Only supposition, but from logical inference. The *ist-D was unavailable from any source for months maybe even as long as a year. Even B&H had removed it from their web site a while back. Now suddenly they are available, at bargain prices. It doesn't take much brain power to realize that Pentax has most probably offered them to retailers at a huge discount before they're stuck with the lot of them.
J. C. O'Connell wrote: > You do lose money if you buy too many > to get a good price and the market then > goes south due to better cheaper models > before you have sold them all. This happens > all the time in technology based retail... > I dont think you have any real basis to > KNOW that they are NOT losing money > on these. I have a hunch they are. To say > they put these kits together fairly cheaply > could be quite wrong... > jco > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > P. J. Alling > Sent: Friday, December 08, 2006 4:12 AM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: *istD kits down to $499 New > > > Because I worked in Retail John, you don't make money by loosing money > on each sale and making it up on volume. > > J. C. O'Connell wrote: > >> I still dont see why you think this seller >> got/gets the NEW *istD bodies cheap. They may be >> losing their ass on them. I dont know, >> but how do you? >> jco >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >> Of P. J. Alling >> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 4:30 PM >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: Re: *istD kits down to $499 New >> >> >> Think computers, the *ist-D is a discontinued computer. It's >> replacement is available now. It's being dumped before another >> generation makes it unsaleable. The 28-80 doesn't have a sterling >> reputation and they were made to be sold with the *ist film cameras. >> I'll bet Pentax has a ton of them, for which there is not much demand. >> > > >> Most film users can afford cameras with higher perceived value most of >> > > >> which can use or need to use an aperture ring. The lens is an orphan. >> > > >> Once again it's being dumped before it becomes unsaleable. This is >> > just > >> the beginning of the price slide. B&H photo is still selling the >> *ist-D >> >> for 799 without lens. But look to see much deeper discounting real >> soon. Face it with an APS sensor 28-80 is not a very popular focal >> length. >> 18-50 or so is. >> >> J. C. O'Connell wrote: >> >> >>> High price? Wasnt the istD originally >>> over $1000 for just the body? This is >>> about $450 for a new *istD body and >>> about $50 for all the rest including the >>> FAJ lens by my estimate.....How do you >>> know they got them (the bodies) cheap? >>> jco >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >>> Of P. J. Alling >>> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 3:29 PM >>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> Subject: Re: *istD kits down to $499 New >>> >>> >>> Nope, not wide at all, (like 43mm on a FF film camera), and the FAJ >>> is FF. They're unloading a kit they put together fairly cheaply at a >>> > > >>> relatively high price. >>> >>> J. C. O'Connell wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160060811759 >>>> >>>> Seems like they are trying to unload these >>>> older leftover models now..... >>>> >>>> How about that kit lens : Pentax SMC FAJ 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Autofocus >>>> > > >>>> Zoom Lens? Is that a APS or FF lens? Curious be because 28 isnt very >>>> > > >>>> wide on APS now is it? >>>> >>>> jco >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> > > > -- 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
