Pro SLR Price Projection Confusion (Pentax/Contax)
By
Dave Etchells
(Saturday, February 17, 2001 - 13:07 EST)
A quick note to clear the record: Recent emails with another site publisher revealed some confusion over projected prices for the forthcoming Pentax SLR. The figure of $7,000 US has been widely circulated for both the Contax and Pentax 6 megapixel full-frame SLRs. That figure is only accurate for the Contax model though (and even there, subject to change prior to its release). When we queried the Pentax Product Manager and Marketing Manager at PMA about the projected price of their camera, they expressed puzzlement as to how the $7K figure had come to be associated with their unit: Not only have they not stated that price anywhere, but they don't at this point even know what their production costs will be, let alone what it might actually sell for. As they told us (paraphrasing here): "It *might* sell for that price, but could just as easily be more or less. We simply won't know ourselves until we're much closer to production." SO: Contax SLR - projected at "Less than $7,000 US"; Pentax SLR - NO projection at this time...
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