On Tue, Mar 09, 2010 at 10:34:07PM -0500, Tom C wrote: > I agree with that figure. Given that it's about 1/2 of the MSRP, how > much profit is left? > > If Pentax had come out with a 24MP FF 135mm body at $2500 USD, with a > much larger potential market and user base, and a larger future > upgrade potential, which makes more sense?
The 645D, of course. Even ignoring the fact that there are big holes in the lens lineup for a large-sensor K-mount, it's hard to sell a body at close to 3x the price of the K-7. For a large part of the potential marketplace there just isn't enough extra image quality to justify the additional cost. And for those that would consider it, a significant number of them may well end up buying a K-7 anyway; FF K-mount sales cannibalize market share that Pentax already has. The 645D looks to be a price/performance leader by a large factor, and sells into a marketplace that Pentax are not currently addressing. If Pentax could put a FF body on the market at under $1500 in 2010 (under $1000 in 2011) it might sell well enough to be worthwhile, but a $2500 body isn't sensible. > > On Tue, Mar 9, 2010 at 10:28 PM, William Robb <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom C" > > Subject: Re: 645D Exists (Or Will Soon) > > > > > >> @ what price? > > > > Being as how Pentax is the choice of cheap pricks the world over, probably > > about 5K. > > > > William Robb > > > >>> > >>> I'm thinking that anyone with a half dozen or so 645 lenses will really > >>> be > >>> trying to buy one of these things. > > > > > > > > -- > > 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. > > > > -- > 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. -- 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.
