Steve wrote: Isn't it a bit ludicrous for Pentax to put themselves in the hands of distributors and shops for their estimates of demand? Wouldn't it make sense for them to make extra products if they perceived demand to be higher than their supply chain predicted? I reckon it's perfectly reasonable to keep on bashing Pentax for the shortages. :-)
REPLY: I don't think it is. You save money on inventory (having large inventory on products with short life-span is certainly not a good idea!). No need to pay up front for parts from subcontractors; you only pay material and assembly costs for something already sold. Car manufacturers work by the same principle (most of them at least) and if you order a Morgan sports car you have to wait four years! Digital have been particularly difficult as the increase in demand has been much higher than anyome had anticipated. P�l
