Unless you've been asleep for quite a while, the prices of digital cameras has been decreasing quite nicely over time, as well.
Len * There's no place like 127.0.0.1 > -----Original Message----- > From: Dag T [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2004 1:21 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: What would you do with a 24x36 digital chip? > > > Computer prizes has fallen partially because they have put more into > the same silicon area. This will not work with digital cameras. The > rest of the digital cameras is similar to the analog cameras so there > is not much to gain there. > > DagT > > På 10. jan. 2004 kl. 00.33 skrev Leonard Paris: > > > It won't always be a $7000 camera. Digital stufff tends to > decrease > > in price over time. Look at computer prices. Lenses may never get > > cheaper, however. Eventually, they are going to almost give the > > cameras away to get you locked into their lenses. For > example, look > > at printer prices. A good printer can be had for not too > much cash. > > It's the ink and paper that they make the real money from. > > > > Len > > --- > > * There's no place like 127.0.0.1 > > > >> From: "Christian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Subject: Re: What would you do with a 24x36 digital chip? > >> Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2004 17:31:44 -0500 > >> > >> but then they are compromising again.... and there will > be the same > >> issue > >> with wide-angle focal lengths, etc. > >> > >> Canon has a full frame sensor. How could the Canon > user-base afford > >> such a > >> camera? it's a $7000 camera. > >> > >> > >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> From: "Jostein" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Sent: Friday, January 09, 2004 5:23 PM > >> Subject: Re: What would you do with a 24x36 digital chip? > >> > >> > >> > ----- Original Message ----- > >> > From: "Christian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> > > > >> > > 35mm K-bayonet > >> > > > >> > > why would you put it in anything else? > >> > > >> > Until only a few hours ago I thought exactly the same thing, but > >> then > >> > someone (in another thread) pointed out that the cost of a FF > >> digicamera > >> > would be prohibitive to practically all of the current Pentax K > >> customer > >> > base. I suspect Pentax would have a much larger potential for a > >> 24x36 chip > >> > based camera if it was directed towards their 645 customer base. > >> > > >> > Cheers, > >> > Jostein > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > > > > > >
