10-07-2016, 11:42 AM
Quote:Well, to be fair - the camera prices are going nuts lately across the board.
It seems as if they are following the motto - half the sales now, so we have to double the price tags.
The upcoming Oly E-M1 II and Pana GH5 seem to be even more expensive.
The camera subsidisation by lenses is gone.
Budget cameras are dead and burried for some years and the new bottom end is the old advanced amateur segment. I don't expect to see anything cheaper than 500$ lenses and 1000$ bodies in the next 5 years.
1. Well... good optics cost and there is lots of old glass out there. Same with more complex camera bodies.
2. They need to cover their production costs. You cannot sell at loss for long and we are well past the event horizon in the camera industry.
Nothing new, but not pleasant for consumers.