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[OM] Re: E-300 ponderings, the new Pen-F?

Subject: [OM] Re: E-300 ponderings, the new Pen-F?
From: christian <fischerchristian@xxxxxxx>
Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 05:32:53 +0200
It appears that only the marketing departement in each company 
is working fast. 
The technical cycles are by far longer than marketing ones even 
for the softwares. 
Christian
 
Le Mardi 28 Septembre 2004 02:43, vous avez écrit :
> Probably cheaper to use the same processor, lowering unit cost with
> increased volume, than to design another one. Then the only way to limit
> performance and avoid competing too well with the 10D was through software.
>
> Fortunately for me, they saved money there too, just making tiny
> changes, rather than rewriting, and leaving the same executable
> otherwise, so the changes could be learned by comparison with the 10D
> executable and reversed. As a result, I and others have a 300D with most
> of the removed 10D functionality restored. I'll bet they don't make that
> mistake again.
>
> What I am questioning in the E-300, though, is not the idea of removing
> features in a less expensive model, but one specific choice of feature
> to downgrade. I think speed of operation is one universal characteristic
> that has a large effect on user satisfaction. It's painfully slow to
> download 6mp images from a 300D and frustrating if one is eager to see
> the images. 8mp on the E-300 will be even slower. My fear is that people
> react differently to different characteristics. For example, they can
> understand having to pay more for photographic features, more mp, faster
> shutter speeds, faster and/or sharper lenses, higher iso/loser noise,
> etc. Download speed seems to me to be in another category closer to
> ergonomics. Why simply make the camera irritating to use? Will that make
> people feel like buying another camera from you?
>
> Moose
>
> C.H.Ling wrote:
> >Not as poor as the 300D, C*non just modify the software without saving a
> >buck to reduce the performance.

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