Hugely Disappointed In 5D III Price

[capertillar]

Re: IM FED UP OF PEOPLE COMPLANING ABOUT THE 5DIII PRICES.

so ur sick of reading other ppl rant about the price, so you go and rant about... nothing?

forums are meant for discussing individual thoughts and concerns

people are entitled to offering their opinions about how various companies are producing and marketing their products

likewise, many of these forums are visited by corporations to gain a better understanding of what their ideal customers are seeking and expecting

it's through these "discussions" that we are able to at least passively inform canon about our views.

im a firm believer that they do "hear" us, and whether or not they take action, they at least are listening.

you choose to participate in these forums, so just accept what it is. many feel the price is high, many feel the price is reasonable. there is no right answer, let the forums be what they are meant to be.

 

[CJRodgers]

Re: IM FED UP OF PEOPLE COMPLANING ABOUT THE 5DIII PRICES.

There are lots of people who have been waiting over a year for this camera, hoping it would improve on the 5d mkii, and come in at a similar price to what the 5d mkii started at £2200ish. Even a modest increase would have been perfectly fine. The extra 35% cost puts it out of reach of lots of enthusiasts who would have otherwise bought this camera. Please allow people to express their frustrations. It might even reach the right ears. Just dont read the threads titled 'dissapointed at price' etc then you wont be annoyed.

 

[epiem]

Re: Mark III Price turning you off? Considering a different model now?

As far as being a Producer:
I agree with DKing, we have several 5DmII's and were looking at the 5DmIII as a video upgrade.
Sad to see there is no 1080 @ 60. We would have bought 3 right off the bat at the listed price for 1080 @ 60. But alas...not part of the specs.

As far as Photography goes:
Nice camera, good specs, but let's be honest...is this *really* an upgrade for almost double the price of a 5DmII?

If you can take a good photo, -to an extent- the equipment doesn't really matter. People have been doing just fine with a lot less for a long time.

Bottom line:
-At this price- I would rather buy two 5DmII's or a 5DmII and another 70-200 2.8L II

We could and DO take great photos with the equipment we already have.


I believe Canon is pulling some BS here and will probably see a bad drop in their bottom line for this one.

 

[Rush-G]

Jessops in the UK have posted pre order prices of £2999 for 5D MK III Body only. Thats a steep price when its $3500 in the states, I'd rather fly to US buy a 5D MKIII and back to blighty with a couple o 100 pounds left over...ok so I may loose out on the warranty front...but the warrantees really aren't that great anyway.

 

[smartysmart34]

Re: IM FED UP OF PEOPLE COMPLANING ABOUT THE 5DIII PRICES.

Never read such an arrogant statement before. Maybe I just didn't read too many of your posts...
Now, where's that bloody "ignore" button again?!?

This is about the DSLR market, it is about competitors and it is about ones oppinion on whether that price is justified or not. And seeing the D800 and comparing it to the 5dIII one gets the impression the MkIII is slightly overprised. And I think it is fully acceptable for people to actually write what they think.

I'm not too heavily invested in Canon lenses. Therefor I was actually starting to calculate how much it would cost to sell the canon equipment and get similar lenses plus D800 from Nikon. Did you see the price for that grip? I get the feeling Canon wants to rip us off. And to my oppinion it is fully acceptable to draw conclusions and act accordingly.

And if Canon thinks that only Pros should buy their 5series, I guess they will lose a significant market share. I know approx. 10 MkII owners and they're all enthusiasts. Non-Pro.

I was willing to buy a MkIII, the grip and get a new lens with it (17-40) and I even put aside some 4.000 € for that package. Ain't gonna happen...

Martin

 

[bornshooter]

Jessops in the UK have posted pre order prices of £2999 for 5D MK III Body only. Thats a steep price when its $3500 in the states, I'd rather fly to US buy a 5D MKIII and back to blighty with a couple o 100 pounds left over...ok so I may loose out on the warranty front...but the warrantees really aren't that great anyway.

we in the uk have been well and truly shafted yet again but our shite government is to blame also i wish the price would come down to at least 2500 which it will but when...
i had a good laugh at the price of the new flash lol nearly 700 uk haha

 

[T3Heavyshop]

This may have been a strategic move. It opens up a huge price gap in the canon line that should be filled.

