Herb,
I think you'll find that the prices of sensors, like the prices of several
other things, are quite closely related to volume. I don't recall anybody
suggesting that Leica is a high volume camera maker. A manufacturer who
was able to commit to rather higher volumes than Leica would find the
price of the sensor to be correspondingly lower.
John
On Thu, 02 Jun 2005 00:36:59 +0100, Herb Chong <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
the Leica with a 10MP sensor and less components lists for $9K. since
Kodak also makes the 645D sensor, there no chance that the 645D sensor
will cost substantially less than the one used in the Leica. the sensor
makes up easily half the OEM cost of the camera.
Herb....
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There's a world of price differentiation between and F3 and the 645D.
Yeah, hobbyists will use a 645 system that they purchased for a grand
or so. But will they come up with close to 10K for a digital body? Some
say it will be much more. I doubt it. If there's no pro market for a
645D, it will be dead on arrival.
Paul
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