Who knows, Japanese companies are notoriously cagey about such things.
I expect that they make the most money on the higher sales price items.
The problem is Ricoh needs to produce an entry level camera that's good
enough to hook users and lure them into higher profit upgrades.
I suspect that they actually sold more K-5 cameras including K-5II and
K-5IIs cameras than they actually sold K-500 cameras.
In point of fact, the K-P looks like an entry level camera in a lot of
respects disguised as a flagship APS-C camera.
Fit finish and materials are probably up to K-3 levels, while the actual
working hardware is actually derived from the K-70.
Start it at a K-3 price grab back as much development cost as possible
from early adopters then let the price drop to entry level. That could
actually work if the camera feels like a pro level camera.
I must say that's one of the things I like about the K-5II. It's one of
the most professional feeling cameras I've held in it's class.
On 4/12/2017 6:07 PM, John Sessoms wrote:
The article makes me think Ricoh is downsizing, but not getting out of
the
camera business completely.
Which camera lines does Ricoh make the most money on? Which lines the
least?
On 4/12/2017 16:26, P. J. Alling wrote:
Ricoh is probably not still building K-3II cameras but they are still
officially in production. Even with Ricoh owning the Pentax name,
Pentax was and is a small player and I doubt that they can build more
than two different models at the same time. The K-1 and K-P are
currently being built. The K-3 III, or something, will be produced when
there are either enough of the previous two models built to satisfy
expected demand until their planned replacement is released of Ricoh
decides to leave the Camera business again... But we /know/ there will
be a K-3 replacement and the K-P isn't it. They promised.
On 4/12/2017 2:04 PM, Ralf R Radermacher wrote:
Am 12.04.17 um 16:55 schrieb Stanley Halpin:
I believe various EU and other jurisdictions stipulate that sellers
need to have a two year supply of spare parts after an item ceases
production?
Noblex (Dresden, Germany, EU) stopped their panoramic camera
production without any advance warning and without stocking a single
spare part. They wouldn't even have been able to do warranty repairs.
Maybe I could have sued them but I sold everything and came out with
no more than a black eye, financially.
Considering that I've bought a few new lenses not too long ago, my
Pentax DSLRs all developed problems after about 4 years and my K-3 is
from 2014, I'm thinking about buying another Pentax DSLR as long as
they're available and service is still assured, to be on the safe side.
Is the K-3II still in production? Or should I go for a KP?
Ralf
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