Medium format back prices ludicrous

On 2011-01-25 06:37:42 +0100, RichA said:

The price of an entry-level car? 4000lbs of steel, plastic, aluminum,
electronics, base metals, rubber, etc., the same as a 1.5lb piece of
electronics?. Pure insanity. Those things aren't radiation-hardened
and going into space, so is it solely the R&D and the sensor being
paid for here? It certainly isn't the $10-$20 worth of electronics or
the LCD screen...

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Pricing, Availability and Other News

Phase 80MP back.
The IQ180 back will start to ship in late April, 2011. The IQ160 and
IQ140 will become available over the following couple of months.

The IQ180 will be priced at US $43,990.

Yes, you are right it is a very high price. Every vendor has the right
to set his own prices. The Phase One folks knows this market segment
better than anybody, so I'm sure they will sell well. After some time
the price goes down. It's the same with high-end DSLR's.

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