04-21-2023, 10:30 AM
(04-21-2023, 08:09 AM)Klaus Wrote:(04-19-2023, 04:59 PM)wim Wrote: Well, was to be expected with the RF 7 etc. bodies and the loss of sales to cell phones with cameras ....
It's still questionable business ethics to delay the official discontinuation announcement of the whole system until all existing stock is exhausted.
Yes, but apart from many businesses doing this, you are making an assumption here. I think the real reason is because it is no longer selling at large enough numbers, which is part of a normal business model. When you make a loss on a product, you stop with it.
Over here, in the Netherlands, according to my contacts, the camera retailers say it just doesn't move at all, for months already.
Gear: Canon EOS R with 3 primes and 2 zooms, 4 EF-R adapters, Canon EOS 5 (analog), 9 Canon EF primes, a lone Canon EF zoom, 2 extenders, 2 converters, tubes; Olympus OM-D 1 Mk II & Pen F with 12 primes, 6 zooms, and 3 Metabones EF-MFT adapters ....