UncleFai
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When they know you can't afford it, what's the point of telling you?
Availability of Nikon D800 in Singapore
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When they know you can't afford it, what's the point of telling you?
I have no idea. Indeed they did not seem interested in business!
Thanks very much for sharing this -- amazing comparison indeed! So, one should avoid over-exposure with the D800...
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Hi guys,
Have you had a look at this article comparing the D800 with its E brother?
Nikon D800-D800E First Comparison
Have you had a look at this article comparing the D800 with its E brother?
Nikon D800-D800E First Comparison
Blur Shadow
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There are always strategic considerations. Consumer needs aren't necessarily the first thing a company must consider.
Yes, I agree with this. Their strategic consideration now is to boost the sales of the other non-high end DSLRs and point and shoots such as Coolpix and the woeful, unmentionable sales level of their J1 & V1 cameras.
Apparently, a market insider intimated that Nikon Singapore is trying to boost sales of their compacts, point and shoots & mirrorless by "forcing" camera shops and big players to commit to more units of these cameras before they will allocate popular models such as the D800/ D800E to them. In other words, they are leveraging on the popularity of the D800/E to increase sales of their non-dslr camera sales. The more these players are willing to push the sales of these cameras, Nikon Singapore will allocate more of the D800/E and D4s to them given a tight supply situation.
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Agreed, $64000 package then can get one piece of D800......hahahaha
Sale of D800 only can earn $1000 but you need to buy package of $64000.
RRP for D800 is $4,488, can't earn $1K lah. $500 maybe.
IMHO.. though need to clarify that I have no idea what Nikon sale agreement with Authorised reseller.. but in business sense, this does not make sense at all.
Just because there is a KPI to push the other nikon P&S.. they are killing the the entire product line as reseller are unable to get stock, consumers get fed up, switch camp. This will also affect the sales of lenses as well. Also SG market how big?
Just because there is a KPI to push the other nikon P&S.. they are killing the the entire product line as reseller are unable to get stock, consumers get fed up, switch camp. This will also affect the sales of lenses as well. Also SG market how big?
One market's loss is another market's gain...
I don't think its that easy to switch camps, unless you have not invested much in lenses.
If the authorised resellers are not getting the goods, this would mean more opportunity for grey market items.
For those who do not switch camp and who are still very determined to get the D800/E I see this strategy of having a conditional P&S purchase by Nikon to Resellers working against them. I'm sure Nikon SEA monitors for D800/E movements throughout the region, and if its obvious Nikon SG isn't doing any sales on such a hot product the effects to the marketing / management team would be obvious.
Stocks in other countries seems to be of the similar condition as Singapore, None-sighted. Threads in DPreview do appear but you will notice the general crowd getting impatient.
Precisely. Epic fail move. That's what the mkt insider commented too. He said that Nikon is losing a generation of new DSLR hobbyists because these newbies have not committed to any ecosystem yet and with the Canon 5D Mk III freely available, many newbies are buying the Canon rather than wait for a camera/"vaporware" without even a delivery roadmap or schedule.
This has helped to push Canon sales of the 5D III despite it being priced much higher than the D800 at launch. Now, with the shortage and Nikon's strategy, there is nary a price difference between the 5D III and D800. Its no brainer that pple will pick the Canon over the Nikon for now.
Nikon and their kum gong strategy.
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I think consumers are just too emotional...if they switch camp just because they can't get the cam first hand....honestly, I doubt many would...
As a photographer, we hv to be objective n not let emotion rule over
Actually agree on the switch camp argument.. guess that those like us already using the system will find it hard, but you will never know
. But new users with nothing but cash? Then it is lost opportunity for both camera body and lens. Because they need to realise that any buyer will be buying a system, not just a DSLR body. Or Nikon is just interested in their D3200 or D5100 sales.
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That is why I think it does not make business sense... Reseller will just refuse to order.. and this also hurt both DSLR, Lens and P&S.
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