D90 body prices falling steeply
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From: Neil Harrington on 29 Jan 2010 01:53 Now $779.95 at Amazon. Does this suggest the D90 replacement is about to make its debut?
From: NameHere on 29 Jan 2010 07:43 On Fri, 29 Jan 2010 01:53:08 -0500, "Neil Harrington" <never(a)home.com> wrote: >Now $779.95 at Amazon. > >Does this suggest the D90 replacement is about to make its debut? > No, it means people aren't buying DSLRs as much anymore. Some people are finally getting smarter.
From: Save $3.99 on 29 Jan 2010 16:51 "Neil Harrington" <never(a)home.com> wrote in message news:XZqdndB8evRLGP_WnZ2dnUVZ_tmdnZ2d(a)giganews.com... > Now $779.95 at Amazon. > > Does this suggest the D90 replacement is about to make its debut? It's the normal product run price drop. Pretty well all dSLRs have price drops 6 months or so after intro.
From: Neil Harrington on 29 Jan 2010 19:33 "Save $3.99" <dev(a)null.null> wrote in message news:hjvl8m$689$1(a)freespeech.eternal-september.org... > > "Neil Harrington" <never(a)home.com> wrote in message > news:XZqdndB8evRLGP_WnZ2dnUVZ_tmdnZ2d(a)giganews.com... >> Now $779.95 at Amazon. >> >> Does this suggest the D90 replacement is about to make its debut? > It's the normal product run price drop. Pretty well all dSLRs have price > drops 6 months or so after intro. Yes, but then they generally stabilize. The D90 was introduced in August 2008 to replace the D80, which was then two years old. If Nikon continues model changes about biannually at this camera level (as it has more or less since the D100) then it seems early for a replacement, but on the other hand there must be some reason for the recent downturn in D90 prices. Nikon *increased* the price of their lenses not long ago, and there hasn't been much if any increase in the value of the dollar. In the past, such price drops this late in a model run have often preceded introduction of a new model.
From: Anon on 29 Jan 2010 20:40
"Neil Harrington" <never(a)home.com> wrote in message news:btKdnaG0ltj04_7WnZ2dnUVZ_uWdnZ2d(a)giganews.com... > > "Save $3.99" <dev(a)null.null> wrote in message > news:hjvl8m$689$1(a)freespeech.eternal-september.org... >> >> "Neil Harrington" <never(a)home.com> wrote in message >> news:XZqdndB8evRLGP_WnZ2dnUVZ_tmdnZ2d(a)giganews.com... >>> Now $779.95 at Amazon. >>> >>> Does this suggest the D90 replacement is about to make its debut? >> It's the normal product run price drop. Pretty well all dSLRs have price >> drops 6 months or so after intro. > > Yes, but then they generally stabilize. The D90 was introduced in August > 2008 to replace the D80, which was then two years old. If Nikon continues > model changes about biannually at this camera level (as it has more or > less since the D100) then it seems early for a replacement, but on the > other hand there must be some reason for the recent downturn in D90 > prices. Nikon *increased* the price of their lenses not long ago, and > there hasn't been much if any increase in the value of the dollar. > > In the past, such price drops this late in a model run have often preceded > introduction of a new model. The D90 was launched August 2009, which based on Nikon's timeline means it will be replaced August 2011,, |