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what happen to discontinue cameras
#1

does anyone knows to what happen to discontinue cameras? such as the canon 1ds? I ahve been looking in ebay and people are really bidding for those.

do they go to camera heaven? get recycle?

reagards

christian
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#2

I'd imagine the same as any out of date electronics... they get used till they break and can't be repaired, or they end up sitting in a cupboard, forgotten.
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#3

hi

sorry i should refrace....what happen to discontinue cameras that are not sold in the shops shelfs?
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#4

I think that manufacturers/stores typically will sell a discontinued camera until they are out of stock - usually at greater and greater discounts. At a low enough price point, they can eventually sell all their stock.

If you really want an older model - check out Ebay. There is a certain kind of camera customer that always needs the latest and greatest.

You will always see lightly used top-of-the-line gear for sale at deep discounts when a new model hits the shelves
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#5

I would love to find out! I know they sell ex-display in Argos at reduced prices

An olympus E-500, and a lot of crazy ideas.
http://www.dailywanders.blogspot.com
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#6

I buy discontinued cameras on e-bay very cheap. Frequently they have useful features that have been dropped in current models, optical viewfinders for example. I'm actually selling one now (lol).

Nikon D3100 with Tokina 28-70mm f3.5, (I like to use a Vivitar .43x aux on the 28-70mm Tokina), Nikkor 10.5 mm fisheye, Quanteray 70-300mm f4.5, ProOptic 500 mm f6.3 mirror lens. http://donschaefferphoto.blogspot.com/
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(Jun 9, 2013, 09:19)Don Schaeffer Wrote:  I buy discontinued cameras on e-bay very cheap. Frequently they have useful features that have been dropped in current models, optical viewfinders for example. I'm actually selling one now (lol).

Links would be lovely!!! Blush

An olympus E-500, and a lot of crazy ideas.
http://www.dailywanders.blogspot.com
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