Sony (Turkey)

I have been wonderful for a while now why Sony cameras are so ridiculously expensive here in Turkey. Look at the International prices for any of Sony's cameras right now..and then come to Turkey 4 years later... The cameras will still have the same price tag. I am not joking at all.. The old Nex 3... 999tl. I saw the original Nex 7 for between 2500tl and 3500tl. This camera line has been discontinued technically.. Since their siblings are now not called Nex anymore. This fact too should have made the cameras cheaper by now.

These prices are even expensive if they just came out now. Never mind 2 -  3 year old products.

I went into a Sony Service center shop today in the Kenyon shopping center at Levent. They sold me an external battery charger for my Nex 6 for 125tl. They laughed when I asked about additional batteries. I need to import that it seems. The sales person explained to me that the Sony shops in Turkey are franchises.. They do not get support from Sony. Which means... They cannot sell the products at a discounted price even if the products are old. They buy the products at a relatively high price and due to turkey's wonderful import taxes.. They end up with a small margin on profit on products that most people in Turkey cannot afford. Which also means they are unwilling to lower the prices.. Since it will lead to direct losses.

Now whether all of that is completely true.. I don't know. But it is one of the small things that add to my growing dislike of Sony. For my camera.. For example.. I cannot even buy the time lapse app... Because it's restricted for some reason in some countries. So I have very sympathy for the fact that Sony is doing so miserably these days. When you beg a company to take your money so you can download an app.. And they make it difficult for you to do.. Then.. Well.. I hope you sink.