7D: $1700
next body
5DIII: $3500

Seems odd that canon would have a camera 20+ cameras priced up to $1700, then suddenly double the price before different body is offered. Something is going to fill that gap.

 

[Drama79]

I'm in the UK, and have pre-ordered from B&H. I'm over there April2nd-12th, so here's hoping. Otherwise friends will ship it to me, and I still "save" compared to the crippling UK markup. Not as bad as some Eurozone countries, mind you....

 

[Steamy]

I agree, that markup to 3K puts the price up there with the 1D now, I have seen the 1D MkIV for less than 3K. Very disappointing, I am not paying 50% more for something for the sake of geography, especially at this price point . Would have stretched to £2500-£2600, but £500 is the log that broke the camels back. Might as well go for the Nikon D800 as I don't have a huge collection of lenses.

 

[Rexepic]

You guys in the USA should consider yourselves lucky!!! Here in the UK, the 5DmkIII is retailing for £2999.95 - that's $4780 USD!!!!!!!

I would happily pay $3,500 USD for the 5DmkIII. The US price tag translates into around 2,100 GBP, which is roughly the same as the 5DmkII when first released in the UK.

As usual, the prices over here are ridiculous. For 3,000, I'd rather get a refurbished 1Dmk4.

I get it. I live in GerMONEY (as someone else on the threads here put it). Hell, if you have to spend the money, buy a ticket to NYC for a weekend (cheaper than the price difference) and buy it at BH's store. You'll get a camera and a weekend getaway (with ample shooting opportunities) for the same price!

 

[Raddy]

For all those of you complaining about the price tag in the US, shoulda check prices here in GerMoney.
It's 3300 Euros for the body only which would be $4400.
Even if its about 3000 Euros when it hits the streets, that would be ~$4000.
What do they think? Germans/Europeans grow Euros on trees??

$3500 should be €2640 (todays rate) Now that is a total different streetprice. I would consider that price. But in Europe they are greedy and just convert 1:1

I would say 2640 Euros would be somewhat fair as a starting price, compared to the announced price right now in Germany. Actually I'm quite curious what the street price will be as, not considering to pre-order that body to get one from the first batch. Guess I will be waiting a little and see what happens. I do want to upgrade to FF but not neccissarily now. So I will check prices at christmas and get myself a nice present if charge less then. ;-)

 

[infamous619]

Why complain about the price, I mean just ask yourselves do you need the mkiii right now? if so well be prepared to pay the price, and besides its just the 1st day of release, and someone mention on another topic its a supply and demand thing, YES we are demanding the camera, but there is not much of a supply, so canon spikes the prices just give it months you'll probably see deals left and right, and why would you buy it right away? wouldn't you want to get all the bugs cleared out first, that is why i'm going to wait couple months after release, to purchase it, LETS BE SMART people,

 

[leGreve]

Re: Mark III Price turning you off? Considering a different model now?

720p at 60.... sry Canon, I know you gotta protect your large cams, but you just made the decission easy.... I WONT replace my mk II with a III. There's absolutely no point and definately not at that price point.

I'm thankful I bought the FS100, which is a MUCH BETTER camera at just a little more money, and can use my Canon lenses. You could probably even buy a used FS100 now for something like 4.5k or so.

Canon canon canon... fail, you are losing this game, and the C300 is not better.

 

[candyman]

This may have been a strategic move. It opens up a huge price gap in the canon line that should be filled.

7D: $1700
next body
5DIII: $3500

Seems odd that canon would have a camera 20+ cameras priced up to $1700, then suddenly double the price before different body is offered. Something is going to fill that gap.

Actually, with the features and the price the 5D MK3 should have been named: 3D


Then you introduce a 5D MK3 with 19AF points etc etc for about $2500
That would have made sense sort of...

 

[hoousi]

Re: Mark III Price turning you off? Considering a different model now?

I think the mark3 is awesome in its specs and will prove to be a very nice camera, really a 1dx in a cheaper package, and the pics will be far from bad. As I just got the markII, which seems to be a horrible camera unable to take a decent picture according to many forum members, I don't yet feel the urge to upgrade and rather learn my way around this beauty of a cam and towards end of the year I'll probably be able to choose between the 1dx, 5dIII and probably even a high mp (3?)d if until then all the reviews are out and some bugs corrected and the gadget bug bites me.
But lets face it, we are at the point of diminishing returns, it makes more sense to jump one generation (unless of course you need a new feature, here the AF comes to mind, which I find to be awesome according to specs) if you want to see substantial improvement or upgrade 1 step.

