Just in time manufacturing is correct. An order is placed, when enough
orders are piled up a run is made to fill those orders. The product is
shipped to the Phillipines where the distribution center ships to the
dealers (nothing goes to the distributors, nothing sits in warehouses).
This is Pentaxes current distribution plan.
The only distributors that may stockpile stuff are those that are not
owned and operated by Pentax, but most of those seem to be dropping
items like they are hot potatoes.
graywolf
http://www.graywolfphoto.com
"Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof"
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Gonz wrote:
I've heard and seen the opposite. B&H, Adorama, and others cant seem
to keep them in stock, and they are selling at new prices. I dont
think Pentax is building them fast enough, or they are using some type
of just in time manufacturing scheme to avoid oversupplying the lenses
and having excess inventory. I also suspect that they are attempting
to replace many of their lens line with a DA line to better fit the
digital market, witness the 14mm DA, 16-45DA, 50 2.8 macro DA, 100mm
macro DA, various 18-xxx DA zooms, and the upcoming 12-24 DA, which I
really want! Try bidding on a FA 50 1.4 lens on ebay, I've seen them
sell for more than new! Scan some previous threads discussing this
insanity. I think Don pointed out a K24mm2.8 that sold for a
ridiculous amount recently.
rg
J. C. O'Connell wrote:
The K/M lenses are high priced on ebay?
Have you looked at new lenses from pentax
cost. They sell for less than new cost,
substantially less. I think your assumption
that they are all going on DSLRS is not
warranted, wheres the proof? That would
fall into the "unknown" category in my
opinion. But one thing is certain, there
will be even more demand for then if and when
pentax comes out with and upgraded DSLR
that supports ALL bayonet FF lens features including
K/M lenses.
jco
-----Original Message-----
From: Gonz [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 22,
2005 10:35 AM
To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net
Subject: Re: Camera engineering (was Re: Rename request)
Actually, the high price of lenses on ebay, even for K/M versions,
indicates that there is high demand for them. Why? Not because
people are putting them on their film cameras. Film is dead. ;)
Because people have just bought a *D, *DS, or *DL. That means that
those people are going to use them on a digital camera that has by
some opinions, rendered them useless. Why the discrepancy? I
believe that the vast majority of the people are content with the fix
provided by Pentax, otherwise the value of K/M lenses would be way
below what we are seeing. The market speaks for itself.
rg
J. C. O'Connell wrote:
-----Original Message-----
From: Pål Jensen [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]
Sure, but most don't want old lenses.
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I don’t think AGE has anything to do with
lens purchases or utility . You buy for
image quality, focal lengths, speeds,
coating types, bulky or compactness, features like manual or auto
focus, metering capability, etc. You don’t
buy or not buy a lens based on what year it
was made. It may sound like nit picking but
its hard to tell if you are just stereotyping
all the KM lenses as all unwanted because they are
missing AF or something. Sometimes the features
they have are MORE important than some new
feature they don’t have like AF to the buyer so AGE
is not really ever the issue. Features and performance
are and why I disagree that PENTAX should totally abandon key
features of the KM lenses ( over 9 million of them
by your last post?) at this time....
JCO
