On 25 Jan 2006 at 2:33, Pål Jensen wrote: > I don't think the 645D is extremely costly to develop. As high-end DSLR's > goes, it is probably dirt cheap to develop. The chassis and mechanics is > from a more than 20 year old camera. The electronics are from the *istD. The > sensor is bought in from Kodak and the digital parts are probably to a very > large extent similar to whats used in other pentax DSLR's. > The cameras marketability is probably very much larger than any MF camera > using film.
At this stage are you guessing as to the component basis of and development costs for the 645D or have you been privy to information direct from Pentax engineering sources? Also marketability is highly dependent on cost, you seem to think that its price will be on par with comparable Canon FF bodies I hope so but again from where have you gleaned this information or is it purely conjecture? Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
