D800 Price Movement? Do you think that when the D810 starts hitting store shelves, the price of the 800/800e will drop? It seemed to me it should but someone told me the 800/800e are...

joehel2 Loc: Cherry Hill, NJ

Do you think that when the D810 starts hitting store shelves, the price of the 800/800e will drop? It seemed to me it should but someone told me the 800/800e are still in production until year end so don't expect price movement until 2015. I have no experience with how Nikon prices are effected when a new model variant is introduced.

oldtigger Loc: Roanoke Virginia-USA

joehel2 wrote:

Do you think that when the D810 starts hitting store shelves, the price of the 800/800e will drop? It seemed to me it should but someone told me the 800/800e are still in production until year end so don't expect price movement until 2015. I have no experience with how Nikon prices are effected when a new model variant is introduced.

The 800 is a bit of an antique but in the hands of a photographer will bring home the bacon.

I don't expect to see any drop in the used prices any time son.

tradio Loc: Oxford, Ohio

I don't know either but you would think it would.

romanticf16 Loc: Commerce Twp, MI

joehel2 wrote:

Do you think that when the D810 starts hitting store shelves, the price of the 800/800e will drop? It seemed to me it should but someone told me the 800/800e are still in production until year end so don't expect price movement until 2015. I have no experience with how Nikon prices are effected when a new model variant is introduced.

It'll depend on how many sell D800/800e's to get the D810- the used market is where you'll see price drops if the volume of used bodies in inventory increases.

doduce Loc: Holly Springs NC

oldtigger wrote:

The 800 is a bit of an antique but in the hands of a photographer will bring home the bacon.

Hysterical.

Photosmoke

joehel2 wrote:

Do you think that when the D810 starts hitting store shelves, the price of the 800/800e will drop? It seemed to me it should but someone told me the 800/800e are still in production until year end so don't expect price movement until 2015. I have no experience with how Nikon prices are effected when a new model variant is introduced.

The D800 has come down it price already

oldtigger Loc: Roanoke Virginia-USA

doduce wrote:

Hysterical.

come on man it isn't a bad camera for a digital.

SharpShooter Loc: NorCal

joehel2 wrote:

Do you think that when the D810 starts hitting store shelves, the price of the 800/800e will drop? It seemed to me it should but someone told me the 800/800e are still in production until year end so don't expect price movement until 2015. I have no experience with how Nikon prices are effected when a new model variant is introduced.

It seems to me, that the 800e will not hit the streets till most or all of the current 800 stock is completely gone. Otherwise Nikon is just competing with itself, which has got to be marketing failure. It's not like there is any hurry to rush it out. And they probably won't even manufacture in earnest till they have XX amount of pre-orders, to make production worthwhile.
That's just my .02cents! :lol:
SS

Rongnongno Loc: FL

oldtigger wrote:

The 800 is a bit of an antique but in the hands of a photographer will bring home the bacon.

:?: :?: :?: oh wow!!! My 1972 cars are more than antiques then!!!

Weird that my D800e is still way ahead than all other full frame DSRLs...
An 'antique' indeed.

:lol: :lol: :lol:

oldtigger Loc: Roanoke Virginia-USA

Rongnongno wrote:

:?: :?: :?: oh wow!!! My 1972 cars are more than antiques then!!!.....
Weird that my D800e is still way ahead than all other full frame DSRLs...An 'antique' indeed...... :lol: :lol: :lol:

don't get all excited, its still a useful camera; but the body and shutter design is 1960's and the sensor is showing its age.

Rongnongno Loc: FL

oldtigger wrote:

don't get all excited, its still a useful camera; but the body and shutter design is 1960's and the sensor is showing its age.

Oh yeah, it has the greater dynamic range than all DSLR but shows its age... Right.

oldtigger Loc: Roanoke Virginia-USA

Rongnongno wrote:

Oh yeah, it has the greater dynamic range than all DSLR but shows its age... Right.

guess anyone buying a D4S, D800E or D810 expecting dynamic range will be rushing out to trade them in on used D800's.

Me, i'ld be happy with a fixed mirror and a quieter shutter.
A viewfinder you could actually see through would be nice also.

joehel2 Loc: Cherry Hill, NJ

Thanks for the input everybody.😊😊😊

Kevin R. Roberts Loc: Galveston Island, Texas

Nikon's product managment is hyperactive in recent years offering too many models, too many pricepoints which confuses the public. Consumers tend to delay purchase when something new is coming. That, ultimately, is the problem with digital sensors: too many improvements and upgrades, too often.

Digital is a mess. Selling specs instead of usability is the problem. But, the consumer has no patience for actually learning the products. It is like buying a car because of the stereo and not the fuel injector or transmission. People are getting "stupider".

DavidPine Loc: Fredericksburg, TX

The D800 and D800e are great bodies and will be in demand for a long time to come. I expect to acquire a D810 after the first of the year but I will keep my D800 regardless.