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Hi, I'm currently in Hong Kong and there seems to be quite an abundance of 5Dmk2 in the shops – especially the kit with the 24-105 lens.
It seems with the economic uncertainty, coupled with the blackdot scare, a lot of people have dropped their names from the waiting list. Prices however are still high and most of the reputable stores like Man Shing, Wing Shing and Citi are charging around $20800 HKD ($2683 USD) for the body only and $28000 HDK ($3612 USD) for the kit.
It'd be nice if this slowdown happened in Canada so I could get one. I'm not bitter.
thanks Billy
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Im holding out for the 1D mark 4 , it should be full frame now that its main rival (D3) is full frame.
Hi i want a know something!!
For why reasson dpreview dont show a deep review of 5d mark II.
because a few weeks ago after premiere of nikon d3 or d700 the deep review appear on the web and for the moment nothing about 5d just a simple review !!
I’m going to assume DPR is awaiting the firmware upgrade. I wouldn’t be surprised if they’re part of the test process.
Please keep in mind that an in depth review takes more than 5 minutes. When those guys do a review it is well tested, well written and informative. This is not the same quality as on other sites and not opinionated. It is just the facts based on a very good and thorough testing process.
I am an engineer and I know that a test takes time. I am sure if you give them the time that they need they will give you what you want.
Rome wasn’t built in a day!
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Canon has pushed the 24-105mm L kit for a while. Many photographers already have this lens or are not interested in it. Many just want to by the body only. Canon seems to think most people want the kit so they are shipping lots. Samething happened locally wth the 50D, I was going to buy one to pair with my 5D and now 5D MKII but they only had the 50D kit, so I never bought a 50D, lost sale to Canon as I no longer desire to get a 50D.
I visited my dealer few days ago and guess what? the total number of people who are in the waiting list for the 5dmkII in my countery is 10.
I wonder how many people are using Adobe Camera RAW instead of Canon’s Digital Photo Professional for RAW conversion, and seeing digital artifacts.
My opinion is that Adobe released ACR 5.2 before checking it against DPP to see if they got it right. They didn’t.
I love ACR’s workflow, but ACR’s RAW conversion is just plain awful in comparison to DPP’s. If you’ve looked on my website at the animated GIF comparison, you can see one example(*). IMHO, even at ISO 100, the difference in tonality is visible. When noise shows up in the image at higher ISOs and CA is visible, DPP results are visibly better.
Unfortunately, DPP is rather unwieldy to use and ACR handles highlight reconstruction better. Frustrating! Canon obviously understands their camera well. I strongly recommend holding your nose and trying DPP until Adobe revises their 5DM2 module.
That said, if demand is going down because people are using non-OEM software and seeing artifacts and noise, that is just a crying shame(**). I think Canon did a fantastic job developing this camera and should profit from it.
Of course, with lower demand people who need the camera will be able to get it that much sooner…
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(*) http://www.luiswatkins.com/5dmarkii/dppvsacr.htm
(**) Search for ACR on the following page. His conclusions were based on poor ACR performance. Sad.
http://theonlinephotographer.typepad.com/the_online_photographer/2008/12/sony-vs-nikon-v.html
I had to get the 5dmkII kit to finally get one before xmas… Not great to have to buy a lens I already own but shouldnt be too hard to sell it for what it costed me…
Hi Luis,
I’m interested in getting the 24-105 off of your hand. How much are you willing to part with it?
Here in Switzerland, we’ve gone within two weeks from “we (salespersons) don’t even get to see the bodies, it’s all pre-orders and the customers come to get them 15 minutes after we’ve phoned them”, to a situation where I was able to spend about 30 minutes with one, they had a couple others in stock, and the next day it was the same stock level.
But maybe it’s not a slowdown in demand, maybe it’s just that production is catching up, is all.
My 5D JUST came in today in Calgary. I pre-ordered in September and was #150 or something like that for the Camera Store.
I cancelled my preorder from Ritz Camera after reading the black dot report. Will buy after the bug is fixed.
@Jon: Congratulations! I pre-ordered from them on Sept 18. I think I was around 60 on the list. Got a call from them last Wednesday. Received it in the mail on Monday. Just got back from outside shooting Christmas lights at ISO 3200.
Italian biggest canon reseller store in milan got only four 5dmkII bodies until now….while today I saw a huge pile of d3x boxes just downloaded from a truck in front of their premises….maybe canon is doing something wrong?
I’ve got my 5DMKII at Tuesday (December 16) from Henry’s (Newmarket location). I’ve preordered it at October 9. I checked my shots after night shooting – no black dots or other nasty artifacts were discovered.
I wonder where all the kits have gone. I also though canon would be pushing kits so the up my odds of getting one plus I need a 24-something anyways I ordered a kit. At least in canada kits have been really skint. I was in the Teen’s for a kit pre order on Nov 7. Fortunately I’ve been buying from the same shop for my whole life no matter where in the world I’ve lived. I got a call he had a body for me and that if I want to see a mk2 before christmas he’s got a box with my name on it. Now i’m hunting for a kit buyer who wants me to take the lens off his hands 1:1 Everyone I’ve seen so far is trying to make $2-300 bux off it. I dont get it, if i was going to drop 1200 the 24-70 is the choice.
Now i just wish canada post would move their grass, whats the point of buying guaranteed next day 12pm. So it can be day 3 and they wont pick up their phones.
I want a 5D2, but I would wait until Canon fixed the black dot and the price dropped below 16,000 HKD..
20800 HKD for a 5D2 is crazy.. it is way too expensive with an old AF, old metering and a troubled sensor.
BTW canon should create a web page and ask us what we wanted the most.. they seems to be getting the wrong idea.
In Sweden they choose to send first the orders for the professionals. Then they send to those who ordered the kit product. Those with only the house probably get in the begining of the next year :(
Very interessant information. What will the future show us?
Are there more unboxing pics from 5D Mark II all over the world? Links avaliable?
I still can’t find one anywhere in Canada. I am number one at the moment on two stores order lists, I have not heard of ANYONE in Canada getting a unit without a pre-order weeks/months ago.
i easily sold mine 5D II order recently for the same price i paid, lucky. i think i won’t bag this camera until all problems are solved and it appears to be satisfactory to most of users.