I think happy is too strong a word. Resigned is more like it. When K/M support is dropped entirely, (i.e. the Kludge is no longer implemented), Pentax better have a Killer Camera, because then they just become another commodity.
David Savage wrote: >But I think you're placing too much emphasis on how much full K/M >support would be worth in new camera sales. > >Take the PDML as an example. If the lack of full metering support was >such a deal breaker then there would be a lot more people here still >shooting film only. While most would prefer full K/M support, people >seem happy enough that they can at least mount their lenses & use them >to take pictures. > >Also quite a few users new to Pentax are initially unaware that these >older manual focus K, M & A lenses can be mounted to their new DSLR >(the question has been asked many times on the DPreview Pentax SLR >forum by newbie Pentax owners). So while you, me and everyone on this >list knows about it, & recognise it's benefit's, for a lot of people >it isn't even part of their purchasing decision process. > >Dave > >On 10/15/06, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >>Just pointing out that you cant just give a "total saved" >>Number to mean anything. You are also not countiing >>In lost sales/profits due to missing features which is just >>As relevant as cost savings per camera by removing them. >>jco >> >>-----Original Message----- >>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >>David Savage >>Sent: Sunday, October 15, 2006 6:20 AM >>To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>Subject: Re: K1D aperture simulator survey,part Deaux Now in Digest mode >>to save bandwidth. >> >>Yep. >> >>But cameras are now consumer electronic devices, and in a competitive >>marketplace any saving to the company is a high priority. >> >>Dave >> >>On 10/15/06, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> >> >>>That's $130 million in sales revenue, and less than >>>$1 million in "savings" >>>. >>>jco >>> >>>-----Original Message----- >>>From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >>> >>> >>Of >> >> >>>David Savage >>>Sent: Saturday, October 14, 2006 4:30 AM >>>To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>Subject: Re: K1D aperture simulator survey,part Deaux Now in Digest >>> >>> >>mode >> >> >>>to save bandwidth. >>> >>>On 10/14/06, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> >>> >>>>A simple apeture cam sensor is not the same as >>>>An entire body you twit. It IS economincally >>>>Feasable aa it is about a $5 part, remember? >>>>jco >>>> >>>> >>>$5/unit >>> >>>13 000 units/month >>> >>>Assuming a 12 month production run: >>> >>>13 000x12x5 = $780 000 >>> >>>When your talking about the bottom line, and the DSLR market is cut >>>throat, unless your sure your going to recoup your costs, that's a lot >>>of money. >>> >>>Dave >>> >>> > > > -- Things should be made as simple as possible -- but no simpler. --Albert Einstein -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
