"J. C. O'Connell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
I think I have just struck GOLD on this one! The cost reduction
of the istD has to be measured against the COST of the lenses
it does or doesn't support. You cant say that $5 savings in
the body is worth losing thousands in the great lenses....SLR
systems are systems. That is you have to make SYSTEM decisions
on features in bodies, not try to evalute the body costs
alone in making the feature body set. You cant just remove cheap
things out of the cameras available that don't end
upsetting the whole camera SYSTEM economy.
I disagree. For a company selling camera equipment, the cost reduction (for
both development and production) is measured against its effects on revenues
and earnings from the sale of products going forward. As I asked in another
message, what is your estimate of the number of sales that Pentax has lost
due to their lack of full K/M support in their DSLR line?
--Mark
