Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I'm in the SE US. I thought Felix was talking about Spain? Except for some, most photogs I know here shoot Nikon. The D2x is hard to get here and stores in New Orleans only special order Mark II's. Nikon had to have a D50 to compete with the Rebel, though personally I'd go with a Pentax if I wanted a small less $$ dSLR. Canon did the same rebate to the Rebel 6mp when the D70 came out. And Nikon has been giving salespeople $25 per D70 even before the rebates came out. That's nothing new. For consumers, it's still about the pixels. Chris ----- Original Message ----- From: "Don Dory" Subject: Re: [Leica] Re:where oh where is the DMR now Canon > Chris, > For the southeastern U.S. Felix's observations are substantially > correct. The SE has long been a Nikon bastion and has many, many > dedicated Nikon shooters. Err rather I should be using the past > tense. The Canon offerings are selling very well especially the 20D > and the 1DMII. Both of those models are typically backordered or in > very thin supply. The D2X is selling fairly well, but probably in the > order of 2-3 1DMkII to every D2X. Then if you add the 20D's and the > XT's to the mix the sales ratio is probably 5 or 6 Canons to every > Nikon. > > The D70 is clearing out with a $200 combined rebate (Store/Nikon) and > is helped by a very substantial sales incentive paid to salepeople. > But Felix is correct, there is not much excitement over the D70s or > the D50. What was Nikon thinking with the D50? > > At this point it is not about pixels or some gee whiz feature, it is > the combination of features, ergonomics, lens availability, > advertising, functionality, and on the professional side some very > substantial incentives to switch to Canon. Much like the Nikon F > dominated the 60's, I think that Canon's offerings will dominate for a > while. > > This level of domination is not good for the business, there really > does need ot be three or four fiesty competitors out there fighting > for the market. > > Don