Bruce wrote:
>This is a supposition on your part, and not a fact that has been established >anywhere. In five years you've never been able to back it up. Prima facie the >contention makes no sense. Why would a company in business to make money, lose >money on every sale to an amateur photographer, when that is the bulk of their >market? It's well known fact industry-wide. It is written about in photo magazines and you can talk to people inside the various manufacturers organizations. All camera manufacturers lost money last year except Canon. It's well known that the least profitable market segment is 35mm slrs. The entry level camera stand for 80-90% of the volume of slr's sold. If there was lot of money in upper end 35mm slr you can bet that Nikon and Canon would not have be left alone. The other companies specializing on more expensive bodies struggles (Leica and Contax). Nikon have used the last 20 years to get a stronger grip on the volume market on expense of the pro market. Theres a reason for this. P�l - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
