My guess: full frame and occassionally rent a MF digital, or an old hassy and a phase one digital back (owned or rented)
On 7/10/08, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > What about Mid level commercial shooters, I guess they do with out. > (I'm glad I'm out of that game, I couldn't survive). > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > High-end commercial shooters can justify 40K for a camera. Some of the best > > gross that much in a couple days of shooting. And Hassy doesn't expect high > > volume, so that market alone probably absorbs much of their production. > > Then there are the ridiculously rich hobbyists who have to have the latest > > and greatest and for whom money is no object. > > -------------- Original message ---------------------- > > From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >> If you rent it sometimes you don't have it when you need it. But that's > >> a possibility. > >> > >> Fernando wrote: > >> > >>> I suppose they rent it, right? > >>> > >>> On 7/10/08, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>> It seems on a per photo basis, (even a good size commercial operation), > >>>> would never amortize one of these over their useful lifetime. For most > >>>> studios on a cost per shot basis it's would be less expensive using > >>>> film. (Ok, so that's not even back of the envelope calculations but > >>>> that's what my gut tells me). > >>>> > >>>> Adam Maas wrote: > >>>> > >>>> > >>>>> Remember, they sell a couple dozen of these a month. Small production > >>>>> runs means huge prices. > >>>>> > >>>>> -Adam > >>>>> > >>>>> On Thu, Jul 10, 2008 at 9:14 AM, Steve Desjardins <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >>>>> > >> wrote: > >> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> Yeah. I think the $40K price tag leaves a bit of room for other > >>>>>> models. > >>>>>> (What is the emoticon for overwhelming sarcasm?) > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> 7/10/2008 8:36 AM >>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>> Apparently hiding under the bed... > >>>>>> > >>>>>> On the other hand the formula Megapixels = Megapirce seems to hold > >>>>>> here. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> http://www.dpreview.com/news/0807/08070901Hasselblad.asp > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> Pentax 645D where are you? :D > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> .t > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word > >>>>>> alone. > >>>>>> --Al Capone. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>>>>> [email protected] > >>>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >>>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > >>>>>> follow the directions. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> !SIG:48760342288431614412501! > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> -- > >>>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>>>>> [email protected] > >>>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >>>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > >>>>>> > >> follow the directions. > >> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. > >>>> --Al Capone. > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>>> [email protected] > >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > >>>> follow > >>>> > >> the directions. > >> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >> -- > >> You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. > >> --Al Capone. > >> > >> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> [email protected] > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > >> follow > >> the directions. > >> > > > > > > > > > -- > You get further with a kind word and a gun, than with a kind word alone. > --Al Capone. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. > -- http://www.flickr.com/photos/ferand/ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
