Hell cosina introduced a low production film M42 camera at low cost WHEN THERE WAS NO NEED FOR THEM. (MILLIONS OF WORKING SPOTMATICS ON THE MARKET AT THE TIME) there are zero M42 DSLRs on the market now.
JC O'Connell [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Godfrey DiGiorgi Sent: Wednesday, November 19, 2008 3:57 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: ANY M42 DSLR rumors (yet)? It might have helped if they made a few more of them and/or advertized them a little more broadly. They made less than 15,000 units and sold them, occasionally, through a couple of knowledgeable dealers only. No economies of scale and no marketing means high prices... G On Nov 19, 2008, at 12:50 PM, Adam Maas wrote: > ... The RD-1 is so pricey because > Epson had to amortize the cost of the electronics over relatively few > units. > > -Adam > > On Wed, Nov 19, 2008 at 3:41 PM, P. J. Alling > <[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > wrote: >> You know, I'd still like an RD-1. It's just too expensive for what >> it is... >> -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
