Re: No flash on EOS 5D - How come?

Stan Beck wrote:
Yes, you're right, but I don't think the lack of one will hurt sales,
considering the market that this camera is intended for. This reason
has been given by Nikon for an number of questions - they produce
cameras for more than one market - amateur and pro. Canon does the
same.

Still, it's a bit like telling a mechanic "You can throw your spanners in
the bin now that you've bought yourself a socket set".

Different tools for different jobs, and I think the manufacturers are being
quite arrogant in their standpoint.

Having said that, they're multinational companies who are worth billions of
pounds, so I suppose they can afford to be as arrogant as they want to ;-)


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