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FInally a price drop on the A99 body only! Thanks to 6ave you can get two superkits: [shoplink 19386 ebay]One for $2,271 (Click here)[/shoplink] and another [shoplink 19387 ebay]one for $2,280 (Click here)[/shoplink].
These are all brand new A99 cameras for $500 less than you pay at Amazon and with free shipping!
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Probably getting rid of their A99 stock as it’s not selling. 😀
A99 sold more than A900 and A850, according to flickr stats. The profit margins are pretty high on the camera. I am sure Sony is happy enough
Awesome!!! Time to buy two!!!
Really considerate of you to buy one for me!
These are merely parted A99 bodies that were purchased with the flash/grip kits. The extra’s are worth no more than a few dollars.
Yes. And when those fourth-rate third-party accessories fail during your shoot, and Sony doesn’t honor your warranty, you’ll be even happier you didn’t buy it locally.
1749 Euro. That price would be nice, but I’ll have to keep on dreaming 🙁
If the A99 was 1500 Euro it would be priced more realistically.
+1 ($1500-1800 US) I am a big Sony Alpha fan (I currently have 4 alpha bodies and about 25 lenses which are mostly Minolta). But I don’t like the new flash mount and limited updates for dual focus lenses so the A99 isn’t worth as much to me right now.
Checked the price in Europe: 2699 Euro. The difference in price with the USA is ridiculous. A no go for me.
It is €2608 today at amazon.de – Anyway still €300 more than a D800
Assuming you do not need PAL video capture, can you order from the USA?
One needs to consider delivery and taxes …
D600 is even a 1000 EUR cheaper. How can they ever win new customers with this pricing – having only these few lenses?
How many lenses do you need? 72 FF lenses in production, 336 FF used/in production.
Hey Fyrebird, perhaps one of us can order one domestically and ship it to you.
Thanks for the offer. I am not looking for lenses, have some 20 pieces since Minolta times + plus lots of Minolta and Sony bodies. I am waiting for the price of 99 to go down below 2k EUR, and I am sure it will some time. Hopefully it will still be available then, not like the 850, which came below that but was almost impossible to get hold of. I am also waiting for more details of the successor, having doubts about compatibility with old Minolta and 3rd party lenses. Anyway, for the moment I am waiting and watching.
Agreed!
The crap they bundle with these is pretty comical. What are the chances that extra battery is a genuine sony? Those bags look like they are worth about $5 on a good day. And what’s with that flash on the second one???
At Fujiya Camera in Tokyo you can get a 100% legit A99 (body only) that comes with the full manufacturer’s warranty etc. in normal, full packaging; not a stripped down kit or anything like that;for 218,000 yen which is right around $2,200. Of course it is the Japanese model so all menus are in Japanese only with no other language options but other than that it is the real deal! Nothing like those sketchy online dealers in New York that are famous for their bad ratings. Fujiya is one of the most highly respected stores in Tokyo! (Oh, btw… I don’t work for them. Sorry if it sounds like it. I’m just one of their loyal customers)
They also have the A77, (body only) for 77,800 yen and the killer deal right now is the A65 (body only) for 47,800 yen ($478). Actually I ordered one of those for my son’s birthday and will be picking it up tomorrow!
Why don’t they have this kind of deals for the RX1 🙁
IT just goes to show how overpriced they were to begin with. Sony straight up price gouged on this one, well knowing it’s loyal client base base thirsting for a new full frame dslr.
(reminds me a bit of the sigma dslr, but not as bad of course)
Yes yes and according to that logic, the D800 was even more overpriced! Oh wait….
Please think before you speak. D800 has not depreciated nearly as much as the a99. A99 was a price gouge from the get go. IF not then how can they sell for so cheap now?
D800 has dropped form 3,500 to 3,000 and it was released before a99.
A99 dropped from what ? 3,700 to now a paisley 2,300 with some free crap thrown in to boot. (feel free to correct on exact prices)
idk what geographical market you’re referring to, but the a99 was never near $3700 ($200 more than the 5dmk3) here in the U.S. it was $200 lower than the $3000 d800.
If you had a working set brains yourself, you would have noticed others have done the thinking for you.
The point is that you’re making a general claim based on (geographically) *local* pricing, which is easily countered with a similar argument regarding the D800 and 5DmkIII. For example, here in Europe the D800 was introduced at €2800 and now it’s down to €2280 at our reputable stores, but it hit prices well below €2300 within 8 months after release. The Canon 5DmkIII dropped from €3500 to €2750 within 5 months after release. The A99 was introduced at the same price as the D800 but still hasn’t gone below €2450 in our stores, 9 months after release. That’s aout 18%, 21% and 13% respectively.
Not to mention the fact that you’re comparing an ebay price (A99) with regular store prices (D800). And Amazon USA still sells the A99 at around the original MSRP of $2800.
So once you’re ready to make sense, do come back.
Because RX1 is squarely aimed at skkrs. Sorry mate.
6th Ave doesn’t have the a99 listed on their web site. This offer is only available on ebay. I’m not so sure I’d consider this a reputable seller. Anyone order from these guys?
The sony package with flash & grip was far more compelling when taking in consideration who the seller is.
it’s a super trusted seller.
Yuck, I wouldn’t touch those deals with a 10-foot pole.
Anyone who wanted an A99 recently should’ve jumped on the free grip & flash deal back in April. I had planned a holiday to the USA (Florida) months in advance, and I arrived only a few days after that deal started on their website. I walked into the Sony Store in Boca Raton, showed them the deal online, told them I was interested in the A99 deal (body+free grip+free flash) as on the website & the Zeiss 24mm f2. Half an hour later I walked out with all that, as well as 4-year accidental damage warranties on the body and lens (I bought them) from an official Sony retail store.
I’ve no idea why anyone would ever buy such electronics via open box ebay stuff like this.
Oh, as an addendum, the savings versus buying those items where I live was more than the cost of the round-trip flight to Miami. Easily.
True 🙂 , but I’d prefer a nice lens rather than a travel to Miami.
A99 is a dead duck. D600 is £1275 with the Nikon cashback offer, A99 is £1995. Guess which one people are buying 😉
Until Sony get down to that price level A99’s will gather dust on shelves. Complete madness everyone else is pushing prices down to get more affordable FF bodies, and Sony are not even competing or trying to.
Stop comparing the A99 with the D600, they are not on the same level. The A99 is at the D800 and 5DM3 level in terms of features and value, which puts the A99 at the cheapest price between the three.
The market clearly doesn’t think so, given that the A99 is selling worse than both the D800 and the 5Dmk3 even when it’s heavily discounted and the others aren’t.
@kumart75
The A99 price has to be compared to the D600 as it is the only Sony full frame SLT.
If you are an APS-C body and lens user looking to step up to full frame and lenses you’d be insane to choose the A99 over the D600 and its VAST range of lenses and accessories.
That’s why people are comparing prices, they have NO CHOICE.
And I have no choice because I have a bunch of G-lenses :-(. It’s still annoying how Sony treats his customers. Nikon D800 -> €2,032.88 … Sony still sleeping… good night!
Looks like a Sony fire sale.
I won’t complain. Thanks for the heads up.