Canon 5D Mark III plus 24-70mm II

[walterfabiano]

I wanna buy both Canon 5D Mark III and 24-70mm II. Does anyone think that in few week some promotion will pop up as the new lens will be released on the 17th.

 

[7enderbender]

Unless you really need or want it immediately I'd wait a few months with both. I know that prices probably won't come down drastically but still. And I would want to see some real life experiences with both first - especially the lens which appears to have a lot of added plastic and such.

 

[MarkB]

order 554xx went from backordered to shipped sometime in the last 3 hours

 

[Axilrod]

I wanna buy both Canon 5D Mark III and 24-70mm II. Does anyone think that in few week some promotion will pop up as the new lens will be released on the 17th.

I'd say maybe if you wait until Christmas you could save a couple hundred bucks, but I doubt it will be anything really substantial. If you want/need it go for it, if you're spending almost $6k who cares about saving a few hundred bucks?

 

[awinphoto]

I think unless Canon specifically makes that camera/lens duo a "kit" then i dont think you will see those two sold together as a set, especially for less $$... Adorama tends to do more make-shift kits adding camera/lens combinations so you may want to look for something like that. As for prices, i would say you can bank on prices staying pretty consistent at least until the end of the calender year.

 

[LetTheRightLensIn]

I wanna buy both Canon 5D Mark III and 24-70mm II. Does anyone think that in few week some promotion will pop up as the new lens will be released on the 17th.

The pro kit had been announced and price in a few places back at announcement time but I haven't heard anything about it since. Seemed like a $300 savings projected.