-1 (Old) a decade
> later.
>
> There is nothing revolutionary on the Nikon F -- each of its features was
> available on other cameras before the F appeared. What the F did present
> was a BUNCH of features in the same package. Nikon is part of the
> Mitsubishi Zaibatsu, and Mitsubishi was looking to dominate advanced amateur
> and pro 35mm photography through Nikon, so they received huge subsidies.
> (When things go poorly for Mitsubishi, as when the sale of Battleships and
> ten-meter stereo rangefinders go down, then Nikon gets cut off. That is a
> primary reason for the Canon takeover of the market in the 1990's.)
>
> Marc
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