Tom C wrote: > Maybe it used to Adam. > > >From today's www.bhphotovideo.com: > > Canon Digital Rebel XTI (400D): $599.95 > Pentax K10D: $699.95 - $50.00 rebate = $649.95 > Nikon D40x: $635.95 > > My point is that Pentax's 'best' DSLR costs about what others low-end does > (looking at only 10MP bodies). > It's not necessarily like that in the rest of the world.
Around here, the K10D costs 30-40% more than the Canon D400 or Nikon D40x. It's also slightly more expensive than the Nikon D80, but cheaper than the D200 or Canon D40. I think what you are seeing may just as likely be Pentax Imaging Company, USA pressing margins as the mother company running with low profits. I'm not sure about the exact ownership structure and/or how the earnings of the USA company affects the bottom like of the group or main operation, but I suspect some people here will know. And I'm also wondering what the pricing structure of companies like Adorama or B&H Photo may be like... - Toralf > > Tom C. > > > > > > > > > >> From: Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> Reply-To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: Hoya-Pentax Future - News >> Date: Tue, 18 Sep 2007 13:17:34 -0400 >> >> Tom, the K10D costs about the same as the other manufacturer's mid-line >> models, not the bottom end (which are priced similarly to a K100D for all >> but Canon, and the Rebel XT is overpriced). The K10D offers similar >> performance to the D80 for a bit less money, but adds a couple unique >> features (DNG, Sv and TAv modes) and a couple bits of seriously added value >> (the weather sealing and SR). I don't think it could go up against the 40D >> in price without adding some more performance (needs a better shutter and >> at least 5fps, as well as Live View), but I think it might have been as >> successful if it had come in between the 30D and D80 in price on >> introduction. >> >> -Adam >> >> Tom C wrote: >> >>> Maybe, but it sounds to me like Hoya is going to run Pentax the way a >>> business should be run. It is ridiculous that K10D's (the flagship) >>> >> costs >> >>> about the same as other mfrs. bottom of the line. The price looks good, >>> >> but >> >>> what's it doing to Pentax's reputation? >>> >>> Something to consider... a year ago there was supposedly such high >>> >> demand >> >>> for the K10D, that shelves in some parts of the world were bare. Now the >>> price has dropped significantly and there's a rebate. >>> >>> One thing's for sure - selling lots of cameras and lenses with little >>> profit can be self-defeating, whether it's being done to gain market >>> >> share >> >>> or not. >>> >>> Tom C. >>> >>> >>> >>> From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>> >>> >>>> Translation, Hoya is going to suck all the value out of the Pentax >>>> >> brand >> >>>> name before discarding it like an orange rind... >>>> >>>> David Savage wrote: >>>> >>>>> For those who find this stuff interesting: >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >> <http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1000&message=24858791> >> >>>>> Looks like Pentax products may get even more expensive :-) >>>>> >>>>> Cheers, >>>>> >>>>> Dave >>>>> >>>>> >>> >>> >> >> -- >> 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
