Beautiful! Anyone considering the 5D, check out this new deal

MarcusM · Feb 15, 2008

Recently announced on Canon's website:

New!
Canon 5D now available in a kit with the EF 24-105L IS Lens

B & H has this kit available...The 5D is roughly $2K, the 24-105L is roughly $1K, and the kit is roughly $2700, for a savings of about $300...nice deal for an L lens I would think!

Trenton Romulox · Feb 15, 2008

That is a pretty nice deal. If I didn't shoot Nikon, I'd probably spring for that.

But you know what deals mean...something better soon...6D fo' sho'.

MarcusM · Feb 15, 2008

hehe, yea, hopefully the 5D will go down in price then! But then of course I'll want to get the replacement...and if I don't I'll forever be reminded when I see it. Oh well, the 5D I think is definitely worth it.

BTW, quite a different avatar photo...wow! Kind of Texas Chainsaw Massacre-ish type! lol...

soylentgreen · Feb 15, 2008

Not really that new of a deal. Been out for a while. Anyhoo, still a great deal. I have seen it as low as $2600. Maybe Canon clearing some shelf space for a certain upgrade?!?!?!?!?

MarcusM · Feb 15, 2008

soylentgreen said:
Not really that new of a deal. Been out for a while. Anyhoo, still a great deal. I have seen it as low as $2600. Maybe Canon clearing some shelf space for a certain upgrade?!?!?!?!?

Really? I just saw it last night for the 1st time on Canon's website, never heard of it before. Guess I missed it til now.

lostprophet · Feb 16, 2008

been selling that kit for over a year now here in the UK

Trenton Romulox · Feb 16, 2008

lostprophet said:
been selling that kit for over a year now here in the UK

Hmm, maybe it was UK only thing? Do camera companies ever do that, give the UK, or any of Europe for that matter, a deal they don't give us Americans?

S2K1 · Feb 16, 2008

My step dad bought that kit probably 8 months ago at a Circuit City. It's nice to have them packaged together.

usayit · Feb 16, 2008

Trenton Romulox said:
Hmm, maybe it was UK only thing? Do camera companies ever do that, give the UK, or any of Europe for that matter, a deal they don't give us Americans?

All the time.. not just cameras too... Its all about the bottom line.

eravedesigns · Feb 16, 2008

Trenton Romulox said:
Hmm, maybe it was UK only thing? Do camera companies ever do that, give the UK, or any of Europe for that matter, a deal they don't give us Americans?

Camera companies have different divisions like USA and Europe. I know that they run almost completely different in their promotions and prices (talked to some pentax people who had inside access)

lostprophet · Feb 16, 2008

Trenton Romulox said:
Hmm, maybe it was UK only thing? Do camera companies ever do that, give the UK, or any of Europe for that matter, a deal they don't give us Americans?

its not uncommon to have deals that are exclusive to say one country or continent.

DSLR noob · Feb 16, 2008

That's a combination I would LOOOOOVE to shoot with.

solrac8126 · Feb 16, 2008

hey i know this is off topic but does anyone has compared the viewfinder of the 5d against the 1d3?

i love the viewfinder of the 5d because is really BIG is great looks the same of a 35mm film

but i was looking at a comparison and i don't know if it means what i want...

i'll like to have the 1d3 but with the same viewfinder of the 5d... don't know if that's possible since the 1d3 is 1.3x

Model Viewfinder
Canon EOS 5D .71x96%

Canon EOS 1D Mark III .76x100%

lostprophet · Feb 17, 2008

the 1d finders are 100% so they may be a bit smaller but you see 100% of the photo you are taking.

the 5D finder is only 96% so if you lined up the edge of a wall in the finder the wall wouldn't be at the edge of the shot.

I find the 1D series viewfinders to be the best for my eyes