Do you have any idea how much profit Canon makes on their $8,000 35mm-frame
digital SLRs? Honestly, I was sworn to secrecy by the Canon rep who trained me
on some of their new products last week, but suffice to say, it's a large
amount. None of the other companies make as much of a margin on their pro-end
cameras.
John you obviously know all the reps, please please let the Pentax one know
that this is the case. I promise I'll pay at least $2500 for a Pentax 35mm full
frame camera with decent density. I'm sure I'm not alone.
All, my ass. I know the reps around here, and the Pentax rep knows the other reps, too (you shoulda seen 'em all at my boss' house last summer for the post-Expo barbeque (Expo being my store's annual talk-to-the-reps event for customers). All of 'em getting buzzed and talking like they were old war buddies. It was rather amusing!).
Telling a rep, or writing the company for that matter, won't influence Pentax, or anyone else, to make what you want unless it's economically feasible. They need to know they can make money off a product, and Pentax probably couldn't get a good enough margin on a 35mm-size sensor'd camera. Hell, with their shrinking user-base, they'd probably LOSE money just thinking about one.
You're not alone in wanting a 35mm sensor, but there sure aren't enough of you for Pentax to go that way and survive. Not at the moment, anyway. These are the realities of the camera market at this time.
John Celio
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