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Fujifilm S1 Pro for $2800 anyone?

Well.. if you live in Japan that is, where the S1 is already on sale. Thanks to digitalcamera.gr.jp for publishing a "real world price table" from the Japanese camera retailer Yodobashi Camera. The table, published today, covers pricing of digital cameras from Digital SLR through to prosumer and consumer digital cameras. Bear in mind that Japanese prices are often much lower than those found in the rest of the world due to packaging differences and shipping / tax charges.

Here's my translation of the Yodobashi Camera price list of 09/July/2000:

In the "interesting to note" field comes the Fujifilm S1 Pro a snip at just under $2800 (that's about $800 less than most people were expecting), and the HP/Pentax collaborated Pentax EI-200 makes an entry at just $554.

Exchange rate based on US$/YEN exchange rate as of 09/July/2000 : US$1 = 107.9 YEN. For simplicity, all prices have been rounded up to nearest dollar. Discontinued cameras removed from list (such as Epson CP-900Z).

Japan Models: Most of the models below would be basic with no connection kits (very different than supplied in the rest of the world).

Digital SLR

Model	RRP (YEN)	Shop price (YEN)	Shop price (US$)	Notes
Nikon D1	650,000	560,000	$5,190
Fujifilm FinePix S1 Pro	375,000	298,000	$2,762

3 megapixel class

Model	RRP (YEN)	Shop price (YEN)	Shop price (US$)	Notes
Olympus C-3030Z	125,000	89,800	$832
Casio QV-3000EX	88,000	69,800	$647
Casio XV-3	88,000	69,800	$647
Canon PowerShot S20	89,800	69,800	$647
Kodak DC4800Z	99,800	79,800	$740
Sony DSC-S70	113,000	89,800	$832
Sony DSC-F505V	125,000	99,800	$925
Sony DSC-F55V	88,000	69,800	$647
Toshiba PDR-M70	99,800	79,800	$740
Nikon Coolpix 990	125,000	99,800	$925
JVC GC-X1	125,000	89,800	$832
Fujifilm FinePix 4700Z	128,000	84,800	$786
Fujifilm FinePix 4700Z	128,000	89,800	$832	Black case
Fujifilm Finepix 40i	88,000	69,800	$647
Ricoh RDC-7	108,000	79,800	$740

2 megapixel zoom class

Model	RRP (YEN)	Shop price (YEN)	Shop price (US$)	Notes
Pentax EI-200	85,000	59,800	$554
Olympus C-2500L	148,000	118,000	$1,094
Olympus C-2020Z	113,000	69,800	$647
Olympus C-990Z	-	59,800	$554
Canon Digital IXY	74,800	59,800	$554	ELPH / IXUS
Yashica 2100DG	128,000	59,800	$554
Kodak DC290Z	-	79,800	$740
Kodak D280J	-	49,800	$462
Sony DSC-S50	88,000	69,800	$647
Sony MVC-FD95	138,000	109,800	$1,018
Nikon Coolpix 950	125,000	69,800	$647
Nikon Coolpix 800	89,000	49,800	$462

2 megapixel fixed lens class

Model	RRP (YEN)	Shop price (YEN)	Shop price (US$)	Notes
Olympus C-21T	99,000	79,800	$740	Comms
Epson CP-800S	79,800	53,800	$499
Fujifilm FinePix 2700	94,800	54,800	$508
Fujifilm PR-21	99,800	49,800	$462	PRINTCAM
Minolta Dimage 2300	49,800	36,800	$341

1 to <2 megapixel zoom class

Model	RRP (YEN)	Shop price (YEN)	Shop price (US$)	Notes
Olympus C-960Z	-	39,800	$369
Casio QV-8000SX	100,000	64,800	$601
Yashica 1300DG	89,800	29,800	$276
Kodak DC215Z	-	29,800	$276
Sony DSC-S30	63,000	49,800	$462
Sony MVC-FD90	99,800	79,800	$740
Sony MVC-FD85	82,000	64,800	$601
Fujifilm FinePix 1700Z	89,800	54,800	$508
Fujifilm FinePix 1400Z	56,000	39,800	$369
Leica Digilux Zoom	-	59,800	$554

1 to <2 megapixel fixed lens class

Model	RRP (YEN)	Shop price (YEN)	Shop price (US$)	Notes
Olympus C-860L	-	29,800	$276
Konica DG-1	138,000	69,800	$647
Sanyo DSC-SX550	68,000	49,800	$462
Sanyo DSC-SX150	78,000	39,800	$369
Fujifilm FinePix 1500	62,800	39,800	$369
Fujifilm Finepix 1200	49,800	29,800	$276
Fujifilm DS-230HD	99,800	79,800	$740

Less than 1 megapixel class

Model	RRP (YEN)	Shop price (YEN)	Shop price (US$)	Notes
Kodak DC80	-	39,800	$369
Sharp VN-EZ3	60,000	49,800	$462
Takagi PDC-35	9,800	9,800	$91
Tommy Me:sia	-	6,980	$65

Data compiled by Kumio Yamada of digitalcamera.gr.jp.