You're comparing list to street I think. Adam Maas wrote:
>The Kodak cost significantly more than the 5D (The DCS/n was $4995 >retail, compared to the 5D's introduction aroun $3300, the earlier DCS14 >retailed for around $4000), and provided less performance (the Nikon >mount body is less capable than the 5D, especially with regards to the >AF and fps, the Canon mount body was extremely low performance, based >off the Sigma SA-9). > >-Adam > > >P. J. Alling wrote: > > >>Kodak's FF SLR was much less expensive than Canons, less even than the >>5D with somewhat higher resolution, It wasn't cost that killed demand >>for it. >> >>John Forbes wrote: >> >> >> >> >>>I don't think economics is your strong suit. :-) The considerably higher >>>price you quote will drastically reduce demand, which will impinge on >>>economies of scale, and mean that the price you quote won't be >>>profitable. So it'll have to be higher, which will reduce demand more. >>> >>>A vicious circle will set in. There used to be three firms making full >>>frame SLRs. Now there is one, and I would guess things will stay that way >>>for quite a while. >>> >>>John >>> >>>On Thu, 07 Sep 2006 10:08:00 +0100, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>>>From: "John Forbes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>Date: 2006/09/07 Thu AM 01:00:35 GMT >>>>>To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> >>>>>Subject: Re: APS-C sensor $34?! >>>>> >>>>>Those still holding out for a FF Pentax please note. >>>>> >>>>>John >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>So, because one component (probably the most expensive) costs 10x more >>>>(plus associated costs) the whole unit is twice the price. Seems like a >>>>bargain to me. Pentax can knock the DL/2 out (with two lenses) for >>>>£500. Give me that with FF and you can throw the mechanical actuator in >>>>as well. I'll pay £1500. The LX, body only, got to more than that in >>>>the UK. >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>>On Thu, 07 Sep 2006 01:46:41 +0100, K.Takeshita <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>>wrote: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>Much info is available on the sensor cost, and this is one of them. At >>>>>>least >>>>>>the authour, who claimed to have worked in the semicon industry for >>>>>>years, >>>>>>is fairly definitive. But he is referring to 200mm wafer which is a >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>bit >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>outdated. It must be at least 300mm now. The article is dated Sept >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>2006 >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>>though. >>>>>>Anyway, FF sensor cost is interesting >>>>>> >>>>>>http://www.naturescapes.net/092006/ej0906.htm >>>>>> >>>>>>Ken >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>-- >>>>>Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>-- >>>>>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 >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > > > > -- Things should be made as simple as possible -- but no simpler. --Albert Einstein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
