Re: Whatever happened to Pentax?

Pudentame <no.one@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

>Tony Polson wrote:
>> Pudentame <no.one@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> 
>>> Compare the cost of the Hasselblad H and Mamiya ZD to the cost of
their 
>>> medium format film bodies.
>>>
>>> Supply and demand. Get the price down into the range where the film 
>>> bodies were, and demand will pick up.
>> 
>> 
>> That's true.  
>> 
>> However, I think it is also true to say that if a product satisfies a
>> need no other product can, it will sell at a surprisingly high price.
>> 
>> The Hasselblad H3D-39 uniquely satisfies a need for a 39 MP DSLR.
>> While there will only be a (relatively) small number of people who
>> need 39 MP, the camera will be profitable if those people are prepared
>> to pay a high price.
>> 
>> I just wondered how many people were in that position.
>> 
>
>I'm thinking *not enough* over the longer term.


I think you're probably right.  But it would be good to see some
figures, to put the discussion in perspective.