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Rob Studdert wrote:
On 19 Feb 2004 at 14:59, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
Meaning that it is a Nikon design, but Nikon does not actually build
it in its own factory? I'll believe this, but it would still put
Nikon in a better position than it was and pentax is in being dependant
on some completely external company for their image quality. Lots of
successful players in the computer and photography industry are basically fabless, or started that way. Given Nikon's apparent commitment to digital, I'm surprised that they wouldn't have tooled up to make sensors in house.
No little manufacturer is just going to "tool up" to produce imaging devices, it's a very big capitol commitment on it's own, probably more costly to set up than Pentax's entire camera line.
Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
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