That cant be right or CANON couldnt be selling the 6Mpixel rebel digital for 999.99 retail. JCO
---------------------------------------------------------------------------- J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -----Original Message----- From: alex wetmore [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Monday, October 27, 2003 6:49 PM To: pentax discuss Subject: Re: 5 Mpixel price breakthough On Mon, 27 Oct 2003, J. C. O'Connell wrote: > I just saw on TV that gateway has a 5Mpixel > digital P&S for $249.99 > > I think 35mm film's days are really numbered. > > Why does a DSLR cost $1250.00 more WITHOUT > a lens??? The CCD in a DSLR has about 10x the surface area (23.4mm by 15.6mm vs 7.2mm by 5.3mm). Big chips cost much much more to make because they get lower yields. The last thing that I found said that the sensor in the Pentax *ist D and Nikon D100 cost about $700 each in quantity. alex
