p.1 #1 · When do you think the D4 will drop in price?
I know it's brand spanking new and some haven't even gotten their pre-orders yet but I expect that after the Olympics the D4 will be in stock in a lot of places. My question is do you think the D4 will drop in price before the D4S comes out or will it hold it's $6K price tag until then?
If it were to drop to $5K that's the sweet spot for me to justify purchasing it.
p.1 #5 · When do you think the D4 will drop in price?
D700 was selling for more than I bought it for on the day of release until the D800 was released. Since I will always resell cameras it makes more sense to buy asap and get more use out of them for the depreciation hit.
p.1 #6 · When do you think the D4 will drop in price?
Since the price just went UP in the UK I think it's going to be a while before it comes down again.
I really doubt that the Olympics make the dent on the market that people think. Lots of 1D4 and D3s cameras still working. Not everyone at the Olympics will have a D4 or 1DX
p.1 #8 · When do you think the D4 will drop in price?
Yup! Doesn't look like a price drop anytime soon. If you need it for the biz why wait? $1000 is not much to worry about if it can make you money. If your not a pro and its gonna be your new toy I still think $1000 is not much if you have the disposable income to by a D4. I find questions like this funny. Just buy it and out it to good use.
p.1 #10 · When do you think the D4 will drop in price?
Not for a long time as stated before. Maybe an MSRP of $5700 in 2 yrs (if yen to dollar ratio is similar to now). I just picked up a brand new D3s for $1200 less than a new D4. I doubt a new D4 will ever see this kind of price parity, though. dj
p.1 #11 · When do you think the D4 will drop in price?
Yeah I'm not a pro and while I've fallen for the D800 a part of me will always want the D4 so I was thinking of saying screw it, sell off all my lenses and go with a D4 and 50mm f/1.4 (AIS). I just hate having to start this vicious spending cycle all over again, buying lenses and cameras. I want it to be over. I want my NAS cured.
p.1 #12 · When do you think the D4 will drop in price?
niXer wrote:
Yeah I'm not a pro and while I've fallen for the D800 a part of me will always want the D4 so I was thinking of saying screw it, sell off all my lenses and go with a D4 and 50mm f/1.4 (AIS). I just hate having to start this vicious spending cycle all over again, buying lenses and cameras. I want it to be over. I want my NAS cured.
Quench your NAS with a mint D3s..Theres allot of those coming up for sale and you can get them in the mid to high 3K range. D3s is STILL one of the best cameras out there and certainly the best bang for the buck out there today.
p.1 #16 · When do you think the D4 will drop in price?
Mark_L wrote:
Since I will always resell cameras it makes more sense to buy asap and get more use out of them for the depreciation hit.
How do you figure? What's your buying/selling strategy?
I could use some tips in regards to minimizing dollars lost to depreciation because, up till this time, I have never sold any old cameras but end up taking huge hits on depreciation.
p.1 #17 · When do you think the D4 will drop in price?
I think the point is to either buy early and get as much use out of it as you possibly can (possibly reselling as late as possible before that particular body is replaced), or buy late in the product cycle, to buy as low as you possibly can.
In any case, it's foolish to think of any photographic equipment purchase -- especially something with as distinct a shelf life as a DSLR -- as an "investment." Instead, it makes more sense to make your gear dollars go as far as they can, for as long as they can. The thing that kills us is churn.
p.1 #18 · When do you think the D4 will drop in price?
D. Diggler wrote:
How do you figure? What's your buying/selling strategy?
I could use some tips in regards to minimizing dollars lost to depreciation because, up till this time, I have never sold any old cameras but end up taking huge hits on depreciation.
I do the same thing... buy as early as possible so you can get the most use out of it and sell before or right when the next model comes out.
That typically results in getting the most value for your purchase but in terms of dollars and cents, you arent really going to make your money back.
For example, I bought my ipad 2 when it came out on release day and sold it a few weeks before the ipad3 was released. I ended up selling the 2 for 480 (32gb) so although I did lose money on the deal, it was the cheapest way to get the 3 for me. You take the biggest financial loss at the point of the first purchase, but then after that each incremental upgrade is less and as long as you can go for some time without said device, you can usually make a pretty good system of having the newest gear all the time while having the most enjoyment out of it as well.
