> > From: Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/07/02 Sun PM 11:51:09 GMT > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: New K bodies listed on B > > Nope, Shel's accurate on this one, they come over by the containerload > on ships. Considering the cost of air freight across the Pacific is on > the order of $1000/lb for large quantities, Air freight is certainly not > viable for anything cheaper than a Canon 1Ds or Hasselblad. > > -Adam
No wonder those little (ahem) babies are so costly. Got to be about $5000 just to get a 1Ds across the Pacific. > > > Paul Stenquist wrote: > > >I think Shel was speaking metaphorically. > >Paul > >On Jul 2, 2006, at 5:13 PM, Powell Hargrave wrote: > > > > > > > >>>B&H is listing them, as Shel pointed out. That means they should be > >>>available soon. Some may already be on ships. > >>> > >>> > >>Do cameras move on ships these days? I would think that with the high > >>value and the speed of the market it would make air cargo more likely. > >> > >>Powell > >> > >>-- > >>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>[email protected] > >>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> > >> > >> > > > > > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
