Almost bought a 1DsM3 today...but..

chobit

I went to a local (Seattle) camera shop today..!  Brought in my 1DsM2 and the box.. etc..!  I was going to buy the 1DsM3 as a way to support local dealer.., but what an insult..!  My nearly perfect camera trade in value is only $25xx..!

Well.. I end up didn't buy it.., maybe I'll sell my camera first...!

chobit

I think the real going price is more like $4K, espeically through craiglist..!

EL

原帖由 shutterbug 於 2008-7-18 20:16 發表
what's the going price?  about 3500 on ebay?

so the shop needs to make a few hundred dollars...so sounds about right?

[ 本帖最後由 chobit 於 2008-7-18 20:52 編輯 ]

chobit

Thanks guys.. I think I will keep my 1DsM2 then...!  Think I may resume my original plan to wait for D3x or something as a hobby camera

chobit

I am glad I miss my local deal, then I miss my chance of buying the camera at Portland, since no one has it in stock..!  I end up buying it for $1K less...! =P  I am sure the price would continue to go down.. but it works for me..!

Here is my SLR Family photo before I sell one of them..!

chobit

I bought it at a place called buydig.com , came across it throught pricegrabber, then I did a search on dpreview, then buy it.

It looks like their price went back up to regular price.

http://forums.dpreview.com/forum ... mp;message=28809816

原帖由 Catpiano 於 2008-8-1 08:12 發表
Oh ..  $1K less ? so .. ~ $6K US ? please let us know where ..   

And let us know if u want to sell your 1DSII  .. sometime ..

So far, most review I have read, the IQ for 1DSII and 1DsIII are not m ...

chobit

oh icic..!  Well.. by all means.. I am Canadian, but US resident just in case =P

My puchasing for this Camera has been qutie 15/20 this time..!

I was originally looking into buying a D3, but decided I'll rather wait for the D3X.

After I decided not to buy from local, I was at Portland & columbia Gorge 2 weekends ago..!  I went to 3 camera shops there, and was prepare to buy the 1DsM3.  The 2 stores which don't have it suggest me to try out another pro shop.  Called them up, they said they have 3 in stock.., turned out they have nothing but the demo, and their inventory is off...!  Kind of disappointed, cuz I called before we drove there!

This week.. I was surfing the web (I think I was on price grabber 1st, then came across this unreal.. price.., did the search at dpreview.., and think they should be reliable enough!  So, I am really lucky that I didn't buy it local, and @ portland =P

Now..it's matter of selling one of my other camera..!  The 5D is my backup.., so I would mostly likely keep my 1DsM2 as a backup and sell the 5D.

Chobit

原帖由 Catpiano 於 2008-8-1 13:47 發表
Oh yeah ...

I used to buy camera gears from them, but their price is like ' sea food " price ..  but they usually offer the lowest price, and the are reliable ..

However, since 2 yrs ago ..   they  ...

[ 本帖最後由 chobit 於 2008-8-1 15:44 編輯 ]

chobit

yeah.. I already play around it quite abit..!  I am sure it takes some time to adjust.., but I think it will be easier than 5D, cuz I like the top wheel to use for changing aperture at both M and A mode, and default Canon use the top wheel for shutter, and 5D won't allow you to switch it.

The few setting I have to change often would be shutter/aperture/mode/ISO/flash&regular exposure compensation.. that's about it...!