On Sep 20, 2005, at 5:34 AM, J. C. O'Connell wrote:
You don't need to be a camera engineer to see that in the overall cost of designing and building these cameras that this INCREDIBLY simple and cheap part removal COULD NOT result in any signifigant cost savings due to the much more massive engineering costs required for the rest of the camera and also the much much higher overall parts costs. ...
You asked me to respond directly to your statements so I suppose I will, just this once (again).
In the design of a computer logic board intended to sell in total number of units far less than a camera body, I've been at the engineering meetings where three hours debate was spent on whether to go with one or another design based on the cost/benefits of saving $0.03 cents on component cost. You've said (repeatedly, ad nauseam) that this functionality could be achieved with a $5 part.
To put a $5 part into the design without damn good reason from Marketing, Engineering and Support requires something like an act of god in the face of ultimate catastrophe. That is the reality of manufacturing decisions when it comes to mass produced devices today.
You may disagree with that, but in doing so you demonstrate your lack of understanding of modern business.
Godfrey
