Re: DSLR price wars?
Kenneth asked: > I last November I purchased an Optio S and now I don't see it advertised in > places where I previously saw it. Is it out of production? Wasn't it just > introduced last year? Yes, it was -- and so was its successor, the S4. Same is true of the 550 (February) and the 555 (September?). ERN
Re: DSLR price wars?
I attended a Kodak Digital seminar a year ago or so in which the presenters stated that Kodak considered the half life of digital cameras to be 9 months. I last November I purchased an Optio S and now I don't see it advertised in places where I previously saw it. Is it out of production? Wasn't it just introduced last year? Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: "alex wetmore" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: DSLR price wars? > On Fri, 30 Jan 2004, Peter Alling wrote: > > Digital equipment is ephemeral. The production life for the *ist-D > > was expected to be 6 months. > > Where did you read that it was going to be 6 months? Most other DSLRs > (except for the D60) have had a life of more like two years... > > I don't expect the *ist D to last two years on the market, but I > expect that it will be around longerthan 6 months. > > alex > >
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On 30/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >>Interesting, this only usually happens when either sales are so slow that >>they have to kick them back into action, or they are running down stock >>to make way for new products. > >I think it's more likely that they are doing it because they *don't* >have any new DSLRs coming in the near future and now that the initial >excitement is waning they need to move closer to the new hot price point >($1000.00). Hmm, wanna bet? 8-D Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
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Digital equipment is ephemeral. The production life for the *ist-D was expected to be 6 months. If a "NEW IMPROVED" model is to be announced you want to be rid of your old stock. New tech doesn't improve with age like some old tech does. At 04:39 PM 1/30/04, you wrote: "Christian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Did anyone see this:? > >http://www.pentaxusa.com/news/news_display.cfm?pressid=174 Veeery interesting. Perhaps the folks at Pentax have heard some PMA rumours that we haven't... -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com I drink to make other people interesting. -- George Jean Nathan
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Hello Tanya, If not, have someone here in the US purchase it for you. -- Best regards, Bruce Friday, January 30, 2004, 2:30:23 PM, you wrote: TMP> WOOHOO! How relieved am I that I haven't bought mine yet - AND I will TMP> be purchasing mine with the 16-45 lens. Anyone know how this will affect TMP> Australian sales? TMP> If I purchased from the US (eg B and H), would I still be eligible for the TMP> $200 cash back for the lens? TMP> tan. TMP> - Original Message - TMP> From: "Christian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> TMP> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> TMP> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 7:32 AM TMP> Subject: DSLR price wars? >> Did anyone see this:? >> >> http://www.pentaxusa.com/news/news_display.cfm?pressid=174 >> >> should be interesting to see what happens to the street price. >> >> Christian >>
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Hello Tanya, One thing to consider is that most announcements of new DSLR's at PMA won't be for shipping product. So if you are in need of one in the near future, you should just start looking at what can be purchased now. My plan is to keep the *istD for backup some point down the road when better bodies are available. -- Best regards, Bruce Friday, January 30, 2004, 2:42:41 PM, you wrote: TMP> Graywolf noted: >> Why supplies last? Does that mean they have stopped production already? >> >> If I was to try and guess, I would guess that they are trying to clear out TMP> of >> the supply line the bodies that do not have the firmware upgrade from the >> factory. However, it does leave one speculating about a new model in the TMP> works. >> Maybe for PMA announcement. >> TMP> Yeah, actually, on the other hand (in reference to my last comment), it TMP> makes me wonder if I should go out and buy one at all, or rather wait TMP> another couple of months, cause maybe there is an 8mp just around the TMP> corner TMP> Now I am truly in a quandary! TMP> Only about 10 days til PMA, so I guess there isn't long to wait... TMP> Will just have to let the $$$ burn a hole in my pocket for another week or TMP> two I guess! Although, I have another "away" wedding on 28th Feb, and TMP> really wanted it by then... TMP> tan.
