On 13/09/2018 18:41, wrote:
Anyone ?

The manufacturers wish to make a profit, as do their shareholders, and
the distribution and retail chain. Newcomers such as Nikon and Canon
will want to recover their development costs, and like to price the
items as "premium" products (and, of course, the great majority of users
don't need FF, so sales are likely to be relatively small, especially if
new lenses are required.

I think there's at least an element of truth in the above
tongue-in-cheek remarks!

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Cheers,
David
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