Great Circles. They're the answer. -- Cheers, Bob
> -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of Don Williams > Sent: 03 July 2006 09:01 > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: New K bodies listed on B > > I got a package from Hong Kong a week ago. It weighed about half a > kilogram -- cost $7.50. It didn't come across the Pacific but > over the > top of the world. Maybe there's something special about the Pacific I > don't know? > > Don > > > mike wilson wrote: > >> From: Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Date: 2006/07/02 Sun PM 11:51:09 GMT > >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> > >> Subject: Re: New K bodies listed on B > >> > >> Nope, Shel's accurate on this one, they come over by the > containerload > >> on ships. Considering the cost of air freight across the > Pacific is on > >> the order of $1000/lb for large quantities, Air freight is > certainly not > >> viable for anything cheaper than a Canon 1Ds or Hasselblad. > >> > >> -Adam > >> > > > > No wonder those little (ahem) babies are so costly. Got to > be about $5000 just to get a 1Ds across the Pacific. > > > > > >> Paul Stenquist wrote: > >> > >> > >>> I think Shel was speaking metaphorically. > >>> Paul > >>> On Jul 2, 2006, at 5:13 PM, Powell Hargrave wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >>>>> B&H is listing them, as Shel pointed out. That means > they should be > >>>>> available soon. Some may already be on ships. > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> Do cameras move on ships these days? I would think that > with the high > >>>> value and the speed of the market it would make air > cargo more likely. > >>>> > >>>> Powell > >>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >>>> PDML@pdml.net > >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>> > >>> > >>> > >> -- > >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> PDML@pdml.net > >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > >> > >> > > > > > > ----------------------------------------- > > Email sent from www.ntlworld.com > > Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software > > Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information > > > > > > > > > -- > Dr E D F Williams > www.kolumbus.fi/mimosa/ > http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams/ > 41660 TOIVAKKA - Finland - +358400706616 > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
