Len Paris wrote: > So, to make the point. There are tens of millions of people buying point > and shoot cameras. That's where the prices will continue to come down. > There are a lot less people buying SLRs, especially digital SLRs, > so prices > there are not going to decrease a lot. Economies of scale don't really > apply to speciality items, which SLRs, both film and digital, really are.
As I see and read about the introduction of all digital cameras, when a new model comes out with real improvements, dealers are having difficulty to sell the older cameras without heavy discounting, which adversely affects the second hand market. I would agree that SLRs in either film format are aimed at a different market, but those with interchangeable lenses already have a large customer base, and I suspect newer bodies coming into the market will reduce the prices - think of the money some people have tied up in glass. > > It's easy to see a time when evry home will have at least one > computer, and > it's easy to see a time when every home will have a digital camera, but I > don't see more than ten percent (and probably less than that) > being digital > SLRs with interchangeable lenses. I agree with the figures, but as we are talking about 'bodies', not entire systems, I think prices on lesser technology will fall. Malcolm - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
