No you misunderstood me or I didn't explain it well. TODAY it would cost less to implement this $5 part than it would cost to do it the old way TODAY. Since there are already A/D channels in the body its much easier than doing it with several more discrete analog components like they did it back them. jco
-----Original Message----- From: P. J. Alling [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 12:38 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Rename request They were cheap because the dollar was worth more, adjusted for inflation the current film cameras cost less than the MX and ME when they were introduced. Gonz wrote: > The main reason that they were so cheap is that those cameras did not > have microprocessors, A/D channels, firmware, lcds, ccds, etc. And > they did not have to deal with auto focus, sophisticated program > modes, metering modes, etc. The cost in the new cameras is much > greater because it adds another dimension to an already very > complicated problem. That costs money not only in R&D, manufacturing, > parts, documentation, testing, etc. > > > rg > > J. C. O'Connell wrote: > >> YES WE CAN- there is a long history >> of these parts in bottom of the >> line PENTAX cameras that sold for only $150 >> FOR THE WHOLE CAMERA....How much >> do you think that parts maximum cost could >> have been for that to be possible? >> >> jco >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Gonz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Tuesday, September 20, >> 2005 1:44 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: Re: Rename request >> >> >> In a high volume situation, I would agree with you since you can >> amortize the cost of everything I mentioned over the run of the >> camera. But these are not high volume cameras, esp not the *istD. >> Of course both of us have no idea of what the actual cost is both >> from the development side to the manufacturing side, so we are just >> speculating anyways. We cannot make a blanket statement either way >> on whether or not cost was an issue here. >> >> rg >> >> > > -- When you're worried or in doubt, Run in circles, (scream and shout).
