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R8 predicted specs: Full frame at $1499

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SafariBob
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Re: R8 predicted specs: Full frame at $1499

dmartin92 wrote:

thunder storm wrote:

I don't think a smaller sensor isn't cutting manufacturing costs so much.

Yes, over the years I have come to suspect the "per unit" manufacturing costs are very small. The majority of the cost is the r&d that was done 5, 10, or 15 years ago. And the machines to manufacture the sensors. And the special buildings to house and run the entire manufacturing operation. The size of the sensor is a very small factor. They give different prices to full frame cameras versus aps-c cameras, but that is just to segment the marketplace and bring different customers in at different price points.

Image sensors are huge compared to almost any other type of integrated circuit. The larger it is, the more errors and the lower the yield. I would imagine sensors cost to be maybe around 500 for full frame sensors and 100-200 for aps

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