>> Looks like I may have to start watching D700 prices :-)

> If it is one thing that I have learned from this list, it is that all of
> you have accumulated a great deal of wealth, and don't think twice about
> spending a few bucks on small things like chips, components, getting PCBs
> made professionally, tools, etc.

If that was really the one thing you had  learned here then it would
be  sad AND you would have been mislead. (Fortunately, I know from
observation that you have learned many other and more useful things as
well).

The income and wealth levels amongst list members are very varied, a
significant number here have low incomes and/or net wealth by your or
general western standards, and the ratio of discretionary or
disposable income to gross income can vary widely, either due to
choices people have made and/or to circumstances beyond their control.

Also, 'Owls are not what they seem' - how people appear here and the
reality of their lives can be substantially different, This may at one
extreme be because they create a false front or at the other  because
they have not spelled out what goes with the territory that others
see. In my case I have travelled extensively in Asia in recent years
both on business and privately and had extensive involvement with
Asian manufacturing BUT my income levels have been modest by the
standards of many others who are in similar circumstances -  largely
due to voluntary choices I have made. And my discretionary income is
voluntarily limited by choices made re priorities. I could buy a Nikon
D3s now (as Olin did recently - a superb camera and an excellent
choice) or a new D4 when available BUT doing so would be contrary to
my priorities.

The introduction of a new top end camera model that is intended to
replace an old one can have severe impact on prices of the old model.
D700 pricing COULD drop $1000 in the next year. And I'd much rather
have that $1000 to spend on eg a lens that giving it to a salesman.
(That's about the cost of an NZ-Hong Kong air fare special that was
advertised yesterday. In the case of the D800 which appears to be
likely to have grossly inferior high ISO performance wrt a D700, the
effect may not be as severe as in cases of clear replacement

And Nikon may yet come to their senses and offer a D700s with Olins
D3s sensor in it :-)..


    Russell



>
> So why watch D700 prices? The most it'll drop is, what, $200 or so? And I=
'm
> sure you have WAY more than $200 lying around. If you really want it, BUY
> IT NOW!
>
> I know if I had as money as all of you do, I certainly wouldn't be so
> frugal with respect to good quality items such as this camera.
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