Yeah, and I think the latest round of releases with body prices alone ranging anywhere from $2,000 to $5,000 really shows the manufacturers are at least somewhat disconnected from reality. I could be totally wrong but I can't see the chips driving those kind of prices. Are they trying to tell us there's n more efficiencies of scale anymore and every new body requires way more investment for them to recoup their costs? For the price of some new Canon R models, I can get two D models (like a 5, 6 or 7) which are more than adequate for almost any job. There is very little that double the price camera does compared to cheaper models that justifies those prices. And that's just Canon.
What's worse is if the demand is dropping, and supply is dropping, we're going to run into pricing issues in the long run. All cameras, to one extent or another, will become more dear. Really not happy with that aspect.