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Re: Worldwide medium format market
« Reply #140 on: May 19, 2013, 12:29:21 pm »

Guy,

 I'm really sorry to hear about your wife.

 Re. the debate about dealers, it seems there are a some effective and honest people eg. Steve and Doug, who provide really useful backoffice services for pros, and they are known here by word of mouth, and then there are some unpleasant characters who live of their entitlement to geographical areas, and who sometimes make use of good business skills or good connections to land institutional contracts with museums etc. Last, not least there are places like B&H who sell MF eg. Hasselblad with competence, just like they sell Nikon and Canon with competence, but without providing any specific services at all. But all of the above get the same margins, and I don't see why they should.

Edmund



 I know Edmund there are some real dip wits in the dealer business as well and it is unfortunate no question when this level of investment is on the line. We as buyers have to weigh those factors. Totally understand you comment. We all can't have dealers in our part of the world that match some of the folks here. Sometimes I forget that as well.

Thanks she is doing well and we are riding on all clear on all fronts right now. Hope it stays like this. It's been hell.


Speaking of margins its pretty sad, retailers and dealers get only 3 percent on Nikon products. So a 3 k product only nets you a 100 dollars. It's amazing how the brick and mortar places even survive. Maybe some good news for them is sales tax on Internet purchases will bring us back to our local shops. I still support my local store here in Arizona but they will certainly get all my Nikon business if this becomes the case. I'm not sure where that law is at right now but it will be interesting.

If there is a good debate topic this certainly is one for sure.
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Re: Worldwide medium format market
« Reply #141 on: May 19, 2013, 02:18:10 pm »

I don't have the time for stupid debates and was this not all marketing spin from Leica to start this thread to begin with

why should consumers loyally support oem's if the figures they feed us are bs?

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« Reply #142 on: May 19, 2013, 02:38:23 pm »

You seem to grab everything out of context but of course that is what trolls do . There are many reasons and your fully aware of them but again you pick and select what makes you look the best and not always with facts. Neither the Leica nor Pentax has a efficient tethering program on release of there cams for instance. Pentax you could not even buy outside of Japan and still maybe has two new lenses built for this cam. Leica had one or two lenses on release and finally after 3 or 4 years has about 7. These are just a few examples like a backup body that make buy decisions. Of course we all many decisions are made into buying any system and as always there is no single perfect system not even your Nikon which I BTW I shoot also. Does Pentax offer you a free loaner system next day , no they do not. Leica does offer that as well as Phase. I believe Hassy does as well . Put simply IMHO Pentax offers the least available options,products, service and dealer support for the working Pro. Leica is doing much better on that but again it has taken time to get there. I just recommended to a good friend to get the Pentax but it is his hobby and he wants to get into MF which is great . The Pentax will serve him well and as time has marched of a lot of Pros have jumped onboard the Pentax system. With that now they can buy it here in the states and have some support. I like the Pentax a  lot and I came within inches of buying the Leica S but not until today would feel comfortable about putting all my eggs in one basket with them. But it does seem like they are doing well and that's great. I'm looking forward to what Pentax does next but its been pretty quiet from them too. Lowering prices does give some clues as too maybe something soon. I hope so

See Fred its about the format not the brand that counts here. I own the Nikon very nice  system with very good image quality but its not the end all and its not MF which I personally have done a lot of testing on them not steal tests from others and post about it that your not even sure what they did. I owned 5 backs and have posted many tests on them.

See we ALL know you have a bone to pick with Phase and I understand a bit of that but you refuse to take blame on yourself. You buy off eBay you avoid all dealers than crucify them daily for no good reason except to be that itch in people's jocks. You blame Phase for the issues you may have had or not meeting your expectations. You than say in a post here to buy direct from the OEMS but you crucify them daily.

I'm sure you will come back with some more tests more quotes and more bullshit to make yourself look good. We are expecting it trust me. You never fail to deliver a post that makes Fred look wise.


