will d300s drop in price in forseeable future?

[fontmoss]

forgive my ignorance but im a bit confuddled. There are currently price rises, check. But there may or may not be a d400 on the way? if there is a newer model then the d300 should start to drop in price?

Any idea of timescale? 6 months, a year?

[puddleduck]

I don't think the question makes any sense!

"forseeable future?" - no one here can see the future.

There is a D400 coming. My guess is that it will be priced more than the D300, but below the D700.

I'd say all bets are off price-wise, and its not even worth guessing. £1699 would not surprise me at all, D300 staying around £1299.

But your guess is as good as anyones, as no one knew the D3X was going to be £5k, not even the people testing them!

[fontmoss]

i just meant if people know another model is due out do they know how it affects the line up, im not sure how much folk find out in photography industry compared to say the bike trade. Wondering if i should aim for the summer to buy one or hang fire until the autumn but seems like its a total guessing game

[puddleduck]

IMHO you should try to get a D300 used, before the price hikes hit the second hand market.

I don't think prices are going to drop back to last years levels, even when the currency regains strength. Bearing in mind - for consumer electronics price rises as opposed to price erosion is practically unheard of.

[cyclone]

I think it's all based on the weakness of the £ against the Yen.
That's all there is to it. The D90 is a little more than the D80 was at a similar age, but that's bound to be currency related.
I think that if a D400 comes out most D300's will be gone, so it'll slot into it's older brothers price bracket.

[wack61]

mpb are showing nikon refurbished D300s for £899 with 12 months guarantee, I doubt you'll do better than that for a while

http://www.mpbphotographic.co.uk/index.php?id=23&product_uid=754

[nictry]

Nice D300 refurb at http://www.mpbphotographic.co.uk/index.php?id=23&product_uid=754 for £899 with a 12 mth warranty, TBH now the price hikes have hit I would say this is a total bargain!

[nictry]

mpb are showing nikon refurbished D300s for £899 with 12 months guarantee, I doubt you'll do better than that for a while

http://www.mpbphotographic.co.uk/index.php?id=23&product_uid=754

:razz: beat me by a minute!

[fontmoss]

theyre a grand at jessops new but i guess refurb is as good as new. ta for the info

[OutLore]

theyre a grand at jessops new but i guess refurb is as good as new. ta for the info

You may not get the 2yr warranty extension with a refurb though?

[puddleduck]

You may not get the 2yr warranty extension with a refurb though?

You won't.

But you don't get any warranty used. No idea what the going rate is second hand but £899 for a refurb sounds pretty good.

[nictry]

theyre a grand at jessops new but i guess refurb is as good as new. ta for the info

I would get one now before the price goes up, I would expect they will be £1150-1200 by the end of the week as they must be one of the few still selling at £1k

[fontmoss]

well one went for 700 2nd hand on here, a warranty would be reassuring but for 300 quid more...tbh i dont have the cash right now and might be forced to watch the prices climb

[Flash In The Pan]

mpb are showing nikon refurbished D300s for £899 with 12 months guarantee, I doubt you'll do better than that for a while

http://www.mpbphotographic.co.uk/index.php?id=23&product_uid=754

Jessops were doing them last week for £799.....

[dragonfly]

It will be a good while before prices come down, if ever. D300 is a solid camera and if you can get a used one at the kind of prices quoted here, it's a no-brainer - get it!

[fontmoss]

it's a no-brainer - get it!

get thee behind me satan! ive just laid out 350 quid on a lens and my gf is watching to make sure a credit card doesnt enter my hand, almost a grand and a camera body twice the size of the d40 might be noticed

[wack61]

Jessops were doing them last week for £799.....

Everybody was doing Nikon cheaper last week, keep up :D

get thee behind me satan! ive just laid out 350 quid on a lens and my gf is watching to make sure a credit card doesnt enter my hand, almost a grand and a camera body twice the size of the d40 might be noticed

as long as it's black you'll be OK ;)

[dragonfly]

get thee behind me satan! ive just laid out 350 quid on a lens and my gf is watching to make sure a credit card doesnt enter my hand, almost a grand and a camera body twice the size of the d40 might be noticed

:D lol, can't help you in that department my friend...

[sdb123]

Everybody was doing Nikon cheaper last week, keep up :D

FITP was referring to the Jessops 'refurbs' in-store for £799. ;)

[fontmoss]

hmm i think she'll know the difference. i cant justify a grand on a body when ive only had a DLSR for a few months anyway, ill save up and take the hit come the summer.


unless one comes up on the classifieds and i can sell a bike back in the UK....:D

[Snapper73]

You won't.

But you don't get any warranty used. No idea what the going rate is second hand but £899 for a refurb sounds pretty good.

Wrong. LCE offer a 6 month warranty on all used goods. :)

[Flash In The Pan]

Everybody was doing Nikon cheaper last week, keep up :D



And they're still £799 if you can find one :razz:

[fontmoss]

yeah but lce want 899 for their used d300s...

em flash can i have a link please :D

[Flash In The Pan]

They were in the clearance lists on the website, but the price is only available instore. They were selling them on Ebay at £640, but Filterfantastic etc kept snapping them up......

[fontmoss]

ok ill keep on eye on the glasgow one, ta

[Flash In The Pan]

They had a couple, but they sold very quickly, just a couple of D40s and a D60 left now

[Blapto]

There's no Nikon warranty. Quite a few independent retailers will offer their own warranty.