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 12/22/2005 12:39:45 PM · #1
I wonder what will become the price of dSLR (body only) in a near future. That may be something that people would like to know before investing a lot of money. Do you think that similar dSLR (in terms of performance) to Nikon D200 will be under 1000$ in a near future? Does the price of dSLR tend to decrease constantly?

Any wisdom?

Thanks

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 12/22/2005 12:57:51 PM · #2
It may, but just like computers there will also be something that takes it 's place at $1700 (I think that is what they cost), and you are gonna want that.
12/22/2005 01:34:04 PM · #3
We talking new or 2nd hand?

I think the entry point will continue to go down, as volumes of those models go up, but the middle to high end market will always be at a premium cost...

2nd hand they just keep getting cheaper!

Cheers, Me.
 12/22/2005 02:33:00 PM · #4
Let us limit our discussion about new body camera (no lens). I have a feeling that 1700$ is 'too expensive' for what a body camera really is. I think I will go to my camera shop and have a look on the D200 (which seems to be a high quality camera).

Do you think that the new features on the D200 explain the price? Do you think that some companies are taking simple advantages just because they have a 'certain monopoly' (mainly Canon and Nikon)? That is something that I would like to know.

What can be our expectations in two years for instance? In terms of price and technology speaking?

So far, I am extremely happy with technological improvements, but the price, that's another story, even if I strongly believe the following statement 'you pay for quality'.

Thanks

Message edited by author 2005-12-22 14:33:32.
 12/22/2005 02:40:42 PM · #5
i think the entry-level price will remain constant at its current 800-900 .. old models will be discontinued and new ones will keep on taking their place... the way i see it, its not just the cost of the camera because THAT is obvious something around 600 ( in my humble opnion ).. i think its a matter of research and development cost.. which the take from high end camera's... and when this technology has been paid for with their targeted revenues, they pass it on to entry level and sell it to consumer marker... where they can still make profit...
same goes to evertyhing that has to do with technology i guess..
and they sure earned it.. hose 1700 $ camera's employ technologies that has cost them an abscene amount to research...
 12/22/2005 03:19:29 PM · #6
Originally posted by msieglerfr:
Let us limit our discussion about new body camera (no lens). I have a feeling that 1700$ is 'too expensive' for what a body camera really is. I think I will go to my camera shop and have a look on the D200 (which seems to be a high quality camera).

Do you think that the new features on the D200 explain the price? Do you think that some companies are taking simple advantages just because they have a 'certain monopoly' (mainly Canon and Nikon)? That is something that I would like to know.

What can be our expectations in two years for instance? In terms of price and technology speaking?

So far, I am extremely happy with technological improvements, but the price, that's another story, even if I strongly believe the following statement 'you pay for quality'.

Thanks

I think it's unrealistic to expect a camera to drop that much. There are going to be more and more models available in the under $1000 price range but not one with the feature set of a D200. Take the 20D as an example. It came on the market in Sept of 04 selling at $1500 body only. It still sells for well over a thousand ($1200-$1300) a year and 3 months later. I'm pretty sure that it will be replaced by a new model long before it's price slips under a thousand bucks.
12/22/2005 06:30:41 PM · #7
Originally posted by rami:
i think the entry-level price will remain constant at its current 800-900


I suspect that in the next couple of years there will be an entry level DSLR priced around $400 to compete with P&S, and "hook" new users into the system (lenses, flash, etc).

Look at Canon's pricing--the cost about doubles with each level of camera:
The Rebel XT is about half of the price of the 20D
The 20D is about half of the price of the 5D or 1D Mark II (the 5D is aimed toward studio work, the 1D Mark II is aimed toward sports)
The 5D is about half the price of the 1Ds Mark II

12/22/2005 07:43:20 PM · #8
Well, now that we have truly entered the era of consumer DSLR's (a relatively new phenom in the last couple years) you can expect priciing and features to take the typical tech route until...just like computers....the tech becomes a series of diminishing returns.

Home computer tech growth has seriously flattened....the need by consumers for ever increasingly faster computers has diminished as a result of software and application demands.

Camera's will do the same.

Most people will never print bigger than 16 x 20...heck..most won't go bigger than 8 x 10. Where do you put the 16 x 20? So....most DSLR's on the market today will produce stunning 16 x 20's.

I suspect DSLR's will mirror their film body counterparts in price eventually....1, 2 ...5 years.... You will be able to get a Canon/Nikon Top line DSLR for about $1,800...about the cost of their film camera (comparing a Nikon D2x to a Nikon F6).

You will get Nikon/Canon DSLR's equal to the second tier film bodies (like the Nikon F100 is about equal to the new Nikon D200) for their equal price....about $1,000.

So, we are seeing that trend now ...The new Nikons (D2x and D200) have really reset the table for pricing...will be interesting to see how the rest of the market responds in the next year.

Message edited by author 2005-12-22 19:44:57.
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