At what price point will you consider buying the Canon 6D?

[Skulker]

Its so nice to see a sensible question with a sensible set of options to choose from.

I don't understand why Canon shareholders don't sack all the useless executives they employ. All the executives need to do is listen to the well considered comments on here to run the business far better than they are doing at present.

1) First they should price every product at half the price they can currently sell the rubbish they now sell.
2) Then they should put all sorts of costly features in, at no extra price.
3) Then just admit everyone should buy another make of camera, perhaps they could just stop selling cameras. They could buy Nikon's or any other make and resell at less than what they paid.

Its so simple any idiot can tell them how to do it better.

DO THEY REALLY THINK THEY KNOW HOW TO RUN THE MOST SUCSESFULL CAMERA COMPANY IN THE WORLD?

 

[stevenprebble]

I'm confused by the price tag. $2099 USD is the same as £1291 GBP (UK). But over here in the UK they are selling it for £1800 GBP which is $2920 USD !!!!!!

That doesn't seem the least bit fair?! I would buy this camera if it was £1291.

 

[Albi86]

It's always like this. We always get a 1:1 $ to € conversion.

 

[RS2021]

I fully expect this to be selling in the $1200 -1400 range in year or may be even less. It may happen similar to the Adorama ebay kinda backdoor deals but no way Canon is going to even succeed in shoveling this abomination out the back door. The competition is a tad too alive and a tad too active for that.

 

[ishdakuteb]

I'm confused by the price tag. $2099 USD is the same as £1291 GBP (UK). But over here in the UK they are selling it for £1800 GBP which is $2920 USD !!!!!!

That doesn't seem the least bit fair?! I would buy this camera if it was £1291.

very simple answer... people over there are RICHER...

 

[stevenprebble]

Richer?? Are you joking? Our country is in a double dip recession! No one has money. Shops are all closing. No one can get on the housing market. We have the lowest unemployment we've had in years. AND I CAN'T AFFORD A FULL FRAME CAMERA :-[ :-[

 

[Ryan_W]

I would pay $2,099 to have it in December. I would pay $1,500 to have it after the holiday rush ends, maybe Spring 2013.

If it turns out to have great high ISO capabilities and a fast, accurate center AF point (with a motor sufficiently powerful enough to quickly drive the lens) I would pay $2,099 for it after the holidays, too.

 

[dr croubie]

AND I CAN'T AFFORD A FULL FRAME CAMERA :-[ :-[

Not trying to rub it in, but I do have a job, and i can afford a Full Frame Camera.
They cost $1600 brand new, and they're called the 5D mk2.
Paying $500 more, plus investing in new cards (and waiting another 3 months for the privelige), is a bit ridiculous imho...

 

[stevenprebble]

The Canon 5dmk II is useless to be because it doesn't have the option to shoot at 50/60fps which I do an awful lot.
I was excited at the 6d at first but not anymore. Max flash sync speed being 180 is a massive issue for me (already a thread on that somewhere).
I will have to put up with the 7D for a while longer!

 

[Albi86]

D600's price in EU went down already by 10-20%. Looks like Nikon wants to eat as much of the market as they can.

And honestly, the more the D600's price goes down, the less the 6D looks like a nice alternative.

 

[robbinzo]

I am a Rebel owner who would have purchased this product. I was waiting with bated breath.
I think the sensor is a good size and IQ is likely to be excellent.
I wanted an integrated speedlite transmitter (like the 60D has) rather than the GPS/wifi combo. I don't want to carry lots of gizmos and extras. A camera and a speedlite is ideal for me.
I think the autofocus is an upgrade from the Rebel series but not quite what I was expecting. It sounds like the center AF point may well kick @55, especially in low light but it remains to be seen whether the other AF points are any good. I only use the center AF point on my Rebel because it's the only reliable one. Effectively I have a single AF point camera for most of the time.
I don't mind the basic video function because I want a great stills camera. I'd like to try the 6D with the 50 f/1.4 lens. Could be a killer combo.
However, unless the price is competitive with the 7D, I can't justify buying this product.
So in the UK, the 6D would have to be £1000 or less for me to be interested. It's currently listed at £1799.99 for pre-order.

 

[Nishi Drew]

The 6D is going cheaper than the D600 on Japan amazon, at over ¥20,000 off from what they're asking for the D600.
But, convert their prices to dollars and both are still above $2100 :-\