Originally posted by Raffwal Even cheaper in some places. Surprisingly the usually more expensive Finland has today the D700 for about 1700 € and the 5D Mk II for about 1650 €. Both prices from a reputable store.
IMHO, the topic needs a bit more care.
On the one hand, it is true that one can buy FF for ~1750€ now where K-5 launched at 1500 € which is pretty close. But it is for discontinued FF models only where the advantage in image quality may be small (the D700 has very good AF and low light performance though -- and a better image quality with average lenses).
On the other hand, there are no entry-level FF cameras (yet). Vendors never made them. A mass produced FF camera today would probably launch around 1750 € too. We may see soon with the D600.
So, overall, the 1750 € ball park number for FF entrance cost isn't wrong.