Btw posted here many times from our dealer friends the amount of backs that have truly failed on there own without some user doing something to it is very low. You even admit in some posts here that these backs are like tanks . I owned 5 of them and outside a delivery issue with a new one never had a problem and I had a loaner the next morning by my dealer and replacement back within a week. My IQ 160 to be exact. Avoiding buying from dealers IMHO is a bad investment. Even used there is a grace period. Not that I care where people buy from its there money but I always recommend a dealer as mine has always been there for me and yes Steve's company he works for is my dealer and they always have been there for me. So I'm very dealer friendly as it is your best support you can get.

I made a point regarding one of your points. Rather than respond to the actual numbers and the cost of a complete backup (Pentax) vs a partial backup (Phase One) you choose to make a personal attack, not to mention accuse Gerald of insulting you that all of us can see was not the case.

You also might want to be a bit careful about publicly accusing someone of stealing.

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Re: Worldwide medium format market
« Reply #143 on: May 19, 2013, 02:42:29 pm »

Thanks she is doing well and we are riding on all clear on all fronts right now. Hope it stays like this. It's been hell.


Speaking of margins its pretty sad, retailers and dealers get only 3 percent on Nikon products. So a 3 k product only nets you a 100 dollars. It's amazing how the brick and mortar places even survive. Maybe some good news for them is sales tax on Internet purchases will bring us back to our local shops. I still support my local store here in Arizona but they will certainly get all my Nikon business if this becomes the case. I'm not sure where that law is at right now but it will be interesting.

If there is a good debate topic this certainly is one for sure.

I like hearing the good news too :)

If we don't have dealers, we should insist on manufacturer support ...


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Re: Worldwide medium format market
« Reply #144 on: May 20, 2013, 12:05:28 pm »

Well that's just not how discussion and debate work. You don't get to walk off and request that's the end of the conversation.

Yes - the absolute numbers aren't actually very important, and what is important is growth in the market place. But what we have here as a Steve who, as a dealer, presumably has some pretty good insight into the market, and you - who, with your connections also presumably have a very good insight - claiming totally the opposite thing.

It is quite possible that you're referring to different measurements of course. Perhaps Steve is referring to sales of new backs only, and you are referring to sales of new and re-furbed. Who knows? Well, nobody is going to have a clue with so much obfuscation going on.

What I find simply astonishing is the attitude shown by "insiders"who should be doing everything they can to reassure those considering buying into MFDB that they're making a wise choice.

We're talking about people considering "investing" anything from $10K to $100K and up in their "support" of the OEMs.

Don't you (and Steve) think that those people - and I most certainly include myself in that group - deserve a little more respect than to read conflicting "well, I'm well connected and in the know and you're just going to have to trust me on this when I say the market is growing/declining [delete as appropriate]" statements of "fact", and then to be told that's the end of the discussion? That any further information is bait for trolls?




My estimates are always about new product sales, in units sold, not also including 2nd hand, etc. Keep in mind when I offer a number, I am not stating it as a fact (nor have I ever). It is an educated guess on my part, based on my past employment with the following companies:

Imacon
SinarBron Imaging
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Phase One
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I've been in corporate meetings with my employees discussing numbers, I've been in dealer/partner meetings with manufacturers discussing numbers, as one of the largest (and widest reaching) focused dealers for these products worldwide, I also have a decent sense of how things are out there in the marketplace.

All this only contributes to my estimation of the market and the performance of the market.

I will add I've never felt glad after the fact about providing this information, for the way my experience gets twisted to suit someone's agenda or mis-represented perspective.

When you talk about "respect", that seems to imply that there is disrespect tendered in the way that marketshare, sales numbers, etc, is provided. I don't see how that can be the case. I do not factually know the numbers. I can offer an educated guesstimate, I have offered educated guesstimates, and it's either like members don't believe me or they just pretend to not hear me. I don't have a lot of control over that.

I'm also going to say that the only reason that I even offer up any guess's is because some like to stir the pot of doom, and then see the masses run in fear. I think some actually take glee out of it. Does medium format digital have a future is a legitimate question. Just the same as one could question any number of imaging segments, products, etc. It gets taken a step further - true, because of the estimable cost, but also because there are some who provoke and mis-represent. Which leads to me feeling the need to at least share my experience and my perspective on the market place.

