Author Topic: Canon 5D Mark III: Official announcement (Read 49840 times)

Perry · « **Reply #125 on:** March 06, 2012, 15:02 »

Quote from: leaf on March 06, 2012, 08:05

Quote from: Perry on March 06, 2012, 05:50
Does Mk III have the same batteries as Mk II ?

I have twp Mk II bodies in my bag (the other one is a backup). If I buy a Mk III, I will have one Mk II as a backup. But I would not like to start charging and carrying around two types of batteries...

Yep, they both use the LP-E6 battery. They may have upgraded the quality of the battery, but the physical size and set up of the battery are the same.

Thanks... that's nice.

qwerty · « **Reply #126 on:** March 07, 2012, 01:26 »

They have preorders at one store in Australia for the Mk3 in Australia at $AUD4199 , the Mk2 is $AUD2399. That's a significant difference.
What did the 5dMKII list for orginally in USD ?

travelstock · « **Reply #127 on:** March 07, 2012, 04:08 »

Quote from: qwerty on March 07, 2012, 01:26

They have preorders at one store in Australia for the Mk3 in Australia at $AUD4199 , the Mk2 is $AUD2399. That's a significant difference.
What did the 5dMKII list for orginally in USD ?

So basically about $900 more than the price in the US. Same as everything else in Australia - you have to pay significantly more.

borg · « **Reply #128 on:** March 07, 2012, 04:23 »

Quote from: holgs on March 07, 2012, 04:08

Quote from: qwerty on March 07, 2012, 01:26
They have preorders at one store in Australia for the Mk3 in Australia at $AUD4199 , the Mk2 is $AUD2399. That's a significant difference.
What did the 5dMKII list for orginally in USD ?

So basically about $900 more than the price in the US. Same as everything else in Australia - you have to pay significantly more.

Come to Croatia to see how prices can be high for professional equipment... Smaller market greater prices...
Once one american contributor told me that probably 100$ mean a lot for us...
I had to put "grocery prices" in one post to proof him that 100$ in USA worth much more than in this part of Europe....

qwerty · « **Reply #129 on:** March 08, 2012, 03:10 »

Quote from: holgs on March 07, 2012, 04:08

Quote from: qwerty on March 07, 2012, 01:26
They have preorders at one store in Australia for the Mk3 in Australia at $AUD4199 , the Mk2 is $AUD2399. That's a significant difference.
What did the 5dMKII list for orginally in USD ?

So basically about $900 more than the price in the US. Same as everything else in Australia - you have to pay significantly more.

And the retailers wonder why more and more people are buying online.

The price difference is almost an airfare to Hawaii

travelstock · « **Reply #130 on:** March 08, 2012, 08:23 »

Quote from: qwerty on March 08, 2012, 03:10

Quote from: holgs on March 07, 2012, 04:08
Quote from: qwerty on March 07, 2012, 01:26
They have preorders at one store in Australia for the Mk3 in Australia at $AUD4199 , the Mk2 is $AUD2399. That's a significant difference.
What did the 5dMKII list for orginally in USD ?

So basically about $900 more than the price in the US. Same as everything else in Australia - you have to pay significantly more.

And the retailers wonder why more and more people are buying online.

The price difference is almost an airfare to Hawaii

Unfortunately the GST limit for shipping camera gear is A$1000 otherwise you end up having to mess around with customs duty and pay that, but for anything below that ordering online does the trick.

The big retail duopoly is trying to bring down the GST limit to stop people importing their own products and push up prices even further. Sorry for going off topic, but I'm reminded every time about the reason why prices in Australia are so high:
[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M1et_HBmLYw[/youtube]

gostwyck · « **Reply #131 on:** March 08, 2012, 09:12 »

^^^ Ouch! That's a pretty serious retail duopoly you have in Australia. Thought it was bad enough in the UK where Tesco controls 8% of all consumer spending.

Surely though, in the greater scheme of things, imported goods must have got much cheaper as the AUD has strengthened against the USD over the last couple of years? I know that doesn't help if your earnings are in USD but most Australians should have benefited.

antistock · « **Reply #132 on:** March 08, 2012, 15:29 »

Quote from: borg on March 07, 2012, 04:23

Once one american contributor told me that probably 100$ mean a lot for us...
I had to put "grocery prices" in one post to proof him that 100$ in USA worth much more than in this part of Europe....

typical yanks.
and they can't even spot Croatia on a map.

KB · « **Reply #133 on:** March 08, 2012, 19:21 »

Quote from: antistock on March 08, 2012, 15:29

typical yanks.
and they can't even spot Croatia on a map.

And you find that surprising? Out of the 7,000,000,000+ people on this planet, how many of them do you think can?

More surprising is how many of them can't spot USA on a map.

madelaide · « **Reply #134 on:** March 09, 2012, 10:05 »

Quote from: borg on March 07, 2012, 04:23

Come to Croatia to see how prices can be high for professional equipment... Smaller market greater prices...
Once one american contributor told me that probably 100$ mean a lot for us...
I had to put "grocery prices" in one post to proof him that 100$ in USA worth much more than in this part of Europe....

I hear that a lot too.
I made some maths, if I want to but a top camera with two good lenses, it's worth travelling to NYC to buy at B&H and then return home. Much cheaper than buying the same equipment here - plus I can enjoy NYC even if just one day.
Moreover, Rio is one of the most expensive cities in the world.

antistock · « **Reply #135 on:** March 09, 2012, 23:57 »

Quote from: KB on March 08, 2012, 19:21

Quote from: antistock on March 08, 2012, 15:29
typical yanks.
and they can't even spot Croatia on a map.
And you find that surprising? Out of the 7,000,000,000+ people on this planet, how many of them do you think can?

More surprising is how many of them can't spot USA on a map.

hahaha they will tell you they need google maps ... how could they live without google maps or wikipedia ... ?

qwerty · « **Reply #136 on:** March 14, 2012, 03:46 »

Quote from: qwerty on March 07, 2012, 01:26

They have preorders at one store in Australia for the Mk3 in Australia at $AUD4199 , the Mk2 is $AUD2399. That's a significant difference.
What did the 5dMKII list for orginally in USD ?

Down to $3999AUD at the store in question.

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