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by **iposiniditos** on Thu Feb 08, 2007 11:47 am

Hello,

i'm about a month away of getting the full budget for a d2xs... Do you think that it is a right time of getting one of those beasts or do you think that there will be possibly a newer model soon? What would you do in a similar position?

Many thanks for your time in advance,
theodoros

by **sirhc55** on Thu Feb 08, 2007 11:50 am

There will always be new models just over the horizon but if you always wait, you wll end up with nothing. My thoughts have always been to go when you are ready :wink:

by **wendellt** on Thu Feb 08, 2007 12:29 pm

d2x is a prooven camera

the next version wont come out for a while and hte canon equivallent is much more expensive

so go for it and don't look back

by **big pix** on Thu Feb 08, 2007 12:35 pm

PMA is on very soon...... and I am waiting to see what Nikon does before I purchase a new body......

by **gstark** on Thu Feb 08, 2007 1:05 pm

I have seen some discussion mentioning reductions in pricing of, I think it was, the D200.

With PMA just a month away, the timing may be sympathetic to an upgrade in this realm ...

by **byrt_001** on Thu Feb 08, 2007 2:40 pm

go for it...you won't regret it

It is just an amazing camera, I have one

love it

by **Alpha_7** on Thu Feb 08, 2007 2:48 pm

gstark wrote:I have seen some discussion mentioning reductions in pricing of, I think it was, the D200.

With PMA just a month away, the timing may be sympathetic to an upgrade in this realm ...

Chi mentioned this (D200 drop) in another thread yesterday, probably the one your thinking of Gary.

by **gstark** on Thu Feb 08, 2007 3:26 pm

Probably, Craig.

Thank you.

by **Onyx** on Thu Feb 08, 2007 9:05 pm

Yes, twas spotted at ECS (can I mention names?). The D2Xs price drop happened about 6 weeks back, from $6.7k to $6k. The D200 from 2225 to 2095 IIRC. These are white market prices, grey would be substantially less.

I'm guessing it's hinting at newer models coming up - as traditionally it's been the only times Nikon has had price drops. But from a potential buyer's point of view, it's a great cost savings thing, if you're not up to chasing the newest releases....

by **gstark** on Thu Feb 08, 2007 9:10 pm

Just FWIW, there currently is stock of the D200 and SB-800 - the flash was in short supply a week or so back.

No price reductions in HK, so possibly this is just an adjustment by NA due to the strength of the Pacific Peso?

If there's something new, no doubt the usual suspects will do their spejacultions in due course, and no doubt there will be leak from a Nikon site somewhere

by **Heath Bennett** on Fri Feb 09, 2007 8:25 am

Perhaps proce adjustment of D200 has happened because of the price of the S5 to be released... perhaps would have been too closely priced...

by **iposiniditos** on Sat Feb 10, 2007 3:52 am

many thanks for your suggestions.

The good news is that i have the money. The bad is that i can't wait. It is just impossible. D2xs is on it's way

I'm so excited...

by **sirhc55** on Sat Feb 10, 2007 9:21 am

Enjoy and let’s see some of your excellent pics through the mechanics of the D2X

by **byrt_001** on Sat Feb 10, 2007 11:15 am

yeah!!! congrast!!! you would love it!!! its an amazing camera.

Get yourself a copy of nikon capture, or lightroom. Been working with both, great programs.

Hope you have a lot of ram in your pc/mac :lol: