Does anyone know when will the prices on used D90's drop to around $550?
Maybe around when the D7000 starts shipping?
Used D90 Price Drops? When?
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i dunno...
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Christ I hope not, I need to offload mine first.
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It's probably a safe bet that prices will drop when the 7000 actually hits store shelves, given that a decent number of people will be unloading older equipment to get them (not just 90's, but probably also some 5000's, a handful of 300's, and a lot of 60's and 80's if the chatter over on the blog is any indication). Hard to say how far they'll drop, though, especially since I'm seeing 80's in a lot of places used in the 600+ range, so I think it may take a while for a 90 in any condition you'd actually want to buy/use taking a while to get out of the $700 range. It's also going to depend on how steady the supply is for the 7000. If Nikon pulls a Sony and severely underships the product, you may find a lot of people hanging onto their older stuff, which would also mean less of a price drop.
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aslightdelay said:
It's probably a safe bet that prices will drop when the 7000 actually hits store shelves, given that a decent number of people will be unloading older equipment to get them (not just 90's, but probably also some 5000's, a handful of 300's, and a lot of 60's and 80's if the chatter over on the blog is any indication). Hard to say how far they'll drop, though, especially since I'm seeing 80's in a lot of places used in the 600+ range, so I think it may take a while for a 90 in any condition you'd actually want to buy/use taking a while to get out of the $700 range. It's also going to depend on how steady the supply is for the 7000. If Nikon pulls a Sony and severely underships the product, you may find a lot of people hanging onto their older stuff, which would also mean less of a price drop.Used D80s for 600$? Really?
Man, I wish I was in NJ, here in Chicago, a used D80 is like 400$. :(
Can't believe I am hoping they undership, but then I'd probably be without a camera as I'm going to sell of both my D90 and D80.
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Considering Best Buy sold the D200 new for $600 nearly two years ago, $600 for a D80 body is highway robbery.
After the initial dip in used prices, I wouldn't expect the retail or used price of the D90 to drop much until the D7000 is commonly available in stores, and neither drop significantly until the D90 starts hitting clearance prices from the big box retailers. Once that happens the used price should nearly plateau until the next generation. At least this is what happened to the prior generations of bodies.
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A little off topic, but seems the place to ask - does anyone think the price on a d7000 will come down within the year? Was the 1200ish (body, kit 1600ish) dollar price tag the same price tag of the d90 when it came out? Or is this line now stuck at a higher price? I can afford waiting if it is going to drop to current d90 levels, as I cannot actually go back to photography until the new year due to work demands. So, no matter what I will probably be waiting, but wondering what others are thinking about the prices. Seeing as this is a d90 replacement with a higher price tag...
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Again, based on history, I wouldn't expect much more than a +-15% drop in D7000 prices within the year.
The danger with that statement, though, is that if there is short-term pressure on Nikon it may be attached to a rebate plan.
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Gen N-1 tends to hold a steadyish used price during the reign of Gen N. Gen N-2 is the one which tends to drop more steeply.
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N = current epoch.
D7000 = gen N, D90 = Gen N-1, D80 = Gen N-2, D100 = Gen N-3.
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D90 prices have already dropped...I unloaded mine a month ago before the drop, and prices were already $720, so I would say$ 600-650 is reasonable for a D90 now...in a year, $550 (d3100 body only will stabilize d90 prices for the gear inclined amateur that doesn't want the toyish d3100 body and has a tight pricepoint)...
All speculation though....
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I actually think the contrary.
I understand the D90 will be off the store shelves in December which means the consumers will have to pick between the cheap D5000 or the D7000.
When that happens, the used D90 will be the only option to bridge the gap.
So...I think post December, used D90 prices will be strong!
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ineedit said:
I actually think the contrary.I understand the D90 will be off the store shelves in December which means the consumers will have to pick between the cheap D5000 or the D7000.
When that happens, the used D90 will be the only option to bridge the gap.
So...I think post December, used D90 prices will be strong!
Very good point, depends on how many people will be dumping their 'obsolete' D90's.
More people are selling their D90's now, right?Posted 2 years ago # -
I am very sad now that I've realized how much the d90 is selling for. I was so amped up to get the 7000, but when you compare the prices I'm just not sure if I can swing it (I'm a broke college student :) hah). There are so many features in the d7000 that I want, but at a nearly $600 difference, that's insane. Unless I can get a job in the next month I guess I should try and forget about the 7000 for now :(
Good news for me though about the d90 prices though I guess, hah
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I am having such a hard time selling my D90.
Had to throw in the battery grip to keep it high.
I don't even want to talk about how hard it is to sell my D80.
There are so many Nikon cameras for sale right now it's not funny.
Also a lot of D300s (Not D300s). :( It's a buyers market right now.
