Nikon SLR Cameras

Are we likely to see a drop in the price of Nikon D7000 body soon in the UK?

Brian
Brian

As we all know the price of DSLR camera's start off very expensive when it first goes on sale and the price falls as other makers offer "More bangs for your bucks" and when it has been on sale for quite the price will also fall.
EXAMPLE. The Nikon D90 can be bought BRAND NEW from Amazon for just £465 (Body only) It is a lot of camera for just £465. But it is also an old camera now, So I'm going to buy the D7000 for its "Higher spec" and better low light performance. The D7000 has fell to around the £700 mark (Body only) on Amazon.
My question is this… Are we likely to see any more money being shaved off the price of the D7000 body in the next 12 Months. There's not much worse than buying an item and then the price falls 1 Month later.
BIG thank you for all of your answers, Have a great evening
(I don't need any lens as I have a full range of glass for my elderly D40 Which I have owned from new)

Added (1). My little Nikon D40 is starting to get a bit long in the tooth now and after 5 Years it is time to use it as a "Back up" camera. The picture quality on the D40 "Falls to bits" at ISO 1600 and it looks like it was taken with a £50 mobile phone at ISO HI (3200)

fhotoace
fhotoace

Once the new Nikon D7100 is introduced, you will see a slight reduction in its price.

Remember that the D90 is a over 4 years old, so it stands to reason that its price will be what it is.

Actually if you are in a hurry to buy a camera to replace your D40, the Nikon D3200 is a good possibility.

Here is how the sensors of the D7000 and D3200 sensors compare

http://www.dxomark.com/...nd2)/Nikon

Using the lenses you have now, the D3200 might be a good choice so you can spend some of your pennies on a second or third lens

AWBoater
AWBoater

The D600 should be announced tomorrow. It is yet unknown if this camera is intended to replace the D7000 or D700 (or a combo replacement for the D300, D700, and D7000).

The D600 will be a full frame camera, so the logical choice would be the D700, but that remains to be seen.

Until the replacement for the D7000 is announced, I would not expect to see any price reduction.

dexter
dexter

I haven't heard any rumors about a replacement for the D7000 coming out any time soon. If you really want to upgrade now, go ahead and do it. The price in the US just dropped $100 a couple of weeks ago (Sorry, but I don't know what that translates to in the UK), so it probably won't be dropping again for awhile. Even if it does go down another $100 (It's unlikely to drop by a larger amount at a time), so what. With the resolution of today's DSLR's, you won't need to upgrade the D7000 as soon. We've pretty much reached the point where you don't need any higher resolution unless you're printing wall murals. If you keep it 10 years, that's $10/yr, or about 80 cents per month. That's not enough to keep me from pulling the trigger. BTW, the D7000 has fantastic low light performance.

CiaoChao
CiaoChao

The reduction in price when a replacement is announced will be so small (around £50) that it wouldn't be worth your trouble. You may be waiting some time, so you're probably better off getting the camera now, the added enjoyment you gain in this time is worth a lot more than £50.