I get it. But I'm also bullish on medium format digital. Many could just invest in 35mm DSLR, but clearly they want more, they desire something different. Do they not? Is this not relevant? Is this not important? A medium format digital camera is not an easy camera system to use and get results from, in contrast to other smaller camera systems (neither is 4x5, or 8x10, etc, for that matter). And yet, here we still are.

If anything, the fact that medium format digital is still here, the fact that medium format digital does continue to invest and evolve and expand capability and features, that at least some companies seem to be doing quite well, that smaller format camera systems continue to improve and advance, in the face of all this, if anything - to me - this to me seems like more of an ironic success story than a picture of doom and gloom.

Ultimately what would the real numbers actually mean, if anything, to you in terms of should you invest or not? In MFD's peak year in 2007 (let's just say, I don't know), there were 8,700 medium format new digital backs sold. In 2012, let's say there were 6,800 new units sold. Ok, so what then? In 2001 there were 5,500 units sold. So what then?

I don't know how many units get sold. But I know how many units every dealers sold in the US for quite a few years with 3 different companies. And I know how CI stacks up in the USA and (roughly) worldwide.

Especially when you add Leica and Pentax into the mix, I believe the number is easily over 6,000, might even be 7,000, maybe 8,000. But that is just my guess. These are not large companies and getting real numbers from them may never happen. But I would say looking at the real evidence in front of you - amazing competitive pressure, severe downturn in world economy, and then look at the segment, look at the products and the technology, look at the interest and enthusiasm, and I don't see why someone investing in a digital back today has any reason to feel concern. Does your investment take a hit? Yes, of course, all digital capture products take a hit, the difference is in the dollars, the percentages are probably similar. You can either afford to be in medium format digital, or you cannot. That is the market. The interest is there, the desire is there, the enthusiasm is there. The size of the market is dictated by those who can afford it. I'm not saying it's a rich persons market, (a 40MP Pentax is $6,900), I'm just saying it is a market for those who can afford it. Regardless of what numbers anyone wishes to project, the real evidence is that the market continues to exist, and pretty strongly so.


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Re: Worldwide medium format market
« Reply #145 on: May 20, 2013, 12:33:19 pm »

Hi,

I actually think the absolute numbers are important. That is keeping vendor, R&D and dealer chain alive. You need to have a critical mass to survive.

If sales drop to low support operation you go out of business, unless you are in Germany. German companies seem to have get financing quite easily.

If you have a critical mass you still need working on being competitive.

Best regards
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Yes - the absolute numbers aren't actually very important, and what is important is growth in the market place.

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Re: Worldwide medium format market
« Reply #146 on: May 20, 2013, 01:41:08 pm »

if cassette tapes can make a come back, as this bbc report suggests, then maybe there is more hope for the future of medium format cameras than one would have thought.... heck maybe even kyocera could return from wherever old oems go to die
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« Reply #147 on: May 20, 2013, 02:14:06 pm »

if cassette tapes can make a come back, as this bbc report suggests, then maybe there is more hope for the future of medium format cameras than one would have thought.... heck maybe even kyocera could return from wherever old oems go to die

This such a poor comparison.  Cassettes offered no advantages over CDs other than they could be recorded on over and over again.  Compared to MPG players, cassettes have no advantages.  Plus cassettes have no "vintage" sound to them like records. 

A MF back on a tech camera has a large amount of advantages over its 35mm counter part.  That is why I just got a Arca this year. 
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Re: Worldwide medium format market
« Reply #148 on: May 20, 2013, 02:47:28 pm »

if cassette tapes can make a come back, as this bbc report suggests, then maybe there is more hope for the future of medium format cameras than one would have thought.... heck maybe even kyocera could return from wherever old oems go to die

I don't think this makes a case for MF digital. If anything this makes a case for film. It's about analogue compared to digital.

Speaking to a friend that is a photo buyer/clearance person that sees heaps of images for bands he told me that the amount of images that he sees that are from film is on the rise.
Often deliberately processed "rough" to look even less HiFi.
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« Reply #149 on: May 20, 2013, 02:52:24 pm »


A medium format digital camera is not an easy camera system to use and get results from, in contrast to other smaller camera systems.


