binary visions wrote: JTMeuret wrote:
The whole point here is, it\'s sad how greedy companies become over time. The demand for cameras and lenses is very high these days. I would like to know how much \"profit\" Nikon makes per lens at \'retail price\', especially with this new 800 f/5.6. They have no reason to sell lenses at reasonable prices when people \"gladly\" jump on the wagon the second a new lens comes out.
I suspect that Nikon is making very little off the sale of this lens.
Typically, flagship products like this are not high profit margin items - their value is in defining a brand.
I\'m sure their are a lot of high profit margin lenses that Nikon sells, but this is very unlikely to be one of them.
I totally agree. For some reason it seems like a popular drum to beat in the photography world, but I find it kind of silly. These are companies, not charities. As someone said above, it has never been so affordable to get amazing imaging power in your hands. In the case of this lens, I doubt they are making much at all in terms of real margin, whether gross dollars (due to low volume) or % (due to high base costs).
(more to add - switching to PC)
Feb 02, 2013 at 10:01 AM
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