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I've never worked in a context that made complex physical goods. Is it surprising to others that they even know which specific 152 cameras were over-plasticized
by abeppu 6y ago
I've never worked in a context that made complex physical goods. Is it surprising to others that they even know which specific 152 cameras were over-plasticized?
- thetinguy 6y agoThe f6 is high end low volume product. They only make and sell a couple hundred a year.
- ars 6y agoLooks like it costs $2,549. Which doesn't really seem profitable in volumes that low.
- sudosysgen 6y agoIt's quite mechanically and electronically simple, though, by modern standards.
- meatmanek 6y agoAnd some of the more complicated or precision components (shutter, mirror, viewfinder screen + prism, lens mount, autofocus motor, autofocus and autoexposure sensors) exist in similar forms on newer products and may be able to share production lines to some extent.
- jdietrich 6y agoNikon and Canon's pro SLR ranges are product ecosystems with massive switching costs. They maintain all sorts of products and services that don't make economic sense in isolation, but are necessary to maintain a comprehensive product ecosystem. A professional or serious amateur might own tens of thousands of dollars worth of camera bodies, lenses and accessories; for a small but meaningful proportion of those customers, the continued availability of the F6 will be the key factor in their choice of camera system.
- mook 6y agoGiven that the list of serial numbers are non-consecutive (and one of them in a run of consecutive numbers went to a vendor in Austria per the article linked elsewhere in the comments), perhaps they're only recalling the ones that went to Europe where the regulation is in place?