Will the price hike encourage to change system (Brand)?

askpaul · 2nd March 2009

As the title suggests....

flipfreak · 2nd March 2009

nope. its never a cheap hobby to begin with and the price hike just went to 07 pricing. so no big deal. if cannot afford a buying spree right now, then try to max out the current equipment then. i am sure by the time one do, it shld be 2-3 yrs later.

Snoweagle · 2nd March 2009

Neither too. Other Japanese systems are also having price hikes.

jeremyteocx · 2nd March 2009

Change to what brand? The hike is across the board.

jaskin · 2nd March 2009

Originally Posted by jeremyteocx

Change to what brand? The hike is across the board.

Agreed... the only other option for me would be Nikon... which also hiked prices...

Lenscapes · 2nd March 2009

can always hold off buying and shoot with what you have.. hopefully the heat will be upon them when less pple buy their lenses.

sprewell · 3rd March 2009

nikon also hike 20%...

Racing Turtle · 3rd March 2009

Switching brands will cost more than the price hike from Canon, and the increase in prices is mainly due to the current SGD vs JPY exchange rate.

Snoweagle · 3rd March 2009

Originally Posted by Racing Turtle

Switching brands will cost more than the price hike from Canon, and the increase in prices is mainly due to the current SGD vs JPY exchange rate.

It's just that the Yen has gone up.

Lenscapes · 3rd March 2009

it is funny that everyone have been saying that it is because yen have gone up.
won't that make other "made in japan" appliances prices go up too..not only camera stuffs?
i still see LCD TV made in japan tumbling instead of going up.

rocfreaks · 3rd March 2009

i thought nikon's stuff is made from thailand, canon from malaysia or taiwan?

How come the yen is affecting the price?

Sorry i am business-stupid.

Snoweagle · 3rd March 2009

Originally Posted by rocfreaks

i thought nikon's stuff is made from thailand, canon from malaysia or taiwan?

How come the yen is affecting the price?

Sorry i am business-stupid.

Doesn't matter where they're made as long as the brand belongs to them. Canon's DSLRs are made in japan. Higher-end compact prosumers and PnS are also made in japan while the lower-end ones in china. Canon's 50 f/1.8 II is made in m'sia but used to be in japan.

Majest1c · 3rd March 2009

Originally Posted by Lenscapes

it is funny that everyone have been saying that it is because yen have gone up.
won't that make other "made in japan" appliances prices go up too..not only camera stuffs?
i still see LCD TV made in japan tumbling instead of going up.

perhaps it is becos it is a diff industy ...
etc
LCD tv is dominated by Sony (jap) Samsung (Korea) Pansonic (Jap) etc

noting that Samsung is a korea brand, won has weaken frm 700+ vs 1SGD to 900+ vs 1SGD
price shld have fell by 20% for samsung

also noting that LCD tv has new models every now and then, this revision, i believe is faster than lens revision.

at least for LCD, i think samsung can afford to cut its price to kill of the jap competitors

Kit · 3rd March 2009

Think. Don't you most probably have to spend more changing system than dealing with price hikes???

chalib · 4th March 2009

Doesn't make any sense

cqprime · 4th March 2009

Originally Posted by askpaul

As the title suggests....

Nope i am still committed to using Canon and well it is a brand i can trust...anyone a Lexus also cost more hahahah

ahbian · 4th March 2009

? How does it help in saving costs? It not like phone operators who will give us freebies and discounts when we threaten to change operators.
Anyway, the hike is not limited to Canon.

ayl7711 · 4th March 2009

Even a superbike use to cost $24K on Dec 08 , now cost $30K

Also 20% hike

chngpe01 · 4th March 2009

Yes I will change to a Made in Singapore Brand (if there is any)

SabaDen · 5th March 2009

If wanna change, will not be because of it ...

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flipfreak Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 5,379	Re: Will the price hike encourage to change system (Brand)? nope. its never a cheap hobby to begin with and the price hike just went to 07 pricing. so no big deal. if cannot afford a buying spree right now, then try to max out the current equipment then. i am sure by the time one do, it shld be 2-3 yrs later. __________________ My Portfolio \| My Blog

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Snoweagle Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Hougang Posts: 11,826	Re: Will the price hike encourage to change system (Brand)? Neither too. Other Japanese systems are also having price hikes. __________________ Canon EOS 5D w/BG-E4, 50 f/1.2 L, 580EX II. Sigma 12-24 f/4.5-5.6, 70-300 f/4-5.6 APO.

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jeremyteocx Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Singapore Posts: 356	Re: Will the price hike encourage to change system (Brand)? Change to what brand? The hike is across the board.

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Lenscapes Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Posts: 860	Re: Will the price hike encourage to change system (Brand)? can always hold off buying and shoot with what you have.. hopefully the heat will be upon them when less pple buy their lenses.

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Racing Turtle New Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Posts: 39	Re: Will the price hike encourage to change system (Brand)? Switching brands will cost more than the price hike from Canon, and the increase in prices is mainly due to the current SGD vs JPY exchange rate. __________________ Canon 450D 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 IS, 50mm F1.8, 24-105mm F4L

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rocfreaks Member Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: PaRis Posts: 398	Re: Will the price hike encourage to change system (Brand)? i thought nikon's stuff is made from thailand, canon from malaysia or taiwan? How come the yen is affecting the price? Sorry i am business-stupid.

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Kit Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: Bukit Timah / Melbourne CBD Posts: 6,031	Re: Will the price hike encourage to change system (Brand)? Think. Don't you most probably have to spend more changing system than dealing with price hikes??? __________________ arkitectural photography http://arkitecturalphoto.1x.com/

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chalib Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,446	Re: Will the price hike encourage to change system (Brand)? Doesn't make any sense

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ahbian Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 1,637	Re: Will the price hike encourage to change system (Brand)? ? How does it help in saving costs? It not like phone operators who will give us freebies and discounts when we threaten to change operators. Anyway, the hike is not limited to Canon. __________________ myflickr

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ayl7711 New Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Posts: 28	Re: Will the price hike encourage to change system (Brand)? Even a superbike use to cost $24K on Dec 08 , now cost $30K Also 20% hike

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