Just preordered the 5DIII, price is definitely $3499.99

[XanuFoto]

If 5D3's price is 3.5K, I will either stay with 5D2 or switch to Nikon.

You do know if you switch to Nikon you will still have to spend

1)1000+ dollars to upgrade your computer
2) 200+ dollars to buys new CF cards
3) Proobable new lenses.

Will be way more then he 500 dollar diffrence. Just saying.

 

[poker_jake85]

Nikon D800 it is for 3000

 

[Orion]

Nikon D800 it is for 3000

wow! you are right!

thanks for the heads up!

 

[Penn Jennings]

If 5D3's price is 3.5K, I will either stay with 5D2 or switch to Nikon.

You do know if you switch to Nikon you will still have to spend

1)1000+ dollars to upgrade your computer
2) 200+ dollars to buys new CF cards
3) Proobable new lenses.

Will be way more then he 500 dollar diffrence. Just saying.

I'd go a step further.

From my point view, I have more invested in Canon lenses, flashes, remotes and other accessories than I do in my primary body. I would guess that same fact is true for most people that would be considering a 5D Mark III.

As it stands, the 5D Mark II is a very nice camera. In fact, I'd guess that people will continue using it very successfully for many years to come. It's not like the 5D Mark IIs will produce lower quality images in 24 hours.

Assuming that the two statements above are true, I feel like anyone talking about switching to Nikon can't have any real money invested in gear (Or they have thousands to throw away, this doesn't apply to them). Therefore they are unlikely to actually go spend the $5,000+ to get a Nikon body, flash and a pro lens or two. So why do people insist on talking about switching to Nikon when there have been no "hands on" experiences comparing both cameras? It just seems like whining, some sort of saber rattling and/or trolling.

Unless of course you are purely chasing MP and not image quality, high ISO performance, noise, etc.

 

[Axilrod]

I'd tell you that too, if I was selling cameras. Congrats- you didn't do anything special.

Man why don't you piss off and go rain on someone else's parade. I was just trying to let everyone know that the price was $3499.99 and that I was positive, and from the looks of it I was 100% correct.

I never said I did anything special, I just did what I needed to do to ensure that I got a camera from the first shipment, call it preordering, getting put on the waiting list, whatever. The only reason I even brought up the preorder was to explain how I was so sure it was $3499.

Why they would accept preorders so early you're wondering? Maybe because the thing is shipping THIS MONTH!

 

[eeek]

I'd tell you that too, if I was selling cameras. Congrats- you didn't do anything special.

Man why don't you piss off and go rain on someone else's parade. I was just trying to let everyone know that the price was $3499.99 and that I was positive, and from the looks of it I was 100% correct.

I never said I did anything special, I just did what I needed to do to ensure that I got a camera from the first shipment, call it preordering, getting put on the waiting list, whatever. The only reason I even brought up the preorder was to explain how I was so sure it was $3499.

Why they would accept preorders so early you're wondering? Maybe because the thing is shipping THIS MONTH!

This is also a PM that Axilrod sent me:


No subject)
« Sent to: eeek on: Today at 01:34:45 PM » Reply
Quote
Delete



The ****** is your problem you troll? Why is it so F______ hard for you to believe someone pre-ordered a camera? Are you that F______ jealous you can't get one or something?



Gear: Canon 5D Mark II | EF 14mm f/2.8L II | EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II | 35mm f/1.4L | 50mm f/1.2L | 85mm f/1.2L II| 135mm f/2L |
Accessories: Dynamic Perception Stage Zero Dolly, Redrock Cinema Deluxe Bundle, Zacuto EVF, Manfrotto 504HDV, Cinevate Atlas 10 Slider w/501HDV, Marshall Monitors
_________________________________________________

You may have went to a camera shop. You may have asked about a 5D III. You have had a company tell you they would preorder. They may have guessed the price was $3,500. But not one bit of this is new news. At all. Again, you aren't special. Nothing you did was amazing.

 

[thure1982]

This is just crap!
I called a Swedish reseller that is one of the big once.
We chitchatted for a while about the 5D3 and then I asked about preorder price.

31 000 Swedish kronor

translated

4 654.805 U.S. dollars