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Who understands Olympus prices?

Started Feb 7, 2018 | Discussions thread
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Re: Who understands Olympus prices?

Pixnat2 wrote:

Soulhand wrote:

Pixnat2 wrote:

Difficult to understand what makes the E-PL9 so expensive?

Any idea?

Olympus think they can sell it at that price?

It's a fashion item.

I don't think so. It's an entry level camera made to attract P&S upgraders.

How many P'n'S cameras there really are?

Already that market is like... Dead.. Because smartphones.

It's not priced based on adding up its technical features. It's not aimed at people like you (or me).

see above

Nope.

I don't buy iPhones because I think they are overpriced compared to devices that are alternatives (for me). Millions of people do, though.

Except that Olympus is not Apple and that iPhones are eating the market of that kind of camera.

Iphone is a minor phone in smartphone market. Over 80% is for Android phones.

Olympus presumably feel the alternatives you list aren't really competitors in the minds of actual likely purchasers - and who knows, maybe they are correct.

I don't see many cosmetic differences between the E-PL9 and X-A5, for example.

Seems that Fuji is following Olympus... So doesn't that like, say that, Olympus is doing many things right?

I assume they know more about pricing and marketing cameras than me.

I really wonder if they do

Well, they seem to have turned to profit in few years compared to previous years. So something they are doing right...

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