And that is my point entirely. canon has been taking advantage of
... an opportunity they created, they've been taking advantage of
their hard work, they've been taking advantage of their ingenuity,
they've been taking advantage of their superiority over their
competitors. Just like a good company should.
Agreed. They've been squeezing more money out of the consumers than
what is necessary. I would probably do the same thing in their
position too. However as a consumer, I'm not exactly thrilled about
it but I have no other choice.
Yes, you do. You can choose to buy or not.
You can choose to buy used.
You can choose to rent.
You can choose to buy for a project, then sell - building in that cost.
There are always choices - you my not like them, but they are there.
its consumers for a lonnnng time with the pricing on its 1Ds.
Hopefully that practice will come to a screeching halt this fall.
And then start up again with the release of the 1DsMKIV. :-D
You act like you want this to happen. I dont get it.
Yes, I do want this to happen, and yes, I know you don't get it. But you don't see what I see. Every time a new model is brought to market, it has more and better features at a cheaper price. Cheaper, even if you only factor in inflation, it's still cheaper. Did you know that Nikon (I think it was Nikon) had a 1mp DSLR that retailed for $15,000? What do you think that would be in todays dollars? The first 1D was $5500. The 11mp 1Ds was $8000 - the 21mp 1DsMKIII, with better everything, retailed - about 5 years later, for the same price!
I personally think that once Canon's "pro, full frame" stranglehold
is broken that the era of $8000 pro 35mm DSLRs will come to an end.
No kidding, welcome to the grown up world. Things change, they are always changing.
I dont know what sales of the 1Ds Mark II were like, but its a
minuscule trickle of what the $2500 5D sold.
Learn to make more money and it won't be an issue - or learn to deal
with life without whining.
Who the hell are you talking about?
Put it into context. You were complaining that the 1DsMKIII is too expensive.
A. Make more money and things that once seemed expensive no longer seem to be.
b. you came off as whining to me - if you claim it wasn't, then I will take you at your word.
You know absolutely nothing
about how much money I make.
True, but if you made more, things would seem less expensive.
Besides that, I wasnt whining at all,
I'm sorry, saying the 1DsMKIII is too expensive is not fact - it's opinion.
which you turned around and agreed with. The
only difference is that you seem to ardently support Canon and their
unnecessarily high prices.
Again, unnecessarily high prices, are opinion. Would it be better if they were necessary high prices?
I, myself, welcome the upcoming
competition and look forward to prices falling.
Looking to get a good deal on old technology? I don't blame you, it is sometimes enticing.
Competition drives
innovation and thats never a bad thing.
Hardly ever, except in war, when the enemy is driven to innovate better weapons to wipe out your existence.
Canon is not in business to give you their top camera at a price
you can afford - what about the poor smuck that can't afford what
you've got? Should Canon base their prices on each persons ability to
pay?
No answer for this, heh?
This is a planet of whiners.
And you sound very angry... for whatever reason.
I can help you with this one. The reason is that you are reading anger into my words, where none exists.
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People who claim to be open minded never see it my way.
