02-10-2017, 07:55 PM
I was really pissed at Canon because of their prices. I said at the time I would not buy a 1DIII, 1DsIII, 1DIV, or X at Canon's price even if I'd won the lottery.
However, I will pay a decent used price and bought a 1DsIII a year or so ago for under $900. Nice camera. Used prices for the 1D X have to fall a ways more before I'll bite (and the 1D X Mark II is out of the question).
I know Nikon prices are just as bad but my days of paying $5500 for a camera are over. That's what I paid for two of the original 1D bodies when they first came out but that was way, way back when computers were way more expensive than they are now. Pro digital cameras have not dropped in price (to approach film camera prices) the way computer components have.
However, I will pay a decent used price and bought a 1DsIII a year or so ago for under $900. Nice camera. Used prices for the 1D X have to fall a ways more before I'll bite (and the 1D X Mark II is out of the question).
I know Nikon prices are just as bad but my days of paying $5500 for a camera are over. That's what I paid for two of the original 1D bodies when they first came out but that was way, way back when computers were way more expensive than they are now. Pro digital cameras have not dropped in price (to approach film camera prices) the way computer components have.