O there f***ed mate. Those 1dx etc all be put on the shelf as the Olympics will be cancelled imoTime for Nikon to wake up, although its too late imo
I know, its not looking good for the short-term future...... I can see a lot more businesses, airlines, shops and manufacturers closing down and going bust.O there f***ed mate. Those 1dx etc all be put on the shelf as the Olympics will be cancelled imo
It is worrying times, and no-one has a crystal ball to know what's going to happen. It really is taking it day by day.I know, its not looking good for the short-term future...... I can see a lot more businesses, airlines, shops and manufacturers closing down and going bust.
And unfortunately many more people falling ill and dying due to COVID-19.
It is worrying times, and no-one has a crystal ball to know what's going to happen. It really is taking it day by day.
Yeah its crazy, we are out of flour, rice and lentils at the moment, can't find any yet.And to add matters worse you got idiots up and down the country raiding supermarket leaving nothing for anyone else.
I can think of other words I could use to describe these people but it'd probably get me banned from hereAnd to add matters worse you got idiots up and down the country raiding supermarket leaving nothing for anyone else.
I wonder how Nikon and Olympus are going to fair considering they're already struggling?
And to add matters worse you got idiots up and down the country raiding supermarket leaving nothing for anyone else.
I can think of other words I could use to describe these people but it'd probably get me banned from here
They cant really do that, supermarkets have been restricting items per shopper for a while now, at least where I am.
They can restrict, but there are still cases where parents & 2 teenage kids each go into a store and each buy the max, then load into the one car - effectively getting 4 times the limit.
They can restrict, but there are still cases where parents & 2 teenage kids each go into a store and each buy the max, then load into the one car - effectively getting 4 times the limit.
There are now, but people are still finding loopholes. Also some supermarkets near us are opening up certain hours just for the elderly but folk are ignoring it and without physically policing it it's very difficult to stopThey cant really do that, supermarkets have been restricting items per shopper for a while now, at least where I am.
Time for Nikon to wake up, although its too late imo
Yeah, I took a calculated risk on buying stocks during this very uncertain time but in the long-run think they will recover
At the moment I am doing 1 week at home and 1 week in the office but like you said, its a day by day approach.
It was back up to £3299 just after I sold my A9, the A9 II went up at the same time.
As mentioned, prices are going to go up now...... I am throwing money into stocks and hoping they pay off in the long-run.
Stocks and shares we could all be living in a cave within a few months.
I might be selling all my gear thanks to the lockdown I prob won’t be working for quite some time.
Not just photographers though, pretty much everyone is in the same boat, really feel for those doing 0 hrs etc. I certainly won't be investing, crazy.
I very much feel sorry for those unable to earn & whose business is unlikely to give them access to government assistance through this.
This probably isn't quite the right time to invest, but when things start to ease then it would be a very good thing to do - interest rates will be non-existent making saving a waste of time - and investing would help businesses to bounce back. We have some money, and I'd much rather use it that way than let it sit in a BS.
Not just photographers though, pretty much everyone is in the same boat, really feel for those doing 0 hrs etc. I certainly won't be investing, crazy.
zero hours people are actually not gonna be much worse off as will those who are Ltd company and are on the books paying themselves a wage. It’s soletraders like photographers, window cleaners, taxi drivers etc that are in big trouble.
How so? They are low paid workers with pretty much no rights and no savings and can barely afford rent, will they just get another job in an economy when nobodies hiring?
Sole traders and small businesses are already facing troubles and this is just the start
I thought the government was having low wage workers?
Sole traders and small businesses are already facing troubles and this is just the start
I thought the government was having low wage workers? As long as they remain on books they get 80% of the wages
There rent will be paid for them via housing benefit. There will also be other benefits they can claim. For a soletrader there will be no income and no benefits worth talking about with all the bills still to pay.
Everyone employed who is layed off due to the Coronavirus will get 80% of there wages up to the value of £2500 a month. They are the lucky ones.
Stocks and shares we could all be living in a cave within a few months.
I might be selling all my gear thanks to the lockdown I prob won’t be working for quite some time.
Wonder how the hell the countries gonna afford that. Its already bankrupt.
If it was that simple then everyone might be better off just doing exactly that.
In a lot of cases they are better off, plenty of people work even though they would have more cash if claiming benefits.
Hope it doesn't come to that! Even selling gear has become hard now
Quantitive easing, the easing bit makes it seem so relaxed and totally okay.More loan
I will just fire mine into a trade place and buy new when I am able to work again. Makes no sense keeping it around when it won’t be used. General feeling now seems to be this will not be short term probably a year anyway.
You make a good point. I won't really be using mine either sitting at home. Perhaps best to sell it!I will just fire mine into a trade place and buy new when I am able to work again. Makes no sense keeping it around when it won’t be used. General feeling now seems to be this will not be short term probably a year anyway.