Hi Max, we do understand your concern, but you should also realise that there is a sudden increase of sale of 20d in the B&S towards the end ot last year.
Why these people are selling fast? You may ask. The obvious reason is that they know that if they don't sell at good price now, they will never fetch a good price once the new model hits the market. I seriously doubt that they are going for 5D, i.e. upgrading. Of course, there could be some cases.
That's the life of digital arena that we are living in. We can keep on telling people that there is no need to get newer model and so on. But how many people can resist the temptation of newer models? Even PROs will buy new models to suit their needs / styles, etc, let alone hobbyists and
amateurs. If there is no one buying new models, how would camera manufacturers survive and to continue investing in R & D?
It's a totally different world between film SLR and DSLR. Sometimes, using stock market as an analogy to describe the digital market is quite interesting. Of course, it is not as dynamic and volatile as the stock market.
It's a 2 sides of the story. The sellers may be incurring losses by selling but on the other hand, the buyers are happy because they can now afford a 20d body now. Therefore, it's depending on which side of the fence that you are standing.
You also brought up a valid point. Where on earth that Singapore is selling 20d for <$2,000. Look at CP, AP and so on. By now, all of you should realise that it will never happen here back home unless mircale happens. You can study history - such as D30, D60 and 10D, 1D and 1Ds. You should know how camera manufacturers worked in Singapore. I shall not go into details. Simply put in a simple sentence - prices drop in Singapore is not a phenomenon.
If this thread has caused any hard feeling towards the sellers of 20d, I apologise for it.