03-02-2013, 11:19 AM
Trouble with street pricing is it doesn't necessarily reflect costs, although of course in the longer term they need to make money to survive.
The price drops with age is rather harsh in mirrorless land. I got an E-P1 when it was launched. About a year later I enquired about trading it in at a dealer, and let's just say what I got offered was less than I've paid for some filters!
Forward to now, look at the Nikon V1. They're practically giving them away since the V2 was launched. I'm sure there were some very hot deals on the previous generation NEX5 too, although I think that window has closed.
I agree with Klaus, they're making more cameras than there are people to buy them. When the new model comes out, they have too many old ones to dispose of. A lot of people would pay a lot less for the older one, than a lot more for the newer one with perhaps only minor improvements.
The price drops with age is rather harsh in mirrorless land. I got an E-P1 when it was launched. About a year later I enquired about trading it in at a dealer, and let's just say what I got offered was less than I've paid for some filters!
Forward to now, look at the Nikon V1. They're practically giving them away since the V2 was launched. I'm sure there were some very hot deals on the previous generation NEX5 too, although I think that window has closed.
I agree with Klaus, they're making more cameras than there are people to buy them. When the new model comes out, they have too many old ones to dispose of. A lot of people would pay a lot less for the older one, than a lot more for the newer one with perhaps only minor improvements.
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