 

[gecko]

Want one......but don't need one, so the price settles it. Could buy 2x MkII's for this.

No MkIII for me. :'(

Let's see where the price is in 12-18 months (and how the 2nd price for a MkII is holding up - which, given the MkIII price, might be quite well!) and I might reconsider.

 

[marekjoz]

Re: IM FED UP OF PEOPLE COMPLANING ABOUT THE 5DIII PRICES.

00Q: Yes, I am also fed up with all these complaints.

But it is really rude to shut peoples' mouths. I think this forum is ran on base of democratic rules and it REQUIRES to ALLOW people to speak, no matter what they think. This is the reason YOU also COULD write what you think, although it is somehow arrogant, at least.

Everybody wants it cheap, people had their dreams, now came some dissapointment to some of them. I think we have here some kind of community of people excited with canon gears, technology and photography on the first place. Community has its goals, its hierarchy (formal and informal) and its members. I can't talk for everyone here but I am sure that the goal of this community IS NOT to offend anyone here or make anyone here feel worse, sad or undervaluated. I am here because of members' personal culture and readiness to help quite disinterestly, no matter what the problem is, and what skills represents a person who asks.

I am convinced, people would rather like to read what to do afford 5d3 AND NOT how meaningless they are.

I've read what you wrote. You are fed up with peoples' complaints. Ok. So you are complaining as well...

You were heard and read. Will you listen and read as well?

 

[smirkypants]

Re: IM FED UP OF PEOPLE COMPLANING ABOUT THE 5DIII PRICES.

It seems rather obvious to me that Canon is deliberately trying to adjust upwards the prices of its higher grade equipment. Everything new that's being produced seems to have a price tag that's around 25-35% higher than in the past.

We as consumers have three choices:
1. Pay the higher prices.
2. Sit tight with the equipment that we have.
3. Look at what other companies are offering.

To me it looks like Canon is relying on the fact that people are brand loyal and feel trapped by their investment in Canon lenses. To me it seems like the other guy is being a little more aggressive in their pricing. I don't see a lot of people complaining about the price of the D800; quite the opposite, in fact. I read lots of "how can they offer this much at this price." The 5D3 on the other hand just seems evolutionary rather than revolutionary. They could have combined the best features of the 7D along with the best features of the 5D and been 90% of the way there a couple of years ago.

So yeah, it costs too much. Their lenses cost too much. I think the pricing is arrogant and I hope people choose options 2 & 3 from above to smack Canon around a little.

 

[traveller]

Re: IM FED UP OF PEOPLE COMPLANING ABOUT THE 5DIII PRICES.

Never read such an arrogant statement before. Maybe I just didn't read too many of your posts...
Now, where's that bloody "ignore" button again?!?

This is about the DSLR market, it is about competitors and it is about ones oppinion on whether that price is justified or not. And seeing the D800 and comparing it to the 5dIII one gets the impression the MkIII is slightly overprised. And I think it is fully acceptable for people to actually write what they think.

I'm not too heavily invested in Canon lenses. Therefor I was actually starting to calculate how much it would cost to sell the canon equipment and get similar lenses plus D800 from Nikon. Did you see the price for that grip? I get the feeling Canon wants to rip us off. And to my oppinion it is fully acceptable to draw conclusions and act accordingly.

And if Canon thinks that only Pros should buy their 5series, I guess they will lose a significant market share. I know approx. 10 MkII owners and they're all enthusiasts. Non-Pro.

I was willing to buy a MkIII, the grip and get a new lens with it (17-40) and I even put aside some 4.000 € for that package. Ain't gonna happen...

Martin

Well said.

Whilst I think that the 5D MkIII is a great camera, I think that Canon is going to have enough of a challenge convincing people that 22MP is enough resolution for them without having to explain why they want £600 more than the D800.

 

[baloudim]

Price in europe is 3999euro http://www.fotokonijnenberg.be/product/1631461/canon-eos-5d-mark-iii-body.html
It's 5299$ !!!!
are they crazy!