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Lenses / 24-70 II availability?

« on: March 13, 2012, 01:06:31 PM »

I'd be interested if anyone has information on the availability of the 24-70mm II.

Does anyone already have it? It looks like a terrific lens, I'd be interested if its performance in real life use is that much better compared to the first version....

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Canon General / where to buy cheaper... Tokyo / Hong Kong / Australia / home + Australian Taxes?

« on: February 27, 2012, 06:32:19 PM »

I'm new to this forum, so I wasn't quite sure where to post this thread... I hope it's alright 

I'm about to travel a year around Australia and wanted to buy some lenses and maybe also a new camera. I don't think the 5DII successor will be available by then but anyway...

Someone suggested me to stop over in Japan to buy my gear. I'm not sure if it makes sense. I started to google and found also suggestions about Hong Kong. Could someone give advice on that topic?

Desired lenses:
EF 16-35mm 2.8L II (Switzerland: 1340 CHF ~ 1615 USD)
TS-E 17mm 4.0 (2260 ~ 2725 USD)
maybe something else

I guess the price difference isn't that huge between different countries? I checked at a website from HongKong and had a price difference of about 10-20%. Is the warranty on Lenses internationally valid? And will I have to pay for the australian customs tax/fees even if I'm only travelling?

Last but not least, since it's my first post, I wanted to thank CRaig so much, it's a great site...!