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Canon R3 vs. Nikon Z9 (Price)

Started Oct 28, 2021 | Discussions thread
Dan_168 Forum Pro • Posts: 11,045
Re: Canon R3 vs. Nikon Z9 (Price)
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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.

I am a dual system user and I did not put in my R3 order exactly because of the MP count being a little low for me, so I just hang on to my 2 1D bodies for a little longer, and as soon as I saw the Z9 announcement I put in my order right away, people pretty much all know about the spec of the camera based on all the rumor site and Nikon teasers, but no one is expecting this price, I was expecting more like $7K since the R3 already at6K and A1 at 6.5K. I think it will put a lot of pressure on Canon on the upcoming R1, will be interesting to see how Canon react. so for me, I will pass the R3 this round and see what the R1 will look like, I have tons of lenses on both system after shooting both for 30 years so no swiping or jumping back and forth.

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