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<blockquote data-quote="TwistedThrottle" data-source="post: 744823" data-attributes="member: 46724"><p>Nikon finances makes me nervous for Nikon as well. You know what else makes me nervous is how damn long it takes for Nikon to push their product out to the consumer after announcement. Nikon's portion of the pie keeps getting smaller and smaller and I feel like its self induced. Instead of releasing (on time) cameras and lenses people want and need, it seems to me they're trying to cut costs for themselves by just changing the guts of the camera and not passing the savings down to the customers. What I would like to see is a loyalty program where you trade in your system to Nikon and they drop their price dramatically for you on a new mirrorless system. Not like what they have now, that's just a slap in the face. Something better. Like they really want Nikon people to stay with Nikon. The D800 I have now is only worth a 100 bucks with their "trade in" program. That wouldn't even cover an FTZ adapter. SMH, no thanks. Instead, its more tempting to ship all my Nikon gear to a place like KEH and then use that to take the plunge with a new system, be it Nikon or something else. Or just stick with what I have now and wait to see if there is even "Nikon" in a couple of years when I am ready to go mirrorless. Seems to me no matter what you are looking at with Nikon, its about $300 more than what it should be. I think they are banking on the fact that if people want it bad enough, they'll cough it up, (and then wait for delivery). What they failed to realize is the field is already offering people what they want for less money right now. Nikon either pulls a hat out of a rabbit with these new z6ii/z7ii cameras or they continue failing as a company.</p><p>This is not to say I am disappointed with my DSLR's. I started in 2007 with a D40x and have had 4 Nikon DSLR's since. I haven't even shot any other system and don't like the idea of changing systems. What a pain. But it might be worth it especially if Nikon doesn't do anything to retain their loyal customers. Sad times for not only Nikon but also for Nikon users.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="TwistedThrottle, post: 744823, member: 46724"] Nikon finances makes me nervous for Nikon as well. You know what else makes me nervous is how damn long it takes for Nikon to push their product out to the consumer after announcement. Nikon's portion of the pie keeps getting smaller and smaller and I feel like its self induced. Instead of releasing (on time) cameras and lenses people want and need, it seems to me they're trying to cut costs for themselves by just changing the guts of the camera and not passing the savings down to the customers. What I would like to see is a loyalty program where you trade in your system to Nikon and they drop their price dramatically for you on a new mirrorless system. Not like what they have now, that's just a slap in the face. Something better. Like they really want Nikon people to stay with Nikon. The D800 I have now is only worth a 100 bucks with their "trade in" program. That wouldn't even cover an FTZ adapter. SMH, no thanks. Instead, its more tempting to ship all my Nikon gear to a place like KEH and then use that to take the plunge with a new system, be it Nikon or something else. Or just stick with what I have now and wait to see if there is even "Nikon" in a couple of years when I am ready to go mirrorless. Seems to me no matter what you are looking at with Nikon, its about $300 more than what it should be. I think they are banking on the fact that if people want it bad enough, they'll cough it up, (and then wait for delivery). What they failed to realize is the field is already offering people what they want for less money right now. Nikon either pulls a hat out of a rabbit with these new z6ii/z7ii cameras or they continue failing as a company. This is not to say I am disappointed with my DSLR's. I started in 2007 with a D40x and have had 4 Nikon DSLR's since. I haven't even shot any other system and don't like the idea of changing systems. What a pain. But it might be worth it especially if Nikon doesn't do anything to retain their loyal customers. Sad times for not only Nikon but also for Nikon users. [/QUOTE]
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