Sky High Camera prices
Dec 25, 2021 05:50:32 #
Hi Everyone and Seasons Greetings .
I'm in London England and looking for another camera .
WOW the prices are now sky high , entry level cameras close to £,1000 ( with kit lens )
That $1340 us ... Used cameras are expensive as well .. even beat up ones are going for big money .
Is it the same in other countries ?
Been told it's because of Micro Chip shortages .
I'm in London England and looking for another camera .
WOW the prices are now sky high , entry level cameras close to £,1000 ( with kit lens )
That $1340 us ... Used cameras are expensive as well .. even beat up ones are going for big money .
Is it the same in other countries ?
Been told it's because of Micro Chip shortages .
Dec 25, 2021 06:48:16 #
billnikon
Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont
Lukabulla wrote:
Hi Everyone and Seasons Greetings .
I'm in London England and looking for another camera .
WOW the prices are now sky high , entry level cameras close to £,1000 ( with kit lens )
That $1340 us ... Used cameras are expensive as well .. even beat up ones are going for big money .
Is it the same in other countries ?
Been told it's because of Micro Chip shortages .
I'm in London England and looking for another camera .
WOW the prices are now sky high , entry level cameras close to £,1000 ( with kit lens )
That $1340 us ... Used cameras are expensive as well .. even beat up ones are going for big money .
Is it the same in other countries ?
Been told it's because of Micro Chip shortages .
I see no higher or lower prices in the USA, in fact, Nikon dropped it's mechanical shutter in the Z9 flagship and it's now going for a grand less than the D5.
Dec 25, 2021 07:01:11 #
Dec 25, 2021 07:06:12 #
Dec 25, 2021 07:21:22 #
Bigmike1
Loc: I am from Gaffney, S.C. but live in Utah.
Just wait a while. Prices will probably come back down when no one buys at those prices. My advice is to just be patient.
Dec 25, 2021 09:36:31 #
Cannot answer for other models, but the two most recent camera purchases that I made, the Nikon P-900 and P-1000, are both advertised for considerably higher prices on Amazon than I paid for them when they first came out.
Dec 25, 2021 09:51:48 #
jackpinoh
Loc: Kettering, OH 45419
Camera manufacturers make money on high-priced gear. They make close to $0 on low priced gear. Entry of Nikon and Canon into mirrorless, and the imperative that they meet or surpass Sony (which had a seven year head start) has been extremely expensive. And the chips and optics they need are pushing the limits of what is currently possible. That isn't cheap. Also, people seem to be able to pay for the high end gear and willing to wait months to get it. The capabilities of today's high-end cameras and lenses was unimaginable just a few years ago. Lens focusing motor systems of five years ago are not capable of supporting 30fps shutter speeds, and lens resolution that is just sufficient for 24 and 36 megapixel sensors aren't adequate for 50, 60, and 100 megapixel sensors. So in addition to developing new cameras, new lenses--better in every respect--had to be developed. $$$$$ The price of today's camera's will drop when tomorrow's camera's go on sale; but lens prices won't drop as much.
Dec 25, 2021 10:47:40 #
Hamltnblue
Loc: Springfield PA
What has happened is that. Entry level cameras are better than past. The very low end has been eliminated by cell phones.
Dec 25, 2021 11:05:56 #
Don't know about cameras, but in US used car prices have gone up 50% compared to 15 ( rough numbers) for new. We traded in a 2 yr old with 40,000 miles on it. New one (Identical model, etc.) $36,000, trade in $29,000. Needed new tires and brakes, 40,000 checkup, etc. So say they put $2000 in it for $31,000. Told they will sell it for $33,000. So new $36 used 33!!
I figure if this continues, next time: I'll get a new car and cash back.
I figure if this continues, next time: I'll get a new car and cash back.
Dec 25, 2021 16:17:33 #
JBRIII wrote:
Don't know about cameras, but in US used car prices have gone up 50% compared to 15 ( rough numbers) for new. We traded in a 2 yr old with 40,000 miles on it. New one (Identical model, etc.) $36,000, trade in $29,000. Needed new tires and brakes, 40,000 checkup, etc. So say they put $2000 in it for $31,000. Told they will sell it for $33,000. So new $36 used 33!!
I figure if this continues, next time: I'll get a new car and cash back.
I figure if this continues, next time: I'll get a new car and cash back.
My dad worked for Ford. He would by a new truck every 2 years. He basically got it for free. A plan was 2 percent cheaper than the dealer paid for the new truck. So he always traded 2 years because a low mileage 2year old truck was about the same as he paid for the next one on A plan. Lol.
Dec 26, 2021 05:39:03 #
JBRIII wrote:
Don't know about cameras, but in US used car prices have gone up 50% compared to 15 ( rough numbers) for new. We traded in a 2 yr old with 40,000 miles on it. New one (Identical model, etc.) $36,000, trade in $29,000. Needed new tires and brakes, 40,000 checkup, etc. So say they put $2000 in it for $31,000. Told they will sell it for $33,000. So new $36 used 33!!
I figure if this continues, next time: I'll get a new car and cash back.
I figure if this continues, next time: I'll get a new car and cash back.
Yes, we were looking at getting a second car and found used almost what new cost.
Footy on that we can wait.
I also find cameras getting very costly and yes they do more but so does your cell phone for $1,500 which does far more including calls, texts, Facebook and hundreds of other things besides take photos and they fit in a shirt pocket.
Dec 26, 2021 06:21:08 #
Dec 26, 2021 06:57:28 #
Lukabulla wrote:
Hi Everyone and Seasons Greetings .
I'm in London England and looking for another camera .
WOW the prices are now sky high , entry level cameras close to £,1000 ( with kit lens )
That $1340 us ... Used cameras are expensive as well .. even beat up ones are going for big money .
Is it the same in other countries ?
Been told it's because of Micro Chip shortages .
I'm in London England and looking for another camera .
WOW the prices are now sky high , entry level cameras close to £,1000 ( with kit lens )
That $1340 us ... Used cameras are expensive as well .. even beat up ones are going for big money .
Is it the same in other countries ?
Been told it's because of Micro Chip shortages .
Try a company called MPB, based in Brighton, they have a good range of used cameras many in excellent condition - they are all meticulously checked - they also accept your old cameras in part exchange, subject to their scrutiny and if they accept your camera they will off er you a discount on the cost of your new camera.
Dec 26, 2021 07:35:18 #
Nothing has changed in photography in one respect...
Good gear is not cheap...it has always been so.
But what you get today for your coin is nothing short of miraculous.
Good gear is not cheap...it has always been so.
But what you get today for your coin is nothing short of miraculous.
Dec 26, 2021 08:37:09 #
Lukabulla wrote:
Been told it's because of Micro Chip shortages .
The chip shortage is hurting everyone. Graphics card prices are ridiculous.
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