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Buy now or wait till after Christmas

  • 17-10-2010 2:04pm
    #1
    angeleyes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 604 ✭✭✭


    I am hoping to buy the 5D mark II as I have been left some money so am going to invest to large format.

    I have been looking online and prices are competitive enough but I was wondering whether to go for it now or wait till after Christmas - could it be possible prices would come down then. I thought I saw something online lately that Canon could be releasing a mark iii but I could have been dreaming too.

    Opinions greatly appreciated.


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  • #2
    Paulw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,381 ✭✭✭✭Paulw


    I doubt prices will change that much.


  • #3
    PCPhoto
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,584 ✭✭✭PCPhoto


    prices generally dip ...Oct and Spring....I think April (new products are released around then and market reacts...people either buy the new product or snap up the current model as they are happy with it.)


  • #4
    Shiny
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 2,259 ✭✭✭Shiny


    Bar the Euro getting stronger against the dollar, they aren't going
    to change much.

    I have been watching Kea Photo for around 6 months or so and the
    prices have improved again as the Euro has been getting stronger.
    If you look here the Euro is still trending upwards, so bar any shocks
    to the system, the trend *may* continue this way hence it would be
    cheaper after Christmas. :)

    If it was me and I had the money now, I wouldn't bother waiting for
    the sake of a couple of hundred euro. Get it now from Kea, 3/4 day
    delivery time and you can still get the last of the Autumn colours!!! :)


  • #5
    Heebie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,302 ✭✭✭Heebie


    The 5D Mark II is definitely not "large format" ;) (that's 4"x5" and up)

    Two things to consider:

    Do you want to use the camera over the holidays or sooner than "after the holidays"?

    Do you want to keep waiting to see if the technology in the next round of cameras is going to be worth waiting for?

    If you want to use the camera before the holidays.. buy it now.

    If you want to wait to see if the next generation is better.. you'll probably never buy a camera at all.. so knock that off & buy it.

    You're not likely to see huge price drops because of post-holiday sales.. unless it happens to coincide with the release of new models.. but in the range you're looking at.. I doubt you'll see a huge price drop no matter what happens.
    angeleyes wrote: »
    I am hoping to buy the 5D mark II as I have been left some money so am going to invest to large format.


  • #6
    pixbyjohn
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,250 ✭✭✭pixbyjohn


    angeleyes wrote: »
    I am hoping to buy the 5D mark II as I have been left some money so am going to invest to large format.

    Its not large format but it is full frame, (maybe thats what you meant)
    Buy it now, you will love it even though I am a Nikon user :D


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  • #7
    Thecageyone
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,756 ✭✭✭Thecageyone


    Can't see prices dropping on that model anytime soon. It's a beast, and very, very popular. It is one of very few models I would switch to Canon for.


  • #8
    angeleyes
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 604 ✭✭✭angeleyes


    pixbyjohn wrote: »
    Its not large format but it is full frame, (maybe thats what you meant)
    Buy it now, you will love it even though I am a Nikon user :D

    Thats exactly what I meant - sometimes I have sh*t for brains - and I was half asleep.

    Thank you all your replies and will be looking at Kea Photo for prices.


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