What is harder about shooting with a Phase One DF compared to another digital DSLR?
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« Reply #150 on: May 20, 2013, 03:43:30 pm »

I don't see why someone investing in a digital back today has any reason to feel concern. Does your investment take a hit? Yes, of course, all digital capture products take a hit, the difference is in the dollars, the percentages are probably similar.
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Not even close. Just look at used lenses on ebay.

A couple of examples:
Phase One 150mm 2.8 IF
New $3.490
Ebay $ 1.918

Loss $1572 45%

Nikon 70-200mm
New BH $2,396
Ebay $1,950

Loss $446 18%

Nikon 85mm 1.4G
New $1,629
Ebay $1,400

Loss 229 14%

Canon 85mm 1.2 II
New $ 1999
Ebay $ 1600

Loss $399 20%  but many of these lenses go for more.

D800
New BH $2796
Ebay $2,400

Loss $ 396 14%
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« Reply #151 on: May 20, 2013, 03:45:09 pm »

What is harder about shooting with a Phase One DF compared to another digital DSLR?

Personally, I would read this as you need to shoot at base ISO, since MF does not work well with high ISOs.  Also, to achieve the same blur with a lens of similar angle of view, you often need to use a smaller aperture.  Both of these things are going to require more lighting skill and more power.  

I assume that you, Fred, shoot at low ISOs any way, as do I, so the transition would not be that big of a deal, after learning the camera.  But for someone who has limited light skill and shoots at ISO 400+ this could be an big issue.  
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« Reply #152 on: May 20, 2013, 04:06:25 pm »

What is harder about shooting with a Phase One DF compared to another digital DSLR?


It's a fine difference, but I didn't simply say they were harder to use.

And I'm surprised you would ask, considering the effort you've put into showing your perspective on the advantages of Nikon.

So it's not open to interpretation, what I specifically meant is that 35mm DSLR's are IMO, generally able to achieve results over a wider set of parameters. They auto focus more effectively. They provide excellent Live Preview ability. Due to their lower resolution, tolerances aren't as stringent for obtaining results.

I can wing it with my 5D-MKII, and still get some good results. When I wing it with MFD, the success rate is lower. It requires more focus and concentration, at least in my experience. This doesn't make it harder to use in all situations, but you could say it does in some.


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« Reply #153 on: May 20, 2013, 04:21:04 pm »

Not even close. Just look at used lenses on ebay.

A couple of examples:
Phase One 150mm 2.8 IF
New $3.490
Ebay $ 1.918

Loss $1572 45%

Nikon 70-200mm
New BH $2,396
Ebay $1,950

Loss $446 18%

Nikon 85mm 1.4G
New $1,629
Ebay $1,400

Loss 229 14%

Canon 85mm 1.2 II
New $ 1999
Ebay $ 1600

Loss $399 20%  but many of these lenses go for more.

D800
New BH $2796
Ebay $2,400

Loss $ 396 14%



Your cherry picks are noted. There are also plenty of examples of 35mm digital capture bodies that have lost 50% - 70% within just a few years of a new body introduction.

Anyway, my point was that traditionally, digital camera bodies tend to take a bigger hit than lenses, but my larger point was that yes, your investment will take a hit. Hence, yes, that financial aspect does need to be taken into account. That doesn't mean that medium format digital is doomed.


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« Reply #154 on: May 20, 2013, 05:34:57 pm »


Your cherry picks are noted. There are also plenty of examples of 35mm digital capture bodies that have lost 50% - 70% within just a few years of a new body introduction.

Anyway, my point was that traditionally, digital camera bodies tend to take a bigger hit than lenses,[/b] but my larger point was that yes, your investment will take a hit. Hence, yes, that financial aspect does need to be taken into account. That doesn't mean that medium format digital is doomed.


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No not cherry picked just comparing current gear.
Anyone can see how much a Phase One back loses "just for being driven off the lot".

Right now one of your dealer friends (your words, not mine) is asking something like $28k for an IQ160 with 10,000 shots on it, whilst in the same rough timescale, perfectly respectable end users are struggling to sell their IQ180's (still under warranty) on specialist forums for around $22k.

There's an IQ180 going for $ 30,000 on ebay from a very respected camera dealer here in the LA area. Well known for Leica etc.
It's mint with 200 shorts on it, still under warranty and has some offers, but not selling....

