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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: No Focusing Screens for 5D MIII?

« on: March 08, 2012, 10:47:52 PM »

Well here are the instructions for the 7d with katzeye.

Doesn't seem too difficult at all - at least nothing that a good techie can't handle.
I wouldn't be too concerned about getting a focus screen from katzeye or focusscreen.com
for all the mf people out there.

yes, getting a good focusing screen isn't really the issue. it's voiding your warranty by installing it and the lack of built-in metering compensation that's the real problem, imho.

sure, i can buy and install a katzeye focusing screen, but then my metering will be off and there will be no way of fixing it. cameras that allow interchangeable focusing screens have built-in metering adjustments, which the Mark III won't have.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: No Focusing Screens for 5D MIII?

« on: March 08, 2012, 08:39:54 PM »

bad news.....

from Q&A with Chuck Westfall (Canon Technical Advisor) at: http://blog.planet5d.com/2012/03/questions-answered-for-the-canon-eos-5d-mark-iii-hdmi-video/

Q: There is an issue here that has not been mentioned in the previews I have seen so far.
The specifications on Canon’s website tell that 5d3 has a fixed focusing screen, like 7d, while 5d2 has an interchangeable one. How is this fixed screen compared to the standard screen and the Eg-S screen for 5d2? Does this fixed screen on 5d3 show precise focus regarding to depth of field on higher apertures than f:2.8?

CW: The EOS 5D Mark III’s focusing screen has about the same overall brightness and depth-of-field characteristics as the EOS 5D Mark II‘s Eg-A standard focusing screen. This is a brighter screen than the Eg-S with most lenses, but it does not depict depth of field accurately for apertures wider than about f/4. Manual focusing accuracy using the optical viewfinder is about the same, lens for lens, on the 5D Mark III as it is on the 5D Mark II with an Eg-A focusing screen.

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EOS Bodies / Re: 5D Mark III ISO 100 RAW's - NEW

« on: March 08, 2012, 04:14:20 PM »

OMG. Thats the decision maker for. I will definitely switch to Nikon. Looks like from compact camera. There's nothing to wait for (test, reviews). It shows clearly what Canon did with it's SUPER digic5+....sad.

bye bye!

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EOS Bodies / Re: The writing on the wall

« on: March 08, 2012, 04:06:22 PM »

sounds to me like you (and others) are just rumping around in the dark looking for answers that aren't there due to being dissatisfied with the 5D Mark III.

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EOS Bodies / Re: How is Canon going to compete with the grey market in Australia?

« on: March 07, 2012, 02:10:29 AM »

Leederville just upped the price by $300 to $3899.
I don't know whats going on with canon's pricing but it looks like nothing is confirmed.
Wish I ordered from them when I had the chance...

http://www.leedervillecameras.com.au/digital-slr-cameras/canon-dslrs/canon-eos-5d-mkiii-body-only

Yes, the 3599 A$ was a mistake! Someone did the wrong calculations and lucky ones who ordered immediately. This is now @ 3899A$ - still better than the outrageous 4299+.
I was very tempted to go for it yesterday and missed it. Well, I'll have to wait until better tests are out there. And until it is on the topbuy page. BTW the 5D2 is down to 1870 A$ there and dropping! I am strongly tempted to save my money and buy this one. It's just this silly psyche of mine: ah, there is something better, run for it!...

i really do think that it was just a mistake because this price change now brings Leederville's price in line with CameraPro's. the $3,5xx was the price of the camera without GST added. CameraPro has GST as being $351.36, so $3,5xx (camera) + $3xx (GST) = $3,8xx.

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EOS Bodies / Re: How is Canon going to compete with the grey market in Australia?

« on: March 05, 2012, 11:57:48 PM »

Absolute total rubbish.

They don't "like" the price? If they don't like the price, why are they selling it? IT'S BECAUSE SOMEONE'S BUYING. Profit is profit. Save the retailer whinging BS. Tell them to go whine and complain to the distributor or fuck off. Close the shop. Go out of business. They can go bankrupt all day for all I care, I don't give a flying fuck.

They even actually have the audacity to come out and spew their BS about online prices ruining business.

They even asked the government to put tax on items less than $1000 from oversea AT THE EXPENSE OF THE TAX PAYERS, so that they can continue their disgusting profiteering behaviour. It cost government more to administrate and tax on items less than $1000 than what the government get in return.

Local overpriced retailers gets no sympathy from me. They are just as guilty as distributor.


JB Hi-Fi is a good example. They acutally have some business sense and sells grey import. This forced Nikon to actually lower the price. They have my support. Ted, Paxton, and others are just whinging cry babies. Fuck off.

? i think you missed something from what i said as i wasn't even referring to chain stores like JB Hi-Fi, Ted's, Camerahouse, etc. i completely agree with you regarding them.

the stores that i was referring to are smaller, privately and Australian owned/run stores, such as the two stores i link to above. in fact those stores are pre-ordering the Mark III for cheaper than Ted's, JB Hi-Fi etc and it's because they are trying to be competitive.

