>>3407829I'll disagree about with you about no new R&D being needed but even if were true that doesnt mean manufacturing is cheap. Also if it is so cheap to produce cameras why hasn't market competition brought the price down
>hurr durr its a conspiracy Canon, Nikon, Sony, Olympus, Fujifilm, Panasonic, Lecia, Hasselblad, Vivitar, Contax, Rioch, Pentax, and Sigma are ALL working together to keep prices up.