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Canon R3 vs. Nikon Z9 (Price)

Started Oct 28, 2021 | Discussions thread
RogerZoul
RogerZoul Veteran Member • Posts: 3,243
Re: Canon R3 vs. Nikon Z9 (Price)
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aftab wrote:

Droster wrote:

rlaplaca wrote:

I'm a very happy owner of an R5 camera with 4 RF "L" lenses, including the spectacular 100 - 500 mm zoom lens. I can afford an R3, but continue to choke when I remember the price ($6000 US). I simply can not justify that price given the resolution and overall capabilities of the R5.

Then today, I see that Nikon's Z9 is priced at only $5500 US and I wonder what Canon is thinking now. I'm surprised that no one on this forum has mentioned this up to now. Before Nikon's announcement, I was thinking that Canon's price for the R3 is very aggressive. Now I think it's just plain arrogant.

Even without the Z9, the R3's price is on the high side. It's main competitor is the a9ii which is $1.5k less at $4.5k. Both are "pro" bodied high speed 20ish megapixel bodies. One can argue adding the grip would be $500 more, even then it's $5k.

The R3 should have been $5.3k to $5.5k max.

Exactly.

The price should be whatever the market can bare.  If the R3 won't sell as priced, the price will drop. This is how one can know what the price should be. It would have been foolish for Canon to not put it out at an inflated price with the new eye-control AF.  Once the market has had time to judge the value of that feature, the price will reflect it.

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