POLL: Price of 5Ds
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Right now a 5D3 lists at $3,100 (and sells at B and H for $2,800 and the 36mp Nikon 810 sells for $3k even) so the new camera will have to sell for a premium over that.tpatana said:
While tpatana's educated estimate seems unarguably reasonable, if I were Canon I'd want to sell at least 100,000 of these in the first year (just to break even on development costs) and would set the price under $4k. At $5k (or even $4.5k) - I can't imagine them jumping off the shelves; particularly since a huge market sector is evaporating -- magazine and newspapers are firing photographers (Sports Illustrated just fired all their staff photographers !).
http://observer.com/2015/01/sports-illustrated-got-rid-remaining-staff-photographers/
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The Nikon D810 is about $3300 now so maybe $3799 MSRP at the most. I think the take rate will be a lot lower if it is more than 4K and 7.5, no way.
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Gray market prices have been crazy low and I have found on eBay the 5D3 for $2,199 and the D810 for $2,599.DavidD said:
My hopes are that the 5Ds price will be closer to the 5D3 rather than to the 1Dx and doesn't exceed the $4,000 value.
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Depends if it will do 4K video ??
The 1DC is selling at a significant discount compared to release prices overhere in Australia, 6850 US$. It looks like that dealers want to clear their stock before the 5Ds is announced.
If the 5Ds has clean full 4K video, I expect the price to be very high, hence my vote for more then 5000$
The 1DC is selling at a significant discount compared to release prices overhere in Australia, 6850 US$. It looks like that dealers want to clear their stock before the 5Ds is announced.
If the 5Ds has clean full 4K video, I expect the price to be very high, hence my vote for more then 5000$
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Canon as usual will price it at a premium over the Nikon bodies, but they better get the shadow smudge details IQ sorted out. I.e. This better not be a 7dii sensor scaled up priced at 2.5x the price. If they want both revenue and market share increases.... Price it at $2499 - $2999 and watch it fly off the shelves and sink Nikon.
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In sony forums, they see the A7 successor around 2500-3000$. So, I guess, Canon will price it much higher, as they see the sony as an toy (words from Canon manager at Photokina). Maybe around 4000-4500$
But, on the other hand, the a7rII will have an superfast and accurate AF and IS an alternative to the 5Ds.
My son in law told me that Sony is not willed to compeed against the 5DIV, as this coming body will be something extraordinayry/exeptional/revolutionary like the 7D when it appeared on the market. But it will be very high priced.
But, on the other hand, the a7rII will have an superfast and accurate AF and IS an alternative to the 5Ds.
My son in law told me that Sony is not willed to compeed against the 5DIV, as this coming body will be something extraordinayry/exeptional/revolutionary like the 7D when it appeared on the market. But it will be very high priced.
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kphoto99 said:
Why is this in the same league as the 1 series ? Will the new 24 mp rebel be in the same league as the 20 mp 7DII ? Or the 40 mp phone ?
My opinion is that Canon are responding to a niche in the market and continual commentary on the matter has forced the companies hand, even to the point of two models, one with, and one without, the AA. They have seen that Nikon have been able to charge more for the AA less model, despite the fact that 99 times out of 100 you're better off with the AA. So expect the AA model to be the real price and the AA less one jacked up further, Canon working on the principle of a fool and their money.......etc. Both cameras will definitely come in at a big premium over the 5DIII but it will still be less than a 1Dx. The retail price will most probably then gravitate to sit somewhere between the 5 and 1 series. I'm guessing it is always going to be more expensive than the D810 because the Canon equivalents are, genuinely, more expensive.
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