At 05:10 AM 1/15/99 -0500, you wrote:
>Denton and Frank write:
>
>> >If you look at both the AIS 24 2.8, and the Zuiko 24 2.8, both sell new at
>> >identical prices, $349.95.
>> > Both seem to sell used at dealers right around $300.
>>
>> Hm, I've made a US $60 profit in a bit over a year on my Zuiko 24mm f/2.8
>
>Wait just a minute here. Besides the fact the Zuiko jumped to $359.95 at
B&H,
>what dealer is going to get away with selling a used one for 840f new grey
>market price? I just got done posting about such dealers. I suspect it will
>linger on their price list quite a long time!
>
My point was only that the Nikon and Oly sell from the same price and
depreciate at the same rate, so Nikon is NOT 'better'.
And however the net affects pricing of used gear, no doubt it will affect
Oly and Nikon the same way, no?
Regards,
Denton Taylor
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