will prices drop in near future
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well all i have heard is the sigma decrease in price of certain lenses.
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Dont know about coming out of it, it looks now like we may get hyper-inflation just as the japanese did after printing money to get out of trouble.
As was seen during the new year sales, people were buying for the sake of satisfying our frustration from tightening our purse strings. This could mean an increase in the sale of consumer luxuries that hopefully will drive down the price of lenses and DSLR's based on demand and supply.
Also with the expected rise of the four-thirds cameras during this year, the DSLR may need to seek to capture the potential floating consumer who may sit between advancing from a compact/bridge camera into the more camera enthusiast world. To catch this market it may require differentiation from the market leaders, or simply offering a more affordable range which may consequently reduce the value of all DSLR's in general.
I reckon that we may see a reduction in the price of the DSLR body, but with regards to lenses, quality will always play a bigger part then price. If companies continue to offer attractive body + budget lens price initially, if this captures the imagination of the consumer (like it did me), they will soon look to spend their buck on a more expensive lens. Like the Microsoft Xbox - sell the console at cost price, make the money on the games.
Also with the expected rise of the four-thirds cameras during this year, the DSLR may need to seek to capture the potential floating consumer who may sit between advancing from a compact/bridge camera into the more camera enthusiast world. To catch this market it may require differentiation from the market leaders, or simply offering a more affordable range which may consequently reduce the value of all DSLR's in general.
I reckon that we may see a reduction in the price of the DSLR body, but with regards to lenses, quality will always play a bigger part then price. If companies continue to offer attractive body + budget lens price initially, if this captures the imagination of the consumer (like it did me), they will soon look to spend their buck on a more expensive lens. Like the Microsoft Xbox - sell the console at cost price, make the money on the games.
i doubt it very much. only the pound gaining strength will help and that may be a slow process. Also the importes will be slow to respond if they can buy cheaper, as will be the retailers, because not only are they cautious, they will try and capitilise for as long as they can. Its like my dj gear - i had my eyes on some pioneer cd players for £450 each, they went up to £650 in 2 months.
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don't hold your breath; inflation will take care of any lowering of prices from Japan as the pound slides. As a previous reply said QE = printing money and government debt has to be repaid. Our illustrious leader is probably hoping to repay with vastly devalued pounds, which means anything imported will increase in price proportionately. Take a look at the price of gold and silver.
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oh well i will have to keep a look out for second hand then.
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Cost of Zinc, lead and copper has just gone up by 30% in 2 weeks.
We are going to be paying for this Labour gvt for a long time. The war costs a fortune too....don't expect prices to come down soon for anything. Get ready to pay quite a bit more for your council tax too.
We are going to be paying for this Labour gvt for a long time. The war costs a fortune too....don't expect prices to come down soon for anything. Get ready to pay quite a bit more for your council tax too.
