Canon Announces the EOS 5D Mark IV DSLR

wildwalker said:
What a rip off. $3500 usd or £3600 gbp, what exchange rate are they using? $3500 usd is only about £2700!!!!

Won't be buying one now.

That's annoying. But hey, I am a hobbyist photographer, and the 6D is way enough camera for me.
I expect the 6DII in the USD 2500 price range and maybe € 2900 in Europe according to this rip off.

Well, forget it. Next up I could fall for an oldish Sony A7sII once its new itiration is out. 12 MP and good lowlight specs for my nightscape stuff.
 
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It looks like a nice evolutionary upgrade to me. I don't fully understand all the new features. But once some of you have received yours. I'm sure I'll read all about it.

I clicked trough the product page on usa.canon.com and noticed the "whats in the box" page list a "Cable Protector" is that the weird plastic thing in the picture?

Why would I want that? is that a studio gizmo?
 
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At €3700 or even 3800 I would have pre ordered this when it gets to €4299 it has just made me stop and think.
the shop told me they source them through the UK and the RRP is €4799 like they are doing me a favour at 4299!!
We are planning a trip to New York next year I think if I buy one I will be waiting till then. Do retailers not realise that people can see the prices in other countries via the internet?
 
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GPS:

"Positioning Modes


Mode 1: Camera continues to receive GPS signals at regular intervals when power is switched off

Mode 2: GPS is switched off when power is switched off"

How off is off?.. switched off or auto-powered-down?.. I'd still want GPS to be able to be turned off when the power switch is on but it's auto-powered-down between uses.

(On my 6D I want GPS on/off included in the custom shooting modes. in my "landscape" mode I want it on, in my "people" mode which is where it usually lives, I want it off.)
 
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rfdesigner said:
GPS:

"Positioning Modes


Mode 1: Camera continues to receive GPS signals at regular intervals when power is switched off

Mode 2: GPS is switched off when power is switched off"

How off is off?.. switched off or auto-powered-down?.. I'd still want GPS to be able to be turned off when the power switch is on but it's auto-powered-down between uses.

Canon has an absolute right to know where you are using their product at all times. After all, you don't OWN any of the technology in the camera, you are just paying for the license to use it.
 
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wildwalker said:
What a rip off. $3500 usd or £3600 gbp, what exchange rate are they using? $3500 usd is only about £2700!!!!

Won't be buying one now.

There is 20% VAT on importing cameras so that $3500 equates to 1.2*£2700 = £3240. US citizens have to pay sales tax in their own state, which brings up the price further. The Americans can correct me on this but I was led to believe that they should declare out-of-state purchases on their tax returns and pay then?
 
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Maximilian said:
davidj said:
Body only: $3,499
Body + 24-105 kit: $4599
24-105: $1,099

Why buy the kit? If my maths is right, it saves no money than buying separately (and actually costs a dollar more).
That's just a ridiculous price policy ::) ::) ::)

Even more ridiculous:
4.065,- € @ Calumet in Germany, body only.
If that's the MRSP and not a first adopter premium we'll have a 27 % price rise over the Mark III (MRSP 3.199,-).
But I don't see any 27 % rise in functionality (don't come with 36 % more MP ::) ).

So if I'll spend my money in Canon products in the near future it'll be for lenses, if any.
Yesterday, I thought an retailer advertisement of 3900€ is untrustworthy. :'( :'( :'( Now, the early adopters-rebate is over....

What the hell is Canon thinking, bis this big Price gap. You are right, for this nearly 30% Price increase, I´d like to get a little bit more for my money.
 
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pedro said:
wildwalker said:
What a rip off. $3500 usd or £3600 gbp, what exchange rate are they using? $3500 usd is only about £2700!!!!

Won't be buying one now.

That's annoying. But hey, I am a hobbyist photographer, and the 6D is way enough camera for me.
I expect the 6DII in the USD 2500 price range and maybe € 2900 in Europe according to this rip off.

Well, forget it. Next up I could fall for an oldish Sony A7sII once its new itiration is out. 12 MP and good lowlight specs for my nightscape stuff.

6DII: 2500$ means 3250€!! (Correct the factor to 1.3x)
Maybe we should wait for the 7RIII .... Use this cam with an converter.
Same Price as 5DIV, more Resolution, more DR... (and maybe an better AF-Function)

(I´m sorry, but I´ve never thought that I could be able to think about buying an Sony pro cam. But this Canon pricing....)
 
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M_S said:
Pompo said:
You are exactly right! All these "Explorers of Light" and ANYONE that gets anything from Canon or ANY brand in advance, are not to be trusted.

KiagiJ said:
A word of advice, don't believe any of the canon affiliated YouTube videos about it, wait for Independant reviews. I love my 1dx2 but believed all the early video hype about it being a stop cleaner high iso than the 1dx, so, that was bs in hindsight, they flat out lie to u, including those fancy photographers, basically anyone that gets it before release is compromised
That goes for everybody out there who gets stuff for free. I don't give a s*** about their opinions on stuff they didn't get themselfes but was given to them for free and to keep.
I really DO hope that CANON are reading this thread.

And this early adopters price coming close the price of an old flagship body..!?!

What bothers me is that 5D3 was released April 2012, no? Back then one could hope to get good cut in price for Black Friday 2012.

I wonder now with Black Friday 2016 so close would there be substantial cut in price?

And what about if I order the camera from US grey market and deliver it to LONDON? I thought UK is freed from VAT and import taxes from US and China?
 
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Stop complaining about price in EU/UK. The same happens with every product but with more expensive products, difference is more visible. You can't just use conversion from dollar to euro / pound and expect to have the final price in your country. That is not how it works. VAT and duty are obvious additions but the biggest jump is caused by local regulations, customer protection and warranty. That is why we pay more (I live in UK). If you don't like it, wait for grey market.

Anyway it is very expensive - I'm bit afraid how much will 6DII cost because that is more in my area of interest.
 
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Ladislav said:
Stop complaining about price in EU/UK.
Simply no. If one has been looking forward to this release and is then let down by features and, above all, the high price point, that one has all the right to complain about it. This is no praise all Canon forum, its a forum of multiple opinions.
 
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M_S said:
Ladislav said:
Stop complaining about price in EU/UK.
Simply no. If one has been looking forward to this release and is then let down by features and, above all, the high price point, that one has all the right to complain about it. This is no praise all Canon forum, its a forum of multiple opinions.

If you are let down by features, then surely price is irrelevant.

And if you are going to complain about price, why not ask why it is more than 2,500?
 
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