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The D70, D80, and D90 were all $999 for the body-only and $1299 with a lens at launch. I doubt the D7000 will sell body-only for $999 until Christmas next year.
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Oh boy I think my purchase gameplan just got pretty complicated.
Basically I need to sell my canon gear now. It's dropping in value and I've been meaning for for awhile. Unfortunately I don't have near the money for a d7000. Selling my canon stuff would put me about halfway there (not including taxes...)unfortunately that would also leave me digitaless for atleast what a month, probably more assuming they (d7000's) are hard to get ahold of. However selling my canon gear also nets me just about the right amount to get a like new condition (or one of those perfect condition factory demos with a 1 year warranty) d90.
Buying a d90 now would
A) let me finally use all my f mount glass on a digital body
B) Give me a (fantastic) camera to use while the d7000 gets reviewed and any possible bugs ironed out/addressed (maybe even if the gods are smiling down a firmware update for 60fps in 720, is that even possible to add via firmware?)
C)Lose me a little cash through reselling probably as the d90 drops in value further (although maybe if I resell it through craigslist or some other avenue other than ebay or amazon, I can regain a little of the seller fees).
D)Give me time to build up enough cash for the d7000.Basically I'm trying to convince myself that this is a good route for me. The d90 is a fantastic camera no doubt, but the d7000 comes very close to being a camera hand designed for what I need. Is there any reason this sounds like a bad plan to anyone? Normally I would just hold off on buying a body, but unfortunately (well in this case anyway) I am a photog for our newspaper, and it'd get very annoying to have to borrow my gf's d70 everytime I needed to shoot an event, although it wouldn't be a problem.
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I say keep your canon gear and just build up on that. A D90 wouldn't add anything significant that you can't already do with your canon. Besides your staff job gets you access to "quality" canon glass and that's more important then figuring out what cameras to buy so that you can sell them to get the camera you want. Seems pretty silly to me. Kind of like driving around on an empty tank of gas looking for the cheapest petrol station.
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NikoDoby said:
I say keep your canon gear and just build up on that.Hmm. If you are changing gear just to change to Nikon (for no concrete reason), I'd say keep with what you have. If you are not happy with Canon for whatever reason, then, by all means change to whatever makes you happy.
If you sell your Canon stuff now, and buy a D90, then turn around and buy a D7000 not too far down the road, you may be losing money at almost the same rate as if you hold onto the Canon stuff until you buy the D7000. Tough call.
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NikoDoby said:
I say keep your canon gear and just build up on that. A D90 wouldn't add anything significant that you can't already do with your canon. Besides your staff job gets you access to "quality" canon glass and that's more important then figuring out what cameras to buy so that you can sell them to get the camera you want. Seems pretty silly to me. Kind of like driving around on an empty tank of gas looking for the cheapest petrol station.Lol Niko you are making a lot of assumptions. Maybe I should have been more specific.
First off My "staff job" gets me no access to any canon glass (we had one nice telephoto and someone seems to have stolen it)Second, I have a lot of Fmount glass that I use on my film bodies. I have a lot more f mount glass than I do canon glass, and my canon glass for the most part is just eh. The canon I'm shooting with is also an xti, and it's done great by me, but I want more out of my camera.
I guess I should also mention that adding video, would be something I would really enjoy, which is something my canon doesn't have.
warprints said:
Hmm. If you are changing gear just to change to Nikon (for no concrete reason), I'd say keep with what you have. If you are not happy with Canon for whatever reason, then, by all means change to whatever makes you happy.If you sell your Canon stuff now, and buy a D90, then turn around and buy a D7000 not too far down the road, you may be losing money at almost the same rate as if you hold onto the Canon stuff until you buy the D7000. Tough call.
I feel like having a bunch of glass for nikon (whereas I don't have a lot of canon glass) is reason enough. On top of that For basically what I sell my canon xti for I can get a d90, and have 4 more lenses than I have now, with a much better body. Whether or not I later on resell the body for the 7000 shouldn't even really factor in. For what is essentially a swap, it seems like a pretty good deal.
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If you have a bunch of Nikon glass then why the hell did you buy a Canon Xti? Seems like you dug yourself into this hole so either way you are going to lose $$$. Just get on with it already and stop analyzing all of these crazy upgradation plans.
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Xti was a gift many years ago before I got back into film shooting. divorced parents, mom had.all the nikon stuff, dad bought me an xti. Also I'm really not going to lose any more money than I would have if I was upgrading from a d40.
I have to analyze the upgrade options because money does matter. I think it really just depends on if I want to go without a digital body or not for awhile.
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OK so if money matters then just keep the Xti and save up for a Nikon. Just cause the D7000 was announced that doesn't mean you have to get one now.
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