On 9/16/06 10:23 AM, "Digital Image Studio", <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> I don't know where these numbers came from but if true makes > interesting reading. > > http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1036&message=20055021 There was exactly the kind of info you were looking for in Japan when they were talking about the same subject (supply concern). That was about a couple of weeks ago and I did not jot it down. But AFIR, the largest production was D80 at 80,000.mo followed by the new Rebel (400D?). I do remember that K10D was 13,000 and K100D was 14,000. So, DP Review number for the Rebel is somewhat in question. This explains the glut of D80 floating around but Pentax numbers do appear small. Perhaps they are just going by the expected market share, which I am sure has to be revised considerably now. It is interesting that K10D number is smaller than that of K100D. But Pentax always say in their press release for new launches that the monthly production figure is "during the start up". Also, they said in the past that fair portion of the price of bodies/lenses includes warehousing and other distribution cost. They "might" be following "just in time" delivery system like that followed in auto industry. This might be good in reducing the cost significantly "as long as" they have sufficient production capacity. But either way, everybody is expecting varying level of delivery delay, one of the reasons for which is large potential of converts from other brands or addition of K10D in their gear inventory etc. Dedicated Pentax users should be given a priority ticket :-). But I still think this is good for Pentax as they made an honest effort to produce a camera people want, and they should be rewarded. If they overcome this "potential" supply problem, I hope they make enough money to accelerate the production of more creative products, and along the way, get rid of Mr.Abe who apparently knew the inside info and made a quick buck. Ken -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