That's more than 25% below new price.

Another one here:

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/forum/index.php?topic=78493.0

600 shots $ 26,500 or best offer

New now it's $37,990.  30% less  Drop of  $11,490

It's easy to go and see what a mint discontinued D700 with low shot count can get ...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nikon-D700-DSLR-camera-body-IN-BOX-BARELY-USED-15-shutter-actuations-8GB-CF-/390594831328?pt=Digital_Cameras&hash=item5af14423e0

$ 2,000 32 bids sold in 5 days

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nikon-D700-12-1-MP-Digital-SLR-Camera-Body-w-Extras-Shutter-Count-736-Pristine-/111075528291?pt=Digital_Cameras&hash=item19dc9e0e63

$ 1,895

Last official new price was $2,199

Still selling well despite the d800 being 3x the pixel cound and having video.


Anyway, my point was that traditionally, digital camera bodies tend to take a bigger hit than lenses,[/b] .....

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That's not the case with Phase One lenses..... they take quite a hard hit, but part of that can be attributed to the so so DF body with it's bugs, lockups and modest focusing system.
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« Reply #155 on: May 20, 2013, 06:08:01 pm »

Personally, I would read this as you need to shoot at base ISO, since MF does not work well with high ISOs.  Also, to achieve the same blur with a lens of similar angle of view, you often need to use a smaller aperture.  Both of these things are going to require more lighting skill and more power.  

I assume that you, Fred, shoot at low ISOs any way, as do I, so the transition would not be that big of a deal, after learning the camera.  But for someone who has limited light skill and shoots at ISO 400+ this could be an big issue.  

Lighting skills for low ISO do not have to be as good as for high ISO. At high ISO dynamic range falls dramatically and more skill is required to keep lighting ratios under control.

I'd say the biggest difference is that MF is usable in fewer situation, not harder.
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« Reply #156 on: May 20, 2013, 06:17:48 pm »

No not cherry picked just comparing current gear.
Anyone can see how much a Phase One back loses "just for being driven off the lot".

There's an IQ180 going for $ 30,000 on ebay from a very respected camera dealer here in the LA area. Well known for Leica etc.
It's mint with 200 shorts on it, still under warranty and has some offers, but not selling....

That's more than 25% below new price.

Another one here:

http://www.luminous-landscape.com/forum/index.php?topic=78493.0

600 shots $ 26,500 or best offer

New now it's $37,990.  30% less  Drop of  $11,490

It's easy to go and see what a mint discontinued D700 with low shot count can get ...

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nikon-D700-DSLR-camera-body-IN-BOX-BARELY-USED-15-shutter-actuations-8GB-CF-/390594831328?pt=Digital_Cameras&hash=item5af14423e0

$ 2,000 32 bids sold in 5 days

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Nikon-D700-12-1-MP-Digital-SLR-Camera-Body-w-Extras-Shutter-Count-736-Pristine-/111075528291?pt=Digital_Cameras&hash=item19dc9e0e63

$ 1,895

Last official new price was $2,199

Still selling well despite the d800 being 3x the pixel cound and having video.


I'm not going to argue with you about the amount of digital camera depreciation while you cherry pick your examples of Nikon loss with eBay. Why would 32 people bid for a D700 from eBay, when they could buy one LN- from a reputable dealer like KEH for 25% less? It's easy to use eBay to distort the pricing the market bears.

http://www.keh.com/Camera/format-Digital/system-Nikon-Digital/category-Camera-Bodies?s=1&bcode=DN&ccode=2&cc=80172&r=WG&f


I'm not belaboring a point, you are. You can argue that 35mm DSLR depreciation is less, but it doesn't matter to my larger point. My point was investment loss is part of the equation. I'm not concerned if that doesn't give you anything to use for your arguments.


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« Reply #157 on: May 20, 2013, 06:23:27 pm »

Fred, you remind me of those christian fanatics who oppose gay marriage. The issue at hand doesn't affect you in the slightest, yet you have this feverish compulsion to ram your beliefs down everyone else's throat. Personally I don't care if the next Canikon has 250 megapixels and makes me an espresso while it massages my shoulders, I'd still rather shoot a medium format camera. For many various reasons that I find important to me. People have different needs and likes, get over it already.