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EOS Bodies / Re: How is Canon going to compete with the grey market in Australia?

« on: March 05, 2012, 08:17:40 PM »

in addition to what 4thchicken said, i see it this way:

local stores bring products like the 5D Mark III to a store near you. support them in this effort. they don't like the ridiculous prices that Canon puts out anymore than customers do, so don't punish them by withholding your business because they aren't the ones who set the prices.

just my opinion on the whole "let's go gray!" thing.

You do have a point!
But my nearest camera store is Ted's

well, by "local" i don't necessarily mean only stores that are physically near you. there are Australian-owned & run businesses with Aussie stock that have websites and who ship nationally, like CameraPro in Brisbane or Leederville Camera in Perth. both have the Mark III and ship Australia-wide.

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EOS Bodies / Re: How is Canon going to compete with the grey market in Australia?

« on: March 05, 2012, 09:51:28 AM »

honestly I'm a bit confused about this grey market thing. these products are sold by well known companies so I suppose they're not illegal, we also get the same product as being sold by local big retailers with the same 1 year warranty and I believe these products are from the same manufacturer which is CANON, so what's the difference?

in addition to what 4thchicken said, i see it this way:

local stores bring products like the 5D Mark III to a store near you. support them in this effort. they don't like the ridiculous prices that Canon puts out anymore than customers do, so don't punish them by withholding your business because they aren't the ones who set the prices.

just my opinion on the whole "let's go gray!" thing.

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EOS Bodies / Re: March 22nd Release date in the UK

« on: March 05, 2012, 07:06:50 AM »

on CameraPro's website (Australia) they estimate the first shipment as being on the 22nd too. however, when i pre-ordered with them over the phone they would only say that it would be around the end of March/beginning of April. i guess they're just trying to be cautious.

here's hoping for the 22nd!

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EOS Bodies / Re: How is Canon going to compete with the grey market in Australia?

« on: March 05, 2012, 06:04:53 AM »

interesting... thanks for the link. i had no idea that Nikon had stepped up to the plate and were trying to be more competitive in Australia re: the gray market. if Canon doesn't do the same...... with that on top of the ridiculous RRP for the Mark III, i am going to be so. pissed. off.

.....but at the same time, what can you really do? i fear that Bennymiata is right, Canon Australia really doesn't give a rat's a$$ about what its customers have to pay. and they should, obviously, because if enough people go gray it would be a problem for them. on the other hand, i think that it's really only prosumers and pros who are willing/knowledgeable enough to go gray, which is only a small percentage of their costumers. if only a small percentage of their costumers go gray, it really isn't that much of a problem for a huge company like Canon.......

sigh.

i would go gray myself, but i really want a genuine Canon warranty, especially for a brand spankin' new product that hasn't even been properly reviewed yet. :/ maybe a letter, as dilbert suggested, would be the way to go, but i really can't see it accomplishing anything. 

Is the mark ii getting a price drop in Australia as it has in the US?

some places have already dropped the price, from what i've seen.

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EOS Bodies / Re: I have my hands on a 5D III and 1Dx tomorrow. Questions?

« on: March 04, 2012, 09:32:03 PM »

If you could test and compare the weather sealing of the 5D III vs. 1D X for me that'd be great. Tell me which one gives up first.

maybe this will help re: weather sealing of the Mark III?

http://cpn.canon-europe.com/content/education/technical/inside_canon_eos_5d_mark_iii.do

see: Related Links - EOS 5D Mark III - weather sealing

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EOS Bodies / Re: buying a 5DIII overseas or local?

« on: March 04, 2012, 09:25:30 AM »

The cheapest price I can find is this:
http://www.leedervillecameras.com.au/digital-slr-cameras/canon-dslrs/canon-eos-5d-mkiii-body-only

And it's AUS stock!!!!!!

Shipping is only $16

wow, nice find.

i'll be sticking with CameraPro, though, as they are known to be reliable + have a physical store/showroom that i'm lucky enough to be able to stroll right into. 

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EOS Bodies / Re: buying a 5DIII overseas or local?

« on: March 04, 2012, 06:56:59 AM »

yeah, i wouldn't even try it. especially not with something worth so much both because of GST and because of the warranty issues. better off just fitting the high bill for the camera and then reaping the benefits of the warranty.

btw, Camera Pro in Brisbane has Mark III kits & the body only price is $3,865. they ship nationally and i don't know if you'll find it for a better price anywhere else.

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EOS Bodies / Re: 5DIII pre-order thread

« on: March 03, 2012, 01:41:53 AM »

pre-ordered mine this morning from Camera Pro here in Brisbane. i was one of the first, if not the first, which is good since i don't see Brisbane getting that many.  and at $3,865.00 AUD, i'm probably getting it for the cheapest price around at the moment.

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EOS Bodies / Re: IM FED UP OF PEOPLE COMPLANING ABOUT THE 5DIII PRICES.

« on: March 02, 2012, 08:27:35 AM »

sorry, but this made me laugh...