And that is the problem with electronic based cameras. Anyone want to
guess the price of a one-off integrated circuit?
There are no aftermarket parts for the same reason you can not get them
for your Ferrari, the market is too small to make it worth while. For
mechanical cameras I could direct you to a couple of places that will
fabricate parts for you if you are willing to pay for them.
Ces de vive,
--Tom
Takehiko Ueda wrote:
> Maybe the patent problem? Anyway, in the case of the LX,
> Pentax claims that the main reason for stopping its
> production is difficulty in securing the parts, especially
> electronic ones. After considering the ten years, they had
> to decide to stop producing.
--
Tom "Graywolf" Rittenhouse
Graywolf Photo, Charlotte, NC, USA
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