why is Elinchrom so expensive ?

kokakaste2 wrote in post #12188055
I think the back account cares

i hear that Oskar, it's not like the stuff is free, i'm just glad i'm not buying broncolor

haha true, or Profoto. So far Elinchrom fits all my needs

snyderman wrote in post #12186336
Paul Buff has mastered the art of keeping demand for its product at levels much higher than it can manage production output at contract manufacturing locations in Asia. This keeps prices artificially inflated and profits high. On the other hand, it also creates backorder situations and long waiting periods for customers wanting to purchase the most basic items from them.

Bad business model, to say the least.

dave

Fixed that for you.

Are you serious? When has Elinchrom ever been out of stock for something longer than a week? And ummm, you want to talk about hyping a product before it's even built?

And then PCB outsources a new parabolic umbrella design to China. They rip it off of course, then then he cries foul.

Dave, you clearly haven't a clue about the realities of these two companies.

symbolphoto wrote in post #12188972
Fixed that for you.

Are you serious? When has Elinchrom ever been out of stock for something longer than a week? And ummm, you want to talk about hyping a product before it's even built?

And then PCB outsources a new parabolic umbrella design to China. They rip it off of course, then then he cries foul.

Dave, you clearly haven't a clue about the realities of these two companies.

thats right, forgot about that...............but the customer service is great when they screw up and have faulty stuff leaving the factory after you have waited half a year

Kinda like taking a picture. Dont bother to get it right in camera, do it in post Lazy crappy photographer style.

symbolphoto wrote in post #12188972
Fixed that for you.

Are you serious? When has Elinchrom ever been out of stock for something longer than a week? And ummm, you want to talk about hyping a product before it's even built?

And then PCB outsources a new parabolic umbrella design to China. They rip it off of course, then then he cries foul.

Dave, you clearly haven't a clue about the realities of these two companies.

genius Brendan

sigma pi wrote in post #12189367
thats right, forgot about that...............but the customer service is great when they screw up and have faulty stuff leaving the factory after you have waited half a year

Kinda like taking a picture. Dont bother to get it right in camera, do it in post Lazy crappy photographer style.

Oh man, don't get me started. When I was an engineer in the music industry I always heard the expression "we'll fix it in the mix" and it drove me nuts. The amount of work it took to fix it in post production was huge compared to getting the track right on tape or hard drive.