LetTheRightLensIn said:But yeah $3500 body only will be a lot tougher to fund if they instantly drop price for new copies of 5D2. You would think they would realize this and not dump the price on it right away but I guess they want to clear them out before it is too late.
I don't think Canon is all that concerned about how much existing 5DII owners sell their used 5DMII for. They care about sales of new cameras.
The question is - will the 5DII stay around as a part of the product line for a reasonable length of time. Does Canon think there is room in their product line for a $2,000 FF Camera? Maybe the Christmas pricing was not completely about bleeding down inventory, but also was a test market for the $2,000 price point. A lot of people jumped at that pricing, even knowing a replacement camera was around the corner.
Entry level price for FF starting at $3,500 would leave a significant portion of the FF market behind, and that would be bad for Canon. If those entry-level FF buyers go with Nikon, then they will buy Nikon glass and it will be much harder for them to switch over in the future - if ever.
As others have mentioned, you get into a SLR system with your first FF camera and eventually start building a lens collection - and then you are somewhat locked into the manufacturer.
It would be a mistake for Canon to ignore this market segment, so lowering the price of the 5DII and having a solid entry level price point makes good sense to me.
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