So, maybe I'm hopelessly out of the loop here. I know the 1Ds Mk.III is arguably the hottest dSLR in the world right now, but why in the world can't an established photographpy powerhouse like Canon make enough of these to satisfy demand, rather than trickling out a few at a time?
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Maybe it is like this:
1) Canon expects a certain long-term sales rate, say 2,000/mo, and sets up that much production capacity (2,000/no was the stated production rate for both previous 1Ds models.) In the long run this is the right amount, but of course during the first few moths of production demand will exceed supply. Worse, production often takes a while to settle in to optimum yields, so initial product levels are lower than they will be after few months.
What are the alternatives?
2) start producing, but stockpile all cameras produced for several months, so that when the product is released, there are enough for everyone. But that just replaces a few moths of limited supply by having no supply at all during those same months, with the cameras sitting in warehouse. This might be commercially smart, to match release with a big advertising blitz when the product is released, but nobody gets their camera earlier than with plan (1).
3) Charge a far higher initial price to bring initial demand down to match supply.
4) Setup higher initial production capacity (two production lines instead of one?) and then dismantle or "repurpose" the extra after a few months. Great for customers if affordable, but the cost of setting up extra capacity only needed for a few months could be prohibitive.
So maybe not only one person who can make them like those watches, but only one production line making the sensors or the cameras is a limit.
