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Will prices of older Fujifilm cameras balance out when they normalize distribution of newer cameras?

Started 2 months ago | Discussions thread
Coldpaw Contributing Member • Posts: 772
It depends...
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The issue with the X100(V) is actively being discussed in a different topic. The price spikes are caused by increased demand most likely due to public social media interest, once that "hype" fades, the prices will come down and maybe the second hand market will see more stock due to people selling their cameras.

X-E2 and X-Pro2 are similar in some way to the X100 series: The older X-Trans models are often mentioned by influencers as lower budget, "magical" cameras which produce awesome results, thus increasing demand for these cameras.

It might very well be possible newer models might crush the prices for used, earlier models a bit, but I don't see it set in stone: Some newer models aren't fully desired by the customers. Take the X-Pro3 for example, a number of people really dislike the rear LCD and rather get the predecessor instead of the 3rd model. Same goes for people who really do a lot with the OVF, which is more flexible on the previous model. Similar things can be said about the X-E4 - some people are disappointed by the reduced control layout for the latest iteration and rather would get the previous model.

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