philip_pj Offline Upload & Sell: On
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A lot of people will buy this enigmatic fixed lens camera and use it for a month or so then sell, move on. If you are looking for empathy you have mine...it's really OK, you can buy one of this model or similar down the road, Sony will very likely not stop making it for some time (line is at full production), and there are plenty around used in good cond (it's well built). If at all worried about money, best advice is to sell.
Resale will stay high but $1500 seems low for a good one even in 2-3 years time. People pay thousands for Leica M lenses, and many ZEs go for a thousand or more 2nd hand, for examples. It seems it took the market totally by surprise, and it will be a year old in a few months...how long before someone else does something similar? It will be a problem maybe, as any competitor has a high bar to leap.
Whatever Zeiss did, if they repeat the formula in other FLs, success will follow. A ~50mm would seem best next up, a perennially popular FL. And there is the Leica AA and 55/1.4D to testify to that. I don't see the idea stopping at one camera.
The market is in a strange place right now - you can buy a lot of excellent gear for $1000-1500, yet the makers are also seeing strong demand for high end product. D800s, new Zeiss lenses, MF Leica, and this one also. Good times.
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