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X1D Discount
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Vivek
Guest
A 28% discount is not exactly “nothing”!
erick.boileau
Member
it's even interesting to fly from Europe
stephengilbert
Active member
And $3500 off on the black version with lens: https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/prod...ad_h_3013911_x1d_50c_4116_edition_medium.html
I doubt that it's about the imminent arrival of the X2D. More likely it's a combination of (1) the price cuts by Fuji on the GFX/lens combinations, (2) the fact that Hasselblad has achieved such high sales volume compared to its projections that it has already recovered a large percentage of the R&D costs, and (3) the reduction of the per unit cost of production from ramping up its manufacturing capabilities. However, it is almost March, and I would not be surprised to see announcements about stuff that will be unveiled at Photokina start to appear by June. Just follow the Fuji rumor site. Fuji is a sieve of leaked information.
FYI. The price of the silver X1D body is reduced at B&H to the the price of the GFX body. I wonder what happens to the dealers who have inventory that they purchased before these price cuts.
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I hope that is the case, as I stated elsewhere: The discounts, the arrival of the H6D-400C, Ming Thein comments all point to an incoming release, but the current CEO is a production kind of guy
and they have DJI support so they may be trying to expand the base to sale much more lenses.
Best regards,
JoshMerwin
Member
Thanks guys, just bought one for my mom!
GrahamWelland
Subscriber & Workshop Member
and/or (4) production has caught up and surpassed current demand meaning boxes sitting on the shelf?
jotloob
Subscriber Member
:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:
Doubtful that a manufacturer as small as Hasselblad would be unable to adjust production levels for decreased demand, to the point where they would end up with a significant volume of unsold camera bodies. They should have a pretty grasp of their advance orders. The new CEO at Hasselblad is a production guy. I would think if he knows anything, he knows about adjusting production levels. It’s actually been quite a long time since the supply of the X1D bodies caught up with the demand. Late last Spring, as I recall.
Yes, but it's "Handmade in Sweden".
mostlylost
New member
Used Japanese pricing
Interesting that this thread should pop up just now. I just completed checking prices on eBay and found several Japanese sellers with used specimens priced BIN at over $12,000 USD while B & H are selling new at $6500. Ya gotta wonder how that happens :loco:
Interesting that this thread should pop up just now. I just completed checking prices on eBay and found several Japanese sellers with used specimens priced BIN at over $12,000 USD while B & H are selling new at $6500. Ya gotta wonder how that happens :loco:
Re: Used Japanese pricing
I think ebay sellers put things up with crazy over inflated prices just to try and keep used prices up or make other things look like bargains. The Japanese places are the worst, putting things up at over double and sometimes triple the value of elsewhere and often as you've pointed out more expensive than new retail prices. As if anyone looks at it and thinks it's worth that. :loco:
Not unless it works as a tool for the buyer. A D850 would not work for me. Even at the original price, the X1D was a bargain for me because it functions in the most essential ways to me EXACTLY the way I want a camera to function. Color, tonality, resolution, lenses, form factor, portability, User Interface. Other photographers will prioritize things differently.