Used digital SLR cameras overpriced, reports Japan, as dealers slash prices

Posted on February 19, 2008 - Filed Under Digital, Photo | Leave a Comment | 136 views

The launch of new, improved and cheaper enthusiast-level DSLRs is forcing down the price of seemingly overpriced used cameras by up to 30%, according to a Japanese press report.

Trade publication reports that a doubling of consumers trading-in new DSLRs has led to an increase in dealers’ stocks of used models.

‘Rapidly increasing supply forced dealers to reduce the price by as much as 20-30%, stripping profits,’ reports .

The article, published earlier this month, is based on comments made by an unnamed industry source at a meeting organised by the Tokyo Photo Dealers Association.

asserts that the problem affects digital models more so than it did film-based SLRs because newer models are ‘without exception’ cheaper – and with ‘better features’ – than the cameras they replace.

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