Comment Re:Stickin' it to the man (Score 1, Insightful) 585
When I submitted this story, this is one of the main arguments I expected. My response is this: yes, the hack will never reach the awarenes of those consumers who walk into Best Buy and grab the Digital Rebel because its the neatest new camera. They will never know of the hack and the vast majority will not miss the reduced functionality either.
However, for the target market of the 10D, which is serious amateurs, semi-pros and professionals, I think the hack has the potential to have an effect. This type of photography is a small enough community that is increasingly computer and Internet-savy. When researching their alternatives quite likely will find out about the hack through some of the boards where professionals frequent like fredmiranda.com, dpreview.com, robgalbraith.com etc.
When pros are considering a second body to compliment their higher-end dSLR or amateurs are thinking about experimenting with digital than the Digital Rebel has become a very serious alternative to the 10D. $500 is a serious price differential for a larger memory buffer and metal body.
