Price drop in the near future? And if it did come, would I have to wait until the d300's release in September?
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hi katie,the price has already droped in some places.u have to decide if the pictures u will miss waiting for a price drop is worth it.as i person that sold cameras for 18 years,the lowest price will be in feb.2010. watch everyones ads.also look for floor models and cameras that have been returned.for spouse or economic reasons.they would have regular warranty from nikon.if not do not buy.
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Hi Mr. Hewitt (I wonder if we have any relation?) Anyway, for a true beginner (as in you've never used anything but a point-and-shoot) I'd recommend you get a Nikon D40 and an 18-200 VR. Keep the 18-55 kit lens, you'll find it lighter when your just taking snapshots of the family or whatever. The D40 is an excellent starter camera, it has almost all the tweaks of this much more expensive camera without the weight and cost. The D300 has many advantages over it, but I really feel you'll learn a lot faster with a simpler camera, and step up to this when your ready. I actually started out with a D40 a bit over a year ago, it made starting out quite fun. The 18-200VR will follow you as a great lens on the D300 too, and you can use any newer AF-S lenses on it. If you have older AF-D Nikon lenses lying around that you want to use, a D80 is also a good place to start. It's easier to make the custom tweaks you'll learn about in your photography classes on the D80, but it still has Auto modes as well to get you started. Checkout www.kenrockwell.com, especially his recommended camera page. He's a bit more eloquent than I am. And I wouldn't be so fast to recommend the D60 to anyone, it's just the D40x's guts (plus active D-Lighting, but without the other enhancements of the D300/D3) with a different name stamped on it. I wouldn't recommend the D40x or D60 to anyone, they exist to fill a price point to compete with Canon. If your eyeballing either, jump to the D80 and don't look back.
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The reason the price jumped is that Amazon doesn't have the camera in stock (hardly anyone does -- Panasonic seems to have badly underestimated demand), and the only third-party Amazon sellers who have it are charging these ridiculous gouging prices because they think there are people willing to pay that much to get it NOW as opposed to whenever Panasonic can manufacture enough to satisfy the demand. If I were to put in an order with Amazon today (buying from Amazon at $899), I doubt I'd receive it before January at this point. There's no way I would pay $1500 for a GF1, but the official $899 price seems fair for what it is (with a lens included).
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What the heck! This model has been out for Canon for almost three months now. When is the Nikon version shipping?!?
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Seems the Kodak site has changed, it now says "Available in May", so the May 15 release date is looking likely. Too late for me, I guess I'll have to look for a different option. :-(
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Sad. Now that the T2i can be purchased at the same price, I'm afraid Nikon will lose out to Canon. I'd prefer the Nikon if the price was better, but at the same price, I think I'm leaning toward the T2i. I will wait a few days to make the purchase, but if it was today, I'd have to buy Canon.
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David, you should keep an eye on nikonrumors [dot] com They monitor all of the word on the street. Current consensus is that there is not going to be a refresh for the D700 this year. I have owned one for a year and a half, and am absolutely thrilled with it. I will keep it for a very long time. The overall sensor performance (low-light, etc.) is still one of the best in the world. see dxomark [dot] com
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Hi rawtech98, this Sony HDR-TD30V was release in the market last 2013. -Ely
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I am going to buy this camera as well... but i'll wait one or two months to get some discount. I don't think they are going to be able to sustain a $400 price for more than one month...
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hi katie,the price has already droped in some places.u have to decide if the pictures u will miss waiting for a price drop is worth it.as i person that sold cameras for 18 years,the lowest price will be in feb.2010.watch everyones ads.also look for floor models and cameras that have been returned.for spouse or economic reasons.they would have regular warranty from nikon.if not do not buy.
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Ordered D800Ethe first day on the morning of Feb 7th, still no word on when it will arrive. Can't really fault Amazon for having trouble with Nikon's supply chain, but it does seem irresposible to keep taking orders (you can still backorder it as of today) when you can't tell folks who ordered it 4 MONTHS AGO when to expect it.
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does anyone know when actually is d10 coming out....I am just wishing it comes out soon enough that it can be used for the summer !!
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I have no idea. I pre-ordered as well, and am going to Hawaii on April 30, so I want to make sure I have it by then. If it's not out soon, I will have to get it from the Kodak website - also $79, but plus shipping and not Amazon Prime.
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Talked to Sony Customer Service yesterday, and they mentioned that the lens will be available by the end of the month (around the 20th), so that the bundle may be available around the same time. However they could not confirm this.
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Amazon moves prices often. Just a luck of the draw thing. It sucks that amazon got rid of its 30 day pricematch guarantee. Your only chance is that the camera is out of stock for a couple of weeks. Amazon will give you the price difference if the item hasnt shipped, so I would order it and then you would have about 4 weeks for it to drop again(just have to check daily) and let amazon know.
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I give up, I picked up the S95 and the ZS7 for our cruise next week. Nikon told everyone this would be out by the end of September. Anyone hear anything else?
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I really dont have any regrets with my camera, and I think dxo mark gave it a better overall rating than the K-3. The only cAmera I would have probably waited for is a full frame Pentax but dont know when that would happen.