WOW!! Prices raised, citing market demands.

[SeanBK]

  Canon is raising prices citing the higher consumer demands, go figure!! They didn't get the memo that economic downturn world wide.
     I AM SORRY THAT THIS NOT MF NEWS, BUT I THOUGHT IT DOES HAVE RIPPLING EFFECT EVERYWHERE.  
 http://robgalbraith.com/bins/content_page....cid=7-9318-9730

[paulmoorestudio]

 Canon is raising prices citing the higher consumer demands, go figure!! They didn't get the memo that economic downturn world wide.
     I AM SORRY THAT THIS NOT MF NEWS, BUT I THOUGHT IT DOES HAVE RIPPLING EFFECT EVERYWHERE.  
 http://robgalbraith.com/bins/content_page....cid=7-9318-9730

maybe this is just for canada.. their dollar has fallen 20% against the USD since the announcement

[BernardLanguillier]

 Canon is raising prices citing the higher consumer demands, go figure!! They didn't get the memo that economic downturn world wide.

Not sure what is surprising about that. They mention the change of exchange rate as the main cause. You cannot get both the export benefits of a weak currency and the buyer power when importing goods. It is one or the other...

Prices of Canon gear in Europe is bound to increase about 50% since the Yen/Euro exchange rate changes from 170 Yen per Euro to 125 Yen per Euro in a few months.

Cheers,
Bernard

[Graham Mitchell]

And in other breaking news... Coffee "C" Futures US now trading at 112.20 cents/pound. This may affect how many cups of coffee you and your assistants can afford to drink which in turn may have a real impact on your studio's productivity.

[klane]

And in other breaking news... Coffee "C" Futures US now trading at 112.20 cents/pound. This may affect how many cups of coffee you and your assistants can afford to drink which in turn may have a real impact on your studio's productivity.

 

[david o]

maybe this is just for canada.. their dollar has fallen 20% against the USD since the announcement

I never saw a price improvement when $CAD was equal to $US... but nobody will be surprised of that...

[thsinar]

And in other breaking news... Coffee "C" Futures US now trading at 112.20 cents/pound. This may affect how many cups of coffee you and your assistants can afford to drink which in turn may have a real impact on your studio's productivity.

 

[paulmoorestudio]

I never saw a price improvement when $CAD was equal to $US... but nobody will be surprised of that...

yes, it always seems a oneway street with prices.. like the 60 a barrel oil.. I am still paying 3.50 gal..
and although not there, I would bet gas in the uk is not much less than 1£ a litre.. the minute the crude
price goes up they waste no time putting up the price at the pump.. but when crude falls it never
seems to fall as much.. I notice that while the world is in a recession the oil companies are reporting
incredible profits.

[edwinb]

latest pricing information for the hy6 , camerabacks, and bundled systems
I have updated the pricing on the sinar equipment and took the opportunity to update some of the downloadable info's.
please contact me directly with any feedback, all is appreciated
thank you
Edwin

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[JDClements]

I never saw a price improvement when $CAD was equal to $US... but nobody will be surprised of that...

I did. Where were you looking?

[JDClements]

maybe this is just for canada.. their dollar has fallen 20% against the USD since the announcement

More than half of that loss has been regained. Still, it should translate to a 8-10% increase on imported goods.

[David Anderson]

And in other breaking news... Coffee "C" Futures US now trading at 112.20 cents/pound. This may affect how many cups of coffee you and your assistants can afford to drink which in turn may have a real impact on your studio's productivity.

 


My assistants are now on water as part of cost cutting in anticipation of the next global financial crisis, it's made them a bit sluggish, but is saving heaps of money..  

The Australian dollar has gone from near level with the US to between 60 and 70 cents..

[mmurph]

maybe this is just for canada.. their dollar has fallen 20% against the USD since the announcement

Once it gets back to $.63 on the dollar, I am going to buy Nova Scotia as an investment.    

Ooops, cancel that - just looked at my stock account.  Skip the coffee, close the studio. Michigan is headed to hell anyway.    

[paulmoorestudio]

Once it gets back to $.63 on the dollar, I am going to buy Nova Scotia as an investment.    

Ooops, cancel that - just looked at my stock account.  Skip the coffee, close the studio. Michigan is headed to hell anyway.  

buy gm now! then buy nova scotia in 10 years.

[eronald]

My assistants are now on water as part of cost cutting in anticipation of the next global financial crisis, it's made them a bit sluggish, but is saving heaps of money..  

The Australian dollar has gone from near level with the US to between 60 and 70 cents..

One thing i'm sure of: The models will continue to run on coke.

"We're going to start in a minute Darling, why don't you go powder your nose ?"

Edmund

[mmurph]

buy gm now! then buy nova scotia in 10 years.

Yeah, market cap for GM at Yahoo yesterday was $2.7 billion. That is less than Ford paid for Jaguar 15 years ago.

I think the salvage value should be higher than that.  I can sell the GM logo to that Sinar photog - what's his name - Graham Mitchell?     He should be good for a billion.

Anyone want to chip in and buy the thing?

(FWIW: GM says they will be out of cash by year end. Chrysler will probably be in bancruptcy by then.  That will take all the suppliers down, then Ford, who can't keep going with no suppliers.  Total potential lost jobs in US: 2.5 to 3.5 million. And we thought it was bad here in Michigan already.   )

[Graham Mitchell]

I can sell the GM logo to that Sinar photog - what's his name - Graham Mitchell?     He should be good for a billion.

I could probably scrape $56.74 together, but I hear they really need the cash, so...  

[mmurph]

I could probably scrape $56.74 together, but I hear they really need the cash, so...

SOLD!  

This is just a mock-up. We have the whole 100+ marketing department creative staff at your disposal, pending final approval. Through the end of the year at least, when they are terminated. Don't dawdle.  

Now. Who needs a 1.2 million square foot "studio" - complete with 6 - 40 ton cranes, a steel pour facility, and your own security staff?  Buy or rent, located in Flint, MI.  

Just think of that 1800 foot long, 60 foot tall circ you could build. You could shoot RV's.  

[rainer_v]

You could shoot RV's.  

do you mean you could shoot me?
in that case i`ll buy it.

[haefnerphoto]

I was hoping to start a Dodge project today that would have lasted 15 days.  It was cancelled/postponed due to lack of funds!  Spending freeze, etc.  The economy here in Detroit is the worst I've ever experienced and has been for 3 years.  Now that the rest of the world is heading downhill and no one's buying cars we're really in trouble (I could use other terms to make a stronger statement!)  So what am I doing:  shooting samples, can't think of anything else to do.  Jim