Sad Used Prices for EM-1 first edition

jwilliams wrote:

LoneTree1 wrote:

jwilliams wrote:

Probably one of the best buys in m43 right now is lightly used EM1 IIs going for around $800 or so. Fred Miranda is full of them. Probably people just dying to throw $1K to the wind to get the latest model.

I have noticed prices for m43 gear there are in a severe slump and often just never sell even at pretty attractive prices. Seems to be a flood of used m43 gear as people move to larger format systems.

There is a flood of just about everything in the photo world these days. The precipitous decline in the sales from nearly all makers is a good indication of that.

No doubt prices of everything photo related are down. The thing I notice most is a lot of the m43 gear for sale just does not sell at all regardless of price. Almost any FF mirrorless lens or camera put up at a reasonable price sells reasonably quick. Canon or Nikon DSLR lenses don't command great prices, but usually sell quickly as they can be readily adapted to their brands mirrorless offerings. m43 gear just has little to no demand. Wish it wasn't so as I'm going to sell some of my m43 gear.

I think except in exceptional cases, it's everywhere but older gear is down substantially. It also depends on how much of a step-up a replacement camera is. An E-M1II goes for $800 or so used, a much older E-M1 goes for $200.00 now. Interestingly, a silver one goes for about $275.00. You can buy a Sony A7RIII for $1600 as well. However, a Nikon D850 still runs $2000+. A D810 is $900.00.  A Nikon D750 goes for $650.00.