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Lighting / 580EX II end of life?

« on: October 13, 2012, 11:37:47 AM »

Hey folks, I'm in the market to get my first Canon hotshoe flashgun and I'm wondering if the 580EX II will be gone soon. I have a 5D Mark II and I'm looking into the 430 and the 580 right now. At the moment, I won't be needing the wireless master of the 580, but probably will in the future. So I was wondering if I get a 430 now and wait for when I'll need the wireless master, is the 580 going to be gone. Right now, only B&H has stock i think, and the 600 is just overkill for me. And in terms of performance, is the 580 THAT much better than the 430 to justify a 200$ higher price tag?

Thanks, much appreciated!

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 5D Mark II Canada Price Drop $1,699

« on: September 22, 2012, 08:54:39 PM »

where did you get that for 1699? I'm very interested. Everywhere I go seems to be 1799 and 2599 for the kit

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: 5d2 with 24-105 kit up 100$ since last week what does that mean?

« on: September 10, 2012, 09:06:46 PM »

I noticed the same thing and I'm in the same situation as you. I think that Canon is raising the price because it's soon going to be discontinued.

The rebate of 200$ never moved. It's the original price that passed from 2800 to 3000. Anyway, I still think I should get it. I will be using it for stills so the Mk III isn't justified for the extra 1500$.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / 5D Mark II price

« on: September 03, 2012, 09:11:43 AM »

Hi, I was about to buy a 5D Mark II kit with the 24-105 from B&H yesterday and noticed that the price went up quite a bit from 2600 to 2800 and it seems to hit everywhere. Any idea if it's ever gonna come down (black friday, christmas, ...) or if it's gonna run out of stock any time soon? I guess the production lines have stopped by now. I don't have a big budget and every hundred counts.

Oh and I'm Canadian and the prices here are just through the roof with 15% sales tax so no way I can get it locally. And as far as I know, B&H and Adorama are the only ones that ship to Canada regardless of the limited USA warranty.

Thanks!