Pentax has stated that they hope to have a 10% profit margin on their DSLRs.
your numbers are close enough.
Herb....
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Erickson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "pentax-discuss" <pentax-discuss@pdml.net>
Sent: Tuesday, September 20, 2005 11:48 AM
Subject: Camera engineering (was Re: Rename request)
The question is not how many people are unhappy with the limited K/M
compatibility, but how many people (who would otherwise buy a Pentax DSLR)
are so unhappy that they are withholding their $$$?
Let's say it's 1200. That's 1% of the 120K number you quote above. Let's
say that Pentax gets $500 US per DSLR. That's $600K in lost revenue this
fiscal year. Let's say that Pentax takes a $50 profit per camera. That's
$60K in lost earnings this fiscal year. Not a very big number, is it?
Disclaimer: The above estimates are WAGs with no credible basis in any
reality, mine or otherwise.
