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NX500 body for $450 at JB Hifi in Australia

Started Apr 10, 2016 | Discussions
link gaetz Forum Member • Posts: 98
NX500 body for $450 at JB Hifi in Australia
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... in store only, if you can find one. They've been gone from the online catalogue for months but some stores still have stock, at least in WA.

I managed to pick one up in Perth (Piccadilly) and the friendly salesman knocked it down to $401. Finally, patience pays off. There is one demo unit left, which should be ok since it's unlikely that many people asked to see it and attached a lens to it. As for the rest of Australia, who knows... only one way to find out.

First impressions: uh, I don't think I'll be using my NX200 any more. It's so nice to shoot a 28MP raw and have full control back in less than a second, rather than the 3-5 seconds of "Processing..." on the NX200.

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3nrayged Forum Member • Posts: 68
Re: NX500 body for $450 at JB Hifi in Australia

Hum! for 401$ that's a steal! Let's see if I can get the same deal in Brisbane.

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Nikon D5100 Nikon D5200 Samsung NX1 Samsung NX500 Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 18-105mm F3.5-5.6G ED VR +10 more
3nrayged Forum Member • Posts: 68
Re: NX500 body for $450 at JB Hifi in Australia

Yeah just got one for 408AUD, great deal

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Nikon D5100 Nikon D5200 Samsung NX1 Samsung NX500 Nikon AF-S DX Nikkor 18-105mm F3.5-5.6G ED VR +10 more
calvinck Forum Member • Posts: 75
Re: NX500 body for $450 at JB Hifi in Australia

I guess there are prolly less than 10 available nationwide, you guys are so lucky to find one! Got mine for AUD399 from JB's fire sale last year, still loving it!

Tomasa Junior Member • Posts: 26
Re: NX500 body for $450 at JB Hifi in Australia

450$ for body-high price i would say. good maybe if you already own 16-50.

EDIT: oh it's AUD -then not bad.

mg_k Veteran Member • Posts: 3,221
Re: NX500 body for $450 at JB Hifi in Australia

calvinck wrote:

I guess there are prolly less than 10 available nationwide, you guys are so lucky to find one! Got mine for AUD399 from JB's fire sale last year, still loving it!

Same here, got mine for $399 ($300 USD) before the exit.  Guess can't complain at that price.....or can I?

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OP link gaetz Forum Member • Posts: 98
Re: NX500 body for $450 at JB Hifi in Australia

Tomasa wrote:

450$ for body-high price i would say. good maybe if you already own 16-50.

EDIT: oh it's AUD -then not bad.

High price? Where have you ever seen the body for 400 USD or lower? Even in Canada the best deal was $500 + tax (13% in Ontario) including the 16-50 PZ. Sure, it would be an improvement over the 18-55, but there are plenty of better lenses to cover that range.

Ian George Junior Member • Posts: 39
Re: NX500 body for $450 at JB Hifi in Australia

Thanks for posting:)   I was out of town when JB HIfI had the NX500 sale last year.  I inquired about the Nx500 just before the new year.  The price was $699au for the body...the PZ lens was $149au.  If I brought both the price was $799au...just $50 off and no more!  I just brought the lens.

Anyway, almost 4 months later the salesperson was only too pleased to take $408au (for the body).  That will drop to $370au once GST is refunded through TRS.

First impressions are great!

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