 |
 | Home | Contact Us | FAQ | Search & Site Map | Link to Us |
 | Sign In | Join | Other 45 Sites in Network |
| PhotoKB HomeDiscussion Groups Digital Photography Digital PhotoDSLR CamerasZLR CamerasPoint & Shoot CamerasFilm Photography 35 mmLarge FormatMedium formatDarkroomFilm and LabsOther EquipmentPhoto Technique Nature PhotographyPeople PhotographyTechnique GeneralGeneral Photo Topics General TopicsAustralian PhotographyUK PhotographyDirectoryPhoto Clubs |
Photo Forum / Digital Photography / DSLR Cameras / September 2005Nikon D50 Price Drop
I noticed Nikon D50 did a significant price drop on the D50. Was $899, now $799 and I'm starting to see it on sale it some stores. Anyone know the reason for the drop? Problems with the camera? New model coming out (seems unlikely since it is a fairly new one), etc? Thanks, rw >I noticed Nikon D50 did a significant price drop on the D50. Was $899, > now $799 and I'm starting to see it on sale it some stores. [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > > Thanks, rw Up here in Canada on Thursday September 1, 2005 all dSLR prices dropped by $100, except the KM 7D which we dropped by $200. The D50 now sells in Ottawa for $999.99 Market saturation. I suspect that Nikon and Canon will have a hard time inducing upgrades from what are very satisfactory dSLRs for most users; Non dSLR users are likely to be a tough sell also. I would also expect that they all have a hard time getting P&S users to move to introductory SLRs... T. >I would also expect that they all have a hard time getting P&S users to > move to introductory SLRs... IMHO the P&S crowd and the DSLR crowd are distinctly different and I wouldn't think that most of the P&S crowd would consider moving to a DSLR. In other words I don't think there's much of a market to catch there. Where I'd guess there's a market is the hold out who wants the quality and ability of a good camera (DSLR) but won't pay $400 - $600 for a quality P&S or ZLR camera. These people would however lay down that kind of money for a DSLR. I suspect that both Canon and Nikon will get their entry lever consumer DSLR down to a $600 price point before too long. In any event it would be a fairly smart marketing move for Nikon to under cut Canon's entry level price to capture that market even if they wind up losing money on units sold. Make them a Nikon user first and then make money on upgrades, lenses, accessories, etc. If this is the case I foresee a price war on the horizon at least at the consumer level. -- Rob > IMHO the P&S crowd and the DSLR crowd are distinctly different and I > wouldn't think that most of the P&S crowd would consider moving to a DSLR. > In other words I don't think there's much of a market to catch there. Well, certainly the majority of the P&S shooters won't. But there are two significant groups who might: those who are becoming more and more interested in photography for its own sake because of their digital P&S cameras, and those who have P&S digitals but also come from film SLR's, and had just been putting getting a digital SLR until it seemed worth their while. --------------- Marc Sabatella marc@outsideshore.com The Outside Shore Music, art, & educational materials: http://www.outsideshore.com/ >> IMHO the P&S crowd and the DSLR crowd are distinctly different and I >> wouldn't think that most of the P&S crowd would consider moving to a [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > had just been putting getting a digital SLR until it seemed worth their > while. I don't disagree here at all, however, I'll bet there are a lot more coming from film SLR's over P&S's. In any event, Nikon would be smart at this point to price the D50 such that they can just dump tons of them on the market. All those people who bought the Canon Rebel Film SLR are chomping at the bit to get a "cheap" DSLR and IMO Nikon could have an opportunity here to push the D50 in that direction before the original DRebel gets there. I'd guess that the Camera with Lens would have to have MSRP of around $600. -- Rob Ottawa, we now sell a D50 with the 18~70 (note: not the 18~55) for cdn $1199.99 > I noticed Nikon D50 did a significant price drop on the D50. Was $899, > now $799 and I'm starting to see it on sale it some stores. > > Anyone know the reason for the drop? Problems with the camera? New > model coming out (seems unlikely since it is a fairly new one), etc? Loss leader? Trying to drum up market share? There is very little new in the D50 over the D100 or D70(s), and as such, most of the parts are probably purchased in significant bulk. Get a new D50 user on the cheap and lock them into a lens system and you have sales for years to come.  SignatureThomas T. Veldhouse Key Fingerprint: 2DB9 813F F510 82C2 E1AE 34D0 D69D 1EDC D5EC AED1 Spammers please contact me at renegade@veldy.net. That's assuming the entry-level D50 lasts for years. What's it's shutter rating? >I noticed Nikon D50 did a significant price drop on the D50. Was $899, > now $799 and I'm starting to see it on sale it some stores. > > Anyone know the reason for the drop? Problems with the camera? New > model coming out (seems unlikely since it is a fairly new one), etc? FF version coming? :-) Over here the D50 is less than a 350D and Nikon are throwing in a free lens... ok it's a rubbish 70-300mm f5.6 lump of Coke bottle glass but the punters don't know that. The Pentax and Olympus are well under these two and only K/M are brave enough to be well over Canon and Nikon (they must sells ones and twos every month nationally!). It's a crowded market. T. >Over here the D50 is less than a 350D and Nikon are throwing in a free >lens... ok it's a rubbish 70-300mm f5.6 lump of Coke bottle glass but >the punters don't know that. Can't be any worse than Canon's 18-55mm and you have to pay for that. -Rich |
Reply to this Message |
 Sign In
 Join
 My Latest Posts My Monitored Threads My Blog My Photo Gallery My Profile My Homepage Start New Thread Enable EMail Alerts Rate this Thread
|
©2009 Advenet LLC Privacy Policy - Terms of Use
This website includes both content owned or controlled by Advenet as well as content owned or controlled by third parties.