On 28 Oct 2003 at 7:29, Mark Roberts wrote: > "Rob Studdert" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >On 27 Oct 2003 at 15:49, alex wetmore wrote: > > > >> The last thing that I found said that the sensor in the Pentax *ist D > >> and Nikon D100 cost about $700 each in quantity. > > > >Well that's what they'd like you to think, makes the bitter pill more palatable > > if there is some other entity to blame. > > I don't know about the CCD being used in the *ist and D100, but the > 6-megapixel *full-frame* CCD used in the Contax (and the abandoned MZ-S > Digital) was $1000 in quantity. I doubt the APS-sized CCD is half that.
Apart from the fact that this value was bandied about at least two years ago now I doubt that anyone but a noted manufacturer would be able to secure quantity pricing for this type of component without providing at least: Project Application/details: Anticipated Production Volume (Yearly): Anticipated Production Quantity (Yearly): IOW its all guess work outside the materials procurement/engineering departments. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
