The reason you got the 5D MkII for the price you did is that it was well
known that the MkIII was not far away. If anything it was announced a
bit later than expected.
When the 5D MkI was announced on Nov. 12, 2005 the price at B&H was the
list price at $3,299. I bought it 6 months later on May 14, 2006 and
paid $2619.95... 2919.95 to B&H minus the value of a $300 rebate card
from Canon. Canon giving rebates means that it wasn't flying off the
shelves at the store prices.
Just wait a while until the pros who really need a new camera have
scooped up the initial production. The price will drop soon.
Chuck Norcutt
On 3/2/2012 4:38 PM, Chris Crawford wrote:
> There was a significant jump. In the price! B&H has it listed for preorder
> and they have it at $3499 for the body only and $4299 (!!!) for the kit
> with the 24-105L-IS lens. Damn! I bought my 5DmkII in January from B&H for
> $2799, including the 24-105L-IS lens! I don't see any of the features of
> this new version being worth $1500 more. I'm very happy with my MarkII.
> Canon seems to be jacking prices up really steeply lately (like the $1000
> price hike on the 28-70L). Nikon only wants $3000 for the D800.
>
> I was kind of disappointed that I bought the 5DmkII only to have a new
> version come out so soon, but after seeing the price and features, I'm
> glad I got what I did when I did.
>
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