We're all adults here, we don't need you to crusade for us against the "evils" of MFD. Not only are you spending an obscene amount of time on this forum, re-posting the same tired arguments and photos over and over, you're doing the same on numerous other forums too. I mean, you're even trolling PhaseOne youtube videos ffs (7 out of 9 comments, seriously?). You have issues man, get off the computer and start dealing with them.

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« Reply #158 on: May 20, 2013, 06:55:03 pm »

We're all adults here, we don't need you to crusade for us against the "evils" of MFD...

Yeah,
This is what it's all about.  
I think this forum would regain much interest if we could all have an adult and respectfull attitude on the diversity currently offered by the image industry equipment.

We should all take example of the most serious motion forums, I'd really like to see that spirit back. People workin (and apparently having less time to spend on futilities).
I see the Avid guys helping the FCP users and vice versa. The Red one guys helping the Arri ones and vice versa. Even some really high-end pros with settled reputation helping
wanabee dslrs, sometimes even repplying silly questions and never a discredit or a sarcasm.
Nobody steps into a brand forum or a system' forum to bomb it, even the old geared ones (and specially the old geared ones). Unthinkable in a serious motion forum.
As a result, the general tone are never infantile nor agresive but respect. Profesional. People are there to be helpfull and receive in return some help too. There aren't there
to opinate in vain on equipment and choices of equipments, and if they do it's never a crusade but short ideas and act 2.

I'm not for a false new age politically correct to the absurd. It's good to shake things. It's good to questionned things. Not like in the Red forum where the fanboyism and cultism is
sometimes pathetic. But...it's more understandable, it's a brand forum and expected. You take any brand forum and there is often a blind and agressive cultism involved.
(reminds me of my Apple "friends" who started to look at me strange after I decided to switch to peecees. They suddenly had the devil in front of them).  
But crusades and disqualifications, are not good, and specially in this section where there are a lot of active pros as well as serious amateurs and many old fox shooters
(sorry for the "old") who don't need mums to tell them what to do and how.

I don't understand why this is something so much difficult in the still world and why those regular crusades, those endless comparaisons, wars, brands,
those scientific "investigations" and those permanent bursts of exaltations when a new morepixelthanpixel camera is released etc...
Why the still imagery seems to be more prone to gear cultism and radical positions and less respect between system users?

It's a mystery to me.  
Maybe TMARK was right.  

See, it's like the other day I was amazed to see some people being in Mike's house for free, and starting a thread to complain on advertisings. I mean, where do we go?
And adverts are a source of revenus for a website they are using. I suggested that they should go and have a look on the Creative Cow if they really wanted to see
what advert invasion in a website means...
"it hurts my eyes" etc... if we go that way, why not tomorrow everyone writes to Mike about the site color? Green is not my color, could you please change that to red?
Or we could ask Michael to provide us a system that each time we launch Lu-La there is a Nº5 Chanel perfume spreading the editing room from the audio speakers.

Let's be serious folks.

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Re: Worldwide medium format market
« Reply #159 on: May 20, 2013, 07:55:36 pm »


I'm not going to argue with you about the amount of digital camera depreciation while you cherry pick your examples of Nikon loss with eBay. Why would 32 people bid for a D700 from eBay, when they could buy one LN- from a reputable dealer like KEH for 25% less? It's easy to use eBay to distort the pricing the market bears.

http://www.keh.com/Camera/format-Digital/system-Nikon-Digital/category-Camera-Bodies?s=1&bcode=DN&ccode=2&cc=80172&r=WG&f


I'm not belaboring a point, you are. You can argue that 35mm DSLR depreciation is less, but it doesn't matter to my larger point. My point was investment loss is part of the equation. I'm not concerned if that doesn't give you anything to use for your arguments.


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Your link only confirma what I wrote.
Just look at the prices of the D700 and D800 right on the KEH website.

D800 new $   $2,796.95 ....  their used price LN $$2,399.00.

To put this argument into context what would CI buy a used mint IQ180 for from a customer who is not upgrading?


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