The price of any product isn't necessarily determined in regard to the
price of other products. There are a number of other factors that must
be considered. Most important are these three: How many people will buy
the camera if we price it at $XXXX. Will we sell all we can produce at
that price? Will we make enough money to recover our investment and
begin making a profit in a reasonable amount of time?
I'm sure Pentax doesn't expect all of us to run out and buy the
MZ-S. If we were to do that, it would be certain evidence that it was
underpriced. And if we expand that purchase rate to the entire universe
of Pentax users and enthusiasts, production couldn't possibly keep up.
So rejection by a certain number of potential buyers is obviously going
to happen. It's a good thing.
Pål Jensen wrote:
>
> Wieland wrote:
>
> > This is not obvious to me.
> > Ok, what is so much better with the MZ-S that is is almost trice the price of the
>Z-1p?
> > (if your $1700 is correct).
> > durability - ok. AF is better but one should expect this for a newer camera after
>7 years
> > at no cost.
>
> Maybe the same logic that make the F100 cost way more than the Z-1p?
> Remember also that Pentax has been litterally dumping the Z-1p the last years. When
>released the Z-1p costed the same as the Nikon F90. Late in life of the F90 it sold
>for $900 while the Z-1p was reduced to $500 (B+H). So a new Z-1p would costed
>significantly more than the current one.
>
> I have no problem with the price of the MZ-S and I doubt anyone else would have had
>if it was a Nikon. Imagine the MZ-S made by Nikon as the F100 Compact. Sold for the
>same price as the F100. Marketed at those who want F100 qualities but in a smaller
>body. Nikon would have said that compensate for the slower motor, they had added
>mirror prefire (made the Nikon users wild), data imprinting, an extra AF point, mid
>roll rewind with memory. I can see all the whining on Pentax discuss wanting this
>Nikon compact to be a Pentax- Luckily it is.
>
> Pål
>
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