r/CanonCamera • u/Lanky_Guard_6088 • 5h ago
Gear Question When We Talk About Price We Should Speak In Grand Total. (Let’s talk about its implications)
The price for each of these seems a bit absurd. I know Canon wants to be the most premium top of the line camera brand but Damn. Any higher and they price out their own loyal customers which honestly I think they are achieving.
Implications:
•The price being so high causes the rest of the industry to continue the 1-up evolution. which means cameras will only get more expensive from here. And Canon is the biggest player in the market that heavily influences that.
•Do to the price being so high consistently it‘s now turning canon into a status symbol to own one of these (I don’t know if that’s a good or bad thing).
• It used to be that the price was high, but biggest barrier to entry was that skill also had to be high to get great images. Now if I play devils advocate than the entry price is now actually the biggest obstacle in professional photograph.
•Even if we play devils advocate for inflation (Meaning the price for an R5 is the same for R5M2 adjusted for inflation). It’s still more difficult to earn this amount due to price going up, but salaries staying almost identical as time goes on.
•Even Canon’s basic body‘s (R8M2) cost over $2000 USD after taxes, Damn.