FWIW, Pentax expected DLSR sales volumes are dwarfed by even Sony. I agree with the principle of don't build more than you hope to sell. That's common sense. OTOH, not having product available on the shelf when a customer wants it does not help sales or loyalty.
It's a fine line. Tom C. >From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: DCRP K100D Review >Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2006 12:24:49 -0400 > >If a store orders a large batch Pentax will build them, but they won't >build lenses or cameras to keep in stock, "on spec." so to speak. They >seem to be getting large orders for K100D cameras so they're building >them as fast as they can. That's a huge batch, for Pentax at least. > >Tom C wrote: > > >>Manufacturers don't make things in huge batches any more. You need to > >>keep up with modern methods. > >> > >>John > >> > >> > >> > > > > > >One of the reasons why Pentax doesn't sell things in big batches. LOL. > > > >Tom C. > > > > > > > > > > > > >-- >Things should be made as simple as possible -- but no simpler. > > --Albert Einstein > > > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >[email protected] >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
