Canon EOS 5D Mark III Price Drop in Canada

[Canon Rumors]

Official Price Drop
The price of the Canon EOS 5D Mark III has dropped in Canada to $3499, that’s a drop of $300.

5D Mark III at Camera Canada $3499

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[DJL329]

Price drop, eh?

I wonder if it's a temporary thing, like we had here in the states the previous 2 or 3 weeks.

[ablearcher]

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) 

[ablearcher]

The Camera Store in Calgary shows -$200 rebate which is valid for the whole month of August. So this is not a short sale like on B&H. This is great!

[Half Way To Nothing]

My wife is going to Canada in a few weeks and might be able to get this for me as it's a lot cheaper then the UK. Would there be a local sales tax on-top of this price?

Thanks,

HWTN

[ablearcher]

Yes there will be a tax on top but it also depends on the province. Alberta GST tax is only 5% though. Some other provinces have higher taxes.

[Half Way To Nothing]

Do any of you Canadians know of a good camera shop in Owen Sounds or near by. And if so what the sales tax would be.

Thanks for the help.

[ablearcher]

I believe Ontario has 13% HST tax rate.

[Jamesy]

I believe Ontario has 13% HST tax rate.

Correct - Owen Sound has 13%HST and it is also the home of Craig 'Canon Rumors Guy'!

Here is a shop in Owen Sound that carries the 5D3, although the price is not posted.

http://fotoart.ca/spec-sheet.html?catalog[name]=Canon-EOS-5D-Mark-III---Body-Only---Black-Digital-Cameras&catalog[product_guids][0]=bac47d80-469f-012f-87c5-20cf30bab63e

[Half Way To Nothing]

Thanks for all the replys..