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From: David J Taylor on 11 Nov 2009 04:09 "Wolfgang Weisselberg" <ozcvgtt02(a)sneakemail.com> wrote in message news:gr4ps6-re5.ln1(a)ID-52418.user.berlin.de... [] > You can assume all P&S cameras have a markup. Everything has /a/ markup - some items have more markup than others. > The swivel LCD doesn't add (much) to the assumed (by the marketing > department) percieved worth of the camera, else there would be > a noticable price step between similar models with and without. Yes, my price and size comparison showed that the it didn't add significantly to cost or size. > Whereas during the megapixel race more pixels (whatever their > quality) were (and still are) an argument much advertized, to > the point that there are few low megapixel cameras still around > (usually in speciality niches) because they wouldn't sell for a > price that would still make money. > > -Wolfgang I would like to think that marketing by MP count only applied to P&S cameras but, sadly, DSLRs are not immune. For my own needs, an 8MP sensor with double the ISO capability would be what I would buy over a 12MP sensor, but that option isn't available. Cheers, David
From: Ray Fischer on 11 Nov 2009 04:10 David J Taylor <david-taylor(a)blueyonder.not-this-bit.nor-this.co.uk.invalid> wrote: >"Wolfgang Weisselberg" <ozcvgtt02(a)sneakemail.com> wrote in message >> The swivel LCD doesn't add (much) to the assumed (by the marketing >> department) percieved worth of the camera, else there would be >> a noticable price step between similar models with and without. > >Yes, my price and size comparison showed that the it didn't add >significantly to cost or size. If one considers to be a near doubling of price to be insignifant. -- Ray Fischer rfischer(a)sonic.net
From: David J Taylor on 11 Nov 2009 04:13 "Ray Fischer" <rfischer(a)sonic.net> wrote in message news:4afa7f98$0$1648$742ec2ed(a)news.sonic.net... > David J Taylor > <david-taylor(a)blueyonder.not-this-bit.nor-this.co.uk.invalid> wrote: [] >>Yes, my price and size comparison showed that the it didn't add >>significantly to cost or size. > > If one considers to be a near doubling of price to be insignifant. > > -- > Ray Fischer > rfischer(a)sonic.net D60 was Euro 699 at introduction D5000 Euro 799
From: Ray Fischer on 11 Nov 2009 13:42 David J Taylor <david-taylor(a)blueyonder.not-this-bit.nor-this.co.uk.invalid> wrote: >"Ray Fischer" <rfischer(a)sonic.net> wrote in message >news:4afa7f98$0$1648$742ec2ed(a)news.sonic.net... >> David J Taylor >> <david-taylor(a)blueyonder.not-this-bit.nor-this.co.uk.invalid> wrote: >[] >>>Yes, my price and size comparison showed that the it didn't add >>>significantly to cost or size. >> >> If one considers to be a near doubling of price to be insignifant. > >D60 was Euro 699 at introduction >D5000 Euro 799 And if you think that 100 euros is insignificant then you're an idiot. -- Ray Fischer rfischer(a)sonic.net
From: Wolfgang Weisselberg on 11 Nov 2009 15:04
David J Taylor <david-taylor(a)blueyonder.not-this-bit.nor-this.co.uk.invalid> wrote: > "Wolfgang Weisselberg" <ozcvgtt02(a)sneakemail.com> wrote in message >> You can assume all P&S cameras have a markup. > Everything has /a/ markup - some items have more markup than others. Counterexample: printers, razors, xbox. The money is made with ink and blades and games ... the products themselves are often sold below manufacturing costs. OK, the store will add a markup. > I would like to think that marketing by MP count only applied to P&S > cameras but, sadly, DSLRs are not immune. However, large as the pixels still are, the effect isn't too severe. > For my own needs, an 8MP sensor > with double the ISO capability would be what I would buy over a 12MP > sensor, but that option isn't available. If you wanted twice the ISO capability at the same tech level, you'd get a 6 MP sensor at the same size as the 12 MP sensor. -Wolfgang |