Mr_David
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Reged: 17/04/2009
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Hi
Seeming as now the Nikon D5000 will be released sometime next month. What is the likely hood the Nikon D90 will go down due to the D5000?
I am interested in purchasing a Nikon D90 and wanted to know would it be better if I wait till next month to purchase when it becomes abit cheaper (if it does)
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Wodge
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Reged: 28/01/2009
Posts: 35
Loc: Gloucester
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Unfortunately not. Currency fluctuations (apparently, and I am not stepping into that minefield) are resulting in Nikon (and others) generally increasing prices, as per this page.
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Nod
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Reged: 08/04/2006
Posts: 5534
Loc: Devon, UK.
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More likely that Nikon will do a Cashback offer on D90s or offer Capture NX2 as a send away freebie. Depends how high the stacks are in the importer's warehouse!
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IvorETower
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Reged: 15/11/2006
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Loc: Camberley, Surrey
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Just the opposite sadly..... Nikon have increased the RRP of the D90 in the past 10 days
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dunedin
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Reged: 14/11/2008
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Loc: Edinburgh
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It's pretty rubbish that prices have risen so much. I was up for buying a new camera body at the beginning of this year but got hit by the price rises and have waited.
Nikon are, I think, being a little shortsighted. They could keep the prices stable, take a wee hit on their margins or even lose a little - BUT gain more customer share (now that they've brought out their excellent D700, not to mention D3) and then reap in the cash when the currencies stabilise. Shame.
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Barney
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Reged: 16/12/2005
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Nikon are, I think, being a little shortsighted. They could keep the prices stable, take a wee hit on their margins or even lose a little - BUT gain more customer share (now that they've brought out their excellent D700, not to mention D3) and then reap in the cash when the currencies stabilise. Shame.
I think that you're being a little naive to think that given the exchange rates Nikon wouldn't increase their prices. No company is going to take a hit by selling at a loss to gain market share when they're already the market's No 1 DSLR supplier.
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Nod
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Reged: 08/04/2006
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Loc: Devon, UK.
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It was fairly obvious well before Christmas that the prices of Japanese imports had to rise. Yes, Nikon, Canon, Sony et al. could have carried on absorbing the falling exchange rate but sooner or later the prices would have gone up - and a couple of smaller rises is easier for the punter to understand than one huge one.
If you were selling prints and your costs then rose to above your selling price, would you be happy selling your prints at a loss? I know I wouldn't!
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Ethelred the Ill-Named
Reged: 26/09/2006
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Loc: Nottingham
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This question is not about the technical properties of the D90 or D5000. It is about the exchange rate between the quid and the Yen. Whatever happens to that rate and the cost of the cameras then the D90 is the more functional instrument although the D5000 will probably have an infintessimally advantage in image quality.
As for the time to buy, you are on the wrong forum. This forum is essentially photographic. A financially orientated forum might be slightly more appropriate.
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