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Pricewatch Deals / Re: Canon EOS 5D Mark III Price Drop in Canada

« on: August 01, 2012, 11:11:02 AM »

From what I see in stores this is not a MSRP price drop but rather a sale. Some stores show it as a sale and others show a $200 instant rebate. THis is a good trend. I wonder if this is just a coinsidence, but a couple of days ago Canadian stores got D800 in stock at $3K. I can pick it up from two locations right now. As i said before - availability of D800 might become the most important factor in bringing Canon's prices to senses.  Or maybe its just my letter to Canon Canada a few days ago where I showed my disgust with diffeence in pricing policy for US and Canada comparing to Nikon (Nikon's prices are the same while Canon has $200-300 difference) 

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Pricewatch Deals / Re: Canon EOS 5D Mark III Price Drop

« on: July 25, 2012, 12:13:35 PM »

This price slide only makes sense. I guess they figured that the first wave of buyers who are ready to pay whatever for the "latest and greatest" is now depleting, the 800 is getting more in stock and its bugs are being taken care of, so its time to move on with getting the price down to the actual market value.

Canon could make a bigger splash in consumer world with original MSRP of MKIII under $3K, with MKII as an entry level body for another year and with $3800 high megapix model. Instead they decided to milk a certain consumer group and only after that to adjust the price. Disgusting but quite predictable corporate practice.

Personally, I'm waiting for the 800 price slide.  Just a thought of having a 36MP body with high DR for studio work for around $2700 makes me hyper. 

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Canon EOS M System Announced

« on: July 23, 2012, 11:20:57 AM »

Excellent. Now that we can put the new toy&gadget news out of the way we (and hopefully Canon)  can concentrate on the new affordable FF body which everybody is (actually) waiting for.  Hey Canon, can we have a new cam for photography now please?

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Site Information / Re: In Sympathy for CR Guy

« on: July 17, 2012, 02:32:42 PM »

Craig, our thoughts are with you. Condolences to you and your family...

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon's Next Full Frame Camera [CR2]

« on: July 17, 2012, 02:11:59 PM »

it is stupid to get over excited about rumored specs and costs of two cameras that don't yet exist.

This is a very strange post for a forum on a Canon RUMORS website. Just reading the name of the website alone it should be quite obvious why people come here and what they are mostly discussing, don't you think??? If you don't like to read or participate in such discussions - well there are plenty of websites and forums dedicated to existing and already announced gear. Feel free to move on.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon's Next Full Frame Camera [CR2]

« on: July 17, 2012, 01:27:22 PM »

How does this make sense? Why would I want a $2000 plastic 5DII equivalent when I can have the real thing for the same money? And I don't believe there is any noticeable difference between the 5DII and 5DIII sensor. So what gives?

Good points. CR2, however it's hard to believe that this set of specs makes any sense.

Sounds like someone puts too much faith in DxOMark and not enough in their own eyes.

Not to meantion the 7D auto focus system.

  +1.  The CR indicated same sensor as MKIII, not MKII. So how about "a plastic MKIII equivalent" for $2K with a bit less features (instead of MKII equivalent)? All of a sudden it starts looking quite atteractive, huh?

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EOS Bodies / Re: Reasons for high price of the Mark III

« on: July 17, 2012, 01:20:49 PM »

I have a feeling that the new "entry level" FF camera is a signal that Canon plans to keep the price of the Mark III rather high.   

What do you guys think?

I think it depends on what they are going to offer as this new entry level FF. If the key factors (IQ and AF) are a success then this entry level FF might become a good alternative for many who is sitting on a fence waiting for lower price of MKIII. In other words, if the new FF starts stealing MKIII's buyers and MKIII sales slow down (might be for a numbe of reasons actually - new Canon FF, new entry level FF  from Nikon, better availability and elimination of bugs in Nikon D800). In that case MKIII original MSRP gotta go down. I think it will go down somewhat regardless. New canon FF might not be a huge success, but Nikon's offerings and aggressive pricing will take care of that.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon's Next Full Frame Camera [CR2]

« on: July 16, 2012, 06:33:04 PM »

[the choice is a bit more complicated then 5D MK2 or MK3.... there is the D600 too.

for upgrader it´s maybe no real choice.. but let´s not forget the new DSLR customers.
and my fear is canon will lose many of them to nikon.

Somehow I doubt that a lot of new DSLR buyers are jumping straight into FF market. Its mostly Rebels, 60D or 7D tops. This entry level FF will be perfect as a second body for many serious amateurs (with Rebels/7D) and likely for many pros with their MKII and even MKIII who do not want/can not afford spending another $3.5K on a body.