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I disagree. I think they decided since they don't have a BabyD to show at PMA, that they better do something to fill in the gaping hole before all the water runs out. The *istD is in the same class as the 10D Canon and Nikon D100 not the 300D or D70. Dropping their price seems a very odd move to me. If a BabyD is not very far off, they will have to price it even lower to not cannibolize their *istD sales. Nikon has a similar problem with the D70 being spec'ed the way it is. -- Best regards, Bruce Friday, January 30, 2004, 2:01:04 PM, you wrote: JCOC> I guess even Pentax decided it was "overpriced" in todays market. JCOC> JCO JCOC> JCOC>J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com JCOC> JCOC> -Original Message- JCOC> From: Christian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] JCOC> Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 4:32 PM JCOC> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] JCOC> Subject: DSLR price wars? JCOC> Did anyone see this:? JCOC> http://www.pentaxusa.com/news/news_display.cfm?pressid=174 JCOC> should be interesting to see what happens to the street price. JCOC> Christian
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Cotty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On 30/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: > >>Did anyone see this:? >> >>http://www.pentaxusa.com/news/news_display.cfm?pressid=174 >> >>should be interesting to see what happens to the street price. > >"($300) PENTAX *ist D digital SLR body retail price reduction while >supplies last" > >Interesting, this only usually happens when either sales are so slow that >they have to kick them back into action, or they are running down stock >to make way for new products. I think it's more likely that they are doing it because they *don't* have any new DSLRs coming in the near future and now that the initial excitement is waning they need to move closer to the new hot price point ($1000.00). -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
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On 30/1/04, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >Did anyone see this:? > >http://www.pentaxusa.com/news/news_display.cfm?pressid=174 > >should be interesting to see what happens to the street price. "($300) PENTAX *ist D digital SLR body retail price reduction while supplies last" Interesting, this only usually happens when either sales are so slow that they have to kick them back into action, or they are running down stock to make way for new products. Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.macads.co.uk/snaps _ Free UK Mac Ads www.macads.co.uk
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Graywolf noted: > Why supplies last? Does that mean they have stopped production already? > > If I was to try and guess, I would guess that they are trying to clear out of > the supply line the bodies that do not have the firmware upgrade from the > factory. However, it does leave one speculating about a new model in the works. > Maybe for PMA announcement. > Yeah, actually, on the other hand (in reference to my last comment), it makes me wonder if I should go out and buy one at all, or rather wait another couple of months, cause maybe there is an 8mp just around the corner Now I am truly in a quandary! Only about 10 days til PMA, so I guess there isn't long to wait... Will just have to let the $$$ burn a hole in my pocket for another week or two I guess! Although, I have another "away" wedding on 28th Feb, and really wanted it by then... tan.
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WOOHOO! How relieved am I that I haven't bought mine yet - AND I will be purchasing mine with the 16-45 lens. Anyone know how this will affect Australian sales? If I purchased from the US (eg B and H), would I still be eligible for the $200 cash back for the lens? tan. - Original Message - From: "Christian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 31, 2004 7:32 AM Subject: DSLR price wars? > Did anyone see this:? > > http://www.pentaxusa.com/news/news_display.cfm?pressid=174 > > should be interesting to see what happens to the street price. > > Christian >
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Why supplies last? Does that mean they have stopped production already? If I was to try and guess, I would guess that they are trying to clear out of the supply line the bodies that do not have the firmware upgrade from the factory. However, it does leave one speculating about a new model in the works. Maybe for PMA announcement. -- Christian wrote: Did anyone see this:? http://www.pentaxusa.com/news/news_display.cfm?pressid=174 should be interesting to see what happens to the street price. Christian -- graywolf http://graywolfphoto.com "You might as well accept people as they are, you are not going to be able to change them anyway."
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Mark wrote: > Veeery interesting. Perhaps the folks at Pentax have heard some PMA > rumours that we haven't... This have happened to all DSLR's. Anyway, it could easily be replaced soon, and/or getting competition from other pentax DSLR's. I think herbert Keppler recently suggested as much. Also mentioned that both Pentax and Minolta worked on image stabilization built into the sensor. Pål
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I guess even Pentax decided it was "overpriced" in todays market. JCO J.C. O'Connell mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://jcoconnell.com -Original Message- From: Christian [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Friday, January 30, 2004 4:32 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: DSLR price wars? Did anyone see this:? http://www.pentaxusa.com/news/news_display.cfm?pressid=174 should be interesting to see what happens to the street price. Christian
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"Christian" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Did anyone see this:? > >http://www.pentaxusa.com/news/news_display.cfm?pressid=174 Veeery interesting. Perhaps the folks at Pentax have heard some PMA rumours that we haven't... -- Mark Roberts Photography and writing www.robertstech.com
