New Pentax Ad

[Paul Stenquist]

On Mar 1, 2008, at 2:58 PM, Tim Bray wrote:

> On Sat, Mar 1, 2008 at 10:33 AM, Joseph Tainter  
> <jtainter at mindspring.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>  "Well done. The contrast draws the eyes to the cameras, but the  
>> spilling
>
> Yeah, but did they *have* to talk about megapixels?  Sigh... -T
>

Yes. While megapixel count isn't the only important factor in  
determining the worth of a camera, it's still a buzz word for the  
vast majority of consumers. And the K20D does offer an advantage in  
this regard over most competitors -- without a noise penalty. That's  
quite an achievement. They also mention shake reduction and, of  
course, weather sealing. It's a great ad, but it would be a lesser ad  
without any mention of megapixel count.
Paul