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EOS Bodies / Re: Canon's Next Full Frame Camera [CR2]

« on: July 16, 2012, 06:17:41 PM »

So... if its gonna be the same sensor, same processor, same image quality as MKIII and a decent AF (comparing to MKII) I seriously do not understand what people complain about here. This is an entry level FF body, priced (lets assume the specs and price are correct) $1.5K less than MKIII, so something is gotta go in terms of body features. Plastic body - so what - this is not a toy like plastic (I had a Rebel and it did not feel like a toy to me). For $1.5K less you get the same sensor as in MKIII, plus a (the way it sounds) decent AF. What else do you expect from an entry level model? You want MKII for the metal body - go for it, buy it now while they have it new or wait a bit and get a cheap used once this new FF is announced. Do you seriously expect a lot more from an entry level FF considering that even with these specs it will hurt MKIII sales. Read the forums and see how many people are sitting on the fence for a less expensive FF, who do not want MKII with its crippled AF and who do not think they can justify $3500- $3700 for MKIII.  Some of these folks are still potential MKIII buyers - maybe not now, but in a year or so.

Lots of comparison with MKII. Why do you judge these new FF specs based on an assumption that this is supposed to be an upgrade from MKII?  MKII was never positioned as an entry level FF. If you think the new sensor and AF are not worth the upgrade and you prefer to have MKII with metal body - go for it.  But coming from 7D I do not want to compromise on AF. Not to that extent.

If Canon can give us MKIII less metal body, some fps, dual card slots, weathersealing and $1.5K off the price - I'm in.

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EOS Bodies / Re: New Product Announcement Invites for July 23, 2012

« on: July 10, 2012, 07:47:18 PM »

My bets are on an entry level mirror-less camera.

I share this view. However, I don't have extra cash for toys.  So.............. wake me up when they announce real stuff.... like a new reasonably priced FF body ....

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: Canon entry level FF vs D600

« on: July 05, 2012, 11:25:00 AM »

I wonder how they gonna do it..
A new entry level FF camera has to be better than 5d2 and worse than 5d3??

   Yeah, I've been thinking about this too. Even giving MKII an AF from 7D is gonna hurt a lot of MKIII potential customers. Producing a downgrade from MKII might not get a warm reception. THis is a good puzzle created by Canon. IMO, MKIII should've been priced at $2700 and then it would only be natural to produce a high megapix body for the price around $3700 - $4100. That would've been a solid lineup for FF. Not sure what exactly they are planning to do now.

I also thought that there will be no entry level FF at all - maybe a really well updated variation of 7D. However, now with the newly announced firmware update for the current 7D that does not make much sense either. Personally, I'm lost with how Canon is planning to position their new and old bodies lineup in a near future.

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EOS Bodies / Re: How much will the 5d3 cost at the end of 2012?

« on: July 04, 2012, 01:27:08 PM »

I think we'll see some sales (around $200) and/or rebates on MKIII at Christmas time. The official price drop will likely happen around spring of 2013 (most likely in the range of $300).

I wish Nikon was faster with meeting demand on D800 and having it in stock. Thats the only chance to see price adjustments on MKIII sooner. At this point MKIII is available in pretty much any store I look at localy, but D800 remains mostly on back order or out of stock. There is no point for Canon to even look at price change for MKIII at this point as real life availability of their competitor is simply not there. Once D800 becomes available then Canon will start losing some customers and maybe that will get them thinking in the right direction.

Canadian prices make me real sad especially considering that Nikon is able to offer same price for D800 as in US, but Canon charges Canadians extra $200 on top of their already high MSRP. So the price difference of D800 and MKIII in Canada is $700.  At this point i am not jumping ship and buying D800, but i am not upgrading to Canon FF either. Regardless, I doubt that Canon Canada will ever get my cash with this pricing.

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EOS Bodies - For Stills / Re: The 5D Mark III & SD Memory Cards

« on: June 25, 2012, 11:29:13 AM »

USB 2.0 and SD without UHS in a pro body in 2012 with a ridiculous price tag...  WTF Canon?

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Canada / Re: Smugmug in Canada

« on: May 29, 2012, 11:50:15 AM »

I've been using Smugmug for a few years now and never had a problem with them. Never had any complaints from customers ordering prints. Totally love their ordering system - very easy to work with and i know customers love it.

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Canada / Re: Adorama shipping to Canada

« on: May 29, 2012, 11:47:18 AM »

Adorama and B&H are the two primary US online stores i shop at for a few years now. And I have to agree with others that Adorama's options with shipment to Canada are not as good as at B&H. I have no trouble with UPS - they deliver daily to my office. However, price wise it just does not make sense for me to order smaller items with such a costly delivery. Last week I was cross-shopping between B&H and Adorama. Price for the item was the same but Adorama's delivery totally killed it for me, so my order went to B&H. Purolator's costs are great and delivery time is acceptable (takes 5-7 days to get the goods in Alberta).

Otherwise Adorama provides great service and a huge variety of goods at competitive prices. Whenever delivery costs are not an issue, Adorama delivers faster than B&H (I order today and i have my delivery in tomorrow.) It would be great to have Purolator as an option for Adorama purchases.