On Sun, 29 Sep 2002 23:15:48 +0100 Frits J. W�thrich wrote I sincerely believe this is a misconception (snip)
That is not a misconception. Take for instance the light bulb that edison originally built. It still works and hasn't been to best of my knowledge switched off yet. How long does your light bulb work??? Take inkjet printers, manufacturers sell the printer at a low almost cost price and then recover the money on the inkjet cartridges. Take a look at lexmark and epson printer prices and then caluclate how much you really payed when you factor in the cost of consumables. It dosn't apply to items stolen either, take a look at how many car decks are face off or other. You cannot steal a late model BMW or merc because of its security system. Here if you buy a new BMW and its stolen or hijacked BMW will give you a new one. But they cannot produce products that will last forever, its not economical sense. Most manufacturers test their products for MTF for critical parts and try and bring a new product to replace it (this, before I get slapped upside the head for insolence probally does not include Pentax) Now to DSLR most likely the reason that that a high end model costs so much is they know that once the sale is done, what else they gonna sell you. Ever try an buy a suit and walk out with socks and tie and shoes..... What will a dealer sell you if your already have a comprehensive SLR system and are just adding another body??? Building a really robust model is also costly where most of the cost is the cmos and CCD and such, how much more would you pay for an alloy DSLR. Rest of the world dosn't have such heavy consumer rights and most times its just luck of the draw and if you don't like it just too bad Feroze "Where Angels Fear Thread"
