Got my 1DX Mark II
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Ordered my 1DX II on February 2, 2016. It shipped today from B&H. One Day shipping should have it tomorrow.
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Jack Douglas said:Eldar said:If you are from the UK, you can buy a £50 Ryan Air ticket to Norway, buy it here and get the VAT refunded. With the current exchange rate, that will be about £4150.GuyF said:J.R. said:
Cough, splutterThat's £3955 against UK price of £5199 or US$8445.
Where do you live? You might be getting a visitor!
Hey Eldar, I could ask a number of questions but one that is uppermost and not related to pixel peeping is how fast the auto focus is with the 300 2.8 II with the 2X III attached. I have only two frames of reference, the 1D IV and the 6D, neither of which were great. Recently looking at $Can of the long lenses I might like as alternative to 300 X2 (hand hold/hiking), they just aren't feasible assuming I get the 1DX II. The new 100-400 is one lens I could and maybe should afford?? Any thoughts much appreciated, anyone really can chime in. Thanks.
Jack
Hi Jack, I've used the 300f/2.8 II since it was released, looking back I've pulled 6,300 Images off this Lens, around 40% with the 1.4x III Extender, around 2% with the 2x III Extender.
With the 1Dx the 1.4x is a match made, great combination, with the 2x not so great, slow to lock on, hunts in non contrast poor light situations, not on my recommend list.
Only had the 1Dx II a few days, but I have tried the 300 again with the 1D x II and the 1.4x, as good possibly better than on the 1Dx, it was excellent on the 1Dx so not a lot of difference on the 1D x II.
The 2x does work better, locks on quicker, all round performs measurably better, including I "feel" in the image resolution, that could just be down to the AF on the 1Dx II locking on better so Images seem sharper, it's still not a recommend, but it is a better combo now with the 1Dx II.
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Thanks Edward. You'll know how the 300 X2 was on the 1D4 and probably class that as unacceptable. As I've mentioned, I did get eagle BIF with it but if I lost focus then the hunting basically nixed any further shot. So, I'm guessing that your assessment is that it's quite a bit better than that.
BTW, do you or anyone else viewing this thread have any suggestions regarding purchasing in Tokyo. My daughter will be there in three weeks and she'd love to shoot with a 1DX II and bring it home for dear old dad. Warranty concerns me but I'd balance that against her once in a lifetime video and photos. Of course, she's game.
I'm wondering if the the 1DX II shooters are going to contribute a thread, "Anything Shot with a 1DX II". The previous 1DX thread has been really good.
Jack
BTW, do you or anyone else viewing this thread have any suggestions regarding purchasing in Tokyo. My daughter will be there in three weeks and she'd love to shoot with a 1DX II and bring it home for dear old dad. Warranty concerns me but I'd balance that against her once in a lifetime video and photos. Of course, she's game.
I'm wondering if the the 1DX II shooters are going to contribute a thread, "Anything Shot with a 1DX II". The previous 1DX thread has been really good.
Jack
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Jack Douglas said:Thanks Edward. You'll know how the 300 X2 was on the 1D4 and probably class that as unacceptable. As I've mentioned, I did get eagle BIF with it but if I lost focus then the hunting basically nixed any further shot. So, I'm guessing that your assessment is that it's quite a bit better than that.
BTW, do you or anyone else viewing this thread have any suggestions regarding purchasing in Tokyo. My daughter will be there in three weeks and she'd love to shoot with a 1DX II and bring it home for dear old dad. Warranty concerns me but I'd balance that against her once in a lifetime video and photos. Of course, she's game.
I'm wondering if the the 1DX II shooters are going to contribute a thread, "Anything Shot with a 1DX II". The previous 1DX thread has been really good.
Jack
Hi Jack, all my gear has been purchased in Singapore/Australia, good friend of mine Martin Bailey is a Pro Photographer living in Tokyo, buys all his gear there, so I imagine it's workable, not sure re pricing though, and you being in the US you won't have the US warranty, so that might be a deal killer considering there's been small to major issues in the past with the 1Dx, 5DMK III, etc etc, worth considering.
I used the old Mark 1 version of the 300f/2.8 on the 1D MK IV, again the 1.4x II was good (not great), the 2x II was not so good, mostly in the Image area. I never got to try the Mark III converters with the 300f/2.8 I
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I just called my retailer and they received one already, but I'm #2 on the list. Praying hard that it arrives soon. I travel to Europe in two weeks!
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Heard from Norman Camera that mine shipped out overnight today. Tracking verifies I'll get it tomorrow. Not sure how many they got but probably not many since they still show "not in stock" on their website. Glad I got my request in early.
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tpatana said:
I've got dialog going with Yodobashi but thanks for Bic, I'll check them out.
Jack
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tpatana said:
I'm pretty challenged in trying to get information relative to Bic - stock, prices, contact email, etc. It's all pretty confusing. Can you by chance suggest a link that would help?
Jack
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http://www.biccamera.co.jp/language/languageselect/english.html
Website sucks pretty bad if you don't read Japanese. I'd just go visit a store, they are at most big stations around Tokyo. If they don't give you good price, then check Yodobashi. Easiest one imho is the Shinjuku store, no reason to go to Akihabara, unless you want to see herds of aimless geeks.
Website sucks pretty bad if you don't read Japanese. I'd just go visit a store, they are at most big stations around Tokyo. If they don't give you good price, then check Yodobashi. Easiest one imho is the Shinjuku store, no reason to go to Akihabara, unless you want to see herds of aimless geeks.
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tpatana said:
Thanks for this, finally managed to get the product page in English. Not too surprised but disappointed, their price converts to exactly the $CDN that it is advertised here locally and that's tax exempt. You're suggesting they should discount based on no warranty. For some reason my Firefox browser won't allow a translation of their contact page.
Jack
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I meant it might be you can refuse to take points and get extended 5 year warranty instead. Not sure on that though, my translator is rusty. Also I recall they had some discounts for foreigners at the b&m, so that's why I'd go check them instead of online order.
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tpatana said:
Looking like this will be no go since high pricing with no warranty (confirmed by Canon Canada) would be just too much to tolerate. Have a disappointed daughter. Thanks for your help.
Jack
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