5D MKii why wouldn't you ?

[rooeey]

Ok so i see and hear that here in Australia the Mk11 is going to be close to
$4000.00 $AU so why wouldn't you just buy one from B&H $2699.00 $US
plus shipping $76.20 $US UPS 2-3 days and only pay $3333.00 $AU approximately ?

Is it just the oh no i wouldn't purchase from OS using the internet and my C?card syndrome or is there something i am not seeing here ?

Cause if not i want one bad........

[Moppie]

Ok so i see and hear that here in Australia the Mk11 is going to be close to
$4000.00 $AU so why wouldn't you just buy one from B&H $2699.00 $US
plus shipping $76.20 $US UPS 2-3 days and only pay $3333.00 $AU approximately ?



Add GST, and your at $3666, so for a saving of about 10% you have a camera that has to be sent back to the US if there is anything wrong with it duing its warrenty period.
If your happy to face that small risk, then go do it.

[rooeey]

Ok thanks two very important points not to be missed but i thought warranty with Canon was international ..Now i know different....

[Ade H]

Some (possibly all?) of the lenses have international warranties, I believe, but none of the bodies. It''s a pity, but I can well understand why Canon would want to keep it that way.

I have taken that risk with a lens, and will do so again, but not with a body. It's a personal call, though.

[Jim G]

Some (possibly all?) of the lenses have international warranties, I believe, but none of the bodies. It''s a pity, but I can well understand why Canon would want to keep it that way.

I have taken that risk with a lens, and will do so again, but not with a body. It's a personal call, though.

Last time I rang Canon Australia they said that all lenses have international warranties - bodies and flashes have country-specific warranties.

For anything under $1k AU that you import you shouldn't get GST so for smaller things it can be worth it... for larger things it's often not. Especially if the exchange rate is as awful as it is now.

[Ade H]

That's interesting, Jim. I have had a different story, albeit not from Canon directly. What I was told also tallies with what one popular HK retailer shows on its website, on which only some Canon lenses are shown as having international cover. It has a line in its FAQs to the effect that if it isn't mentioned, it doesn't have that cover.

I'll fire off an e-mail to Canon UK and see what it says, as it would certainly help me to know for sure.

[Moppie]

For anything under $1k AU that you import you shouldn't get GST so for smaller things it can be worth it... for larger things it's often not. Especially if the exchange rate is as awful as it is now.


Also note, that if it is over the $1,000 value, and you do have to pay GST, there maybe other charges to go with it associated with the customs clearance.

For example a $3,000 package sent through UPS or FedEx could need $50-300 worth of clearance fees, on top of the 10% GST.

This doesn't include any duties, or other taxes that maybe owing depending on the type of item.

[tim]

Some (possibly all?) of the lenses have international warranties, I believe, but none of the bodies. It''s a pity, but I can well understand why Canon would want to keep it that way.

This is correct, in New Zealand at least, and I believe it's an international policy.