From a reader
The reader was told there was a Canadian price increase coming on the
5D2.
This would mean all Canadian preorders would end up costing more.
I'll try to find more info.
cr
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@KJ–Interesting comment about the companies and the respective markets. For me (still using my new favorite pseudonym), it’s all about finding the sweet spot between a falling market price and whatever price increases happen due to global economies. It’s looking (in the US, at least) like that sweet spot might be around the new year, after the holidays?…
I know of apple and another big pc company who are raising their laptop prices in Aust. It’s due to exchange rates and to maintain margins. I assume camera co’s will do the same.
They hope that our demand for their products outweighs our reluctance to buy at higher prices. That might be the case if your laptop dies but for most amateurs with cameras that’s not the case.
If the 5DII goes too much higher I’ll just wait & sit with my current gear until the economy settles or my need outgrows my willpower. ;)
While the digital camera market is effectively like the computer market (new models every 6 months to 1 year, increasing amounts of processing power, etc), an older camera can still take amazing pictures. Much like with performance cars, the ‘operator’ is a huge factor in performance. If anybody needs proof of this, go to Flickr and see what others are doing with your current, or even your old, camera. All of this doesn’t negate the desire for new features inside of a nice, new toy…um, tool, of course. ;)
Still no stop button on nikon…
I just got the e-mail from my local camera shop saying this,
“We just got notification from Canon that because of the “dramatic change in the market conditions” they have to raise the price of the 5D MarkII. The body only price is now $3099.00 up from $2799.00.
Do you want to keep the order we have for you?”
I just called Henry’s as in an earlier post someone mentioned they will be honoring prices on existing orders. They are saying now that they won’t for future pre-orders and they are still undecided on existing orders.