Manual labor in asia ia probably cheaper than robotics Most likely at the qty(s) produced due to high Setup costs. K1000s had a whole bunch of itty bitty Parts and were hand assemebled essentially and sold For dirt cheap. jco
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Pål Jensen Sent: Saturday, October 21, 2006 7:22 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: The JCO survey Shel: ----- Original Message ----- > How do you know the part in question costs $5.00? Does the $5.00 reflect > only the cost of materials, or does it include any manufacturing and setup > costs to implement the item in cameras that were designed not to include > the part? If it cost $5 and you sell a million cameras thats five million. I personally believe that the lens mount without mechanical coupling are more suited for robotic assembly. Mechanical linkages needs precision and is probably far more expensive to manufacture I suspect. Therefore I don't think we will see a completely compatible lens mount in anything but a top-of-the-line body if at all. Personally, I find this issue trivial. Although it would have been nice with complete comaptibility with K and M lenses, Pentax after all fully support all lenses made after 1983. Thats best in business. Pål -- 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
