5D Mark III, Would the price drop after a few months from now

My goal is getting one by 2013. Hope that there will be good deal by then.

The price will drop within a week from me purchasing one brand new (just like the 40D).

I would expect a regular price drop to $3200 between Black Friday and New Year's Day.

It looks like the Brits have got the drop on you guys for a change. There's 2 websites I've used before and 1 is selling at £2,700 and the other is selling at £2,400 for body only deals, whereas the list price is £3,000, so the price is dropping quite well, but they are import models with UK receipts for the warranty.

Camera is out since March. Nobody here knows and people can only assume.
My thinking is that whether it will drop or not will depend on how much of the Canon's market is going to be taken by Nikon and other Brands. They have all the data to make this decision....if it is an even greater success for them than 5D MKII, there is no point to decrease the price. If, however, people will switch systems because of D800, Canon will drop the price because not only they will sell less MKIIIs, but they will also sell less lenses and other accessories.
So....hopefully D800 is a massive success

The camera is fantastic and well worth the current price. Why wait over a year in hopes of a 100.00 rebate? Just buy it!

Buylongterm wrote in post #14545636
The camera is fantastic and well worth the current price. Why wait over a year in hopes of a 100.00 rebate? Just buy it!

What did you use before?

And what kind of a price drop would make you buy it?

mrgooch wrote in post #14545686
And what kind of a price drop would make you buy it?

Free!

The answer is depends. No one knows for sure what the heck canon is up to. They can't even get the 1DX released. If the MKIV really goes away 5D3 prices will stay put. If the 1DX is the top banana canon may be getting ready to release another camera to fill the 5K void if the MKIV goes out of production. If it stays 5D3,,1DMKIV,,1DX,,,pri​ces stay put and canon will release something to fill the $2200.00 price point,,,,,, so it all depends on what's up. Canons sleeve

jwcdds wrote in post #14546077
Free!

I'll take three!:p

light_pilgrim wrote in post #14545619
Camera is out since March. Nobody here knows and people can only assume.
My thinking is that whether it will drop or not will depend on how much of the Canon's market is going to be taken by Nikon and other Brands. They have all the data to make this decision....if it is an even greater success for them than 5D MKII, there is no point to decrease the price. If, however, people will switch systems because of D800, Canon will drop the price because not only they will sell less MKIIIs, but they will also sell less lenses and other accessories.
So....hopefully D800 is a massive success

The 5D and 5D2 both dropped a couple of hundred dollars after a few months even while selling like pasties off a pole dancer.

modchild wrote in post #14545569
It looks like the Brits have got the drop on you guys for a change. There's 2 websites I've used before and 1 is selling at £2,700 and the other is selling at £2,400 for body only deals, whereas the list price is £3,000, so the price is dropping quite well, but they are import models with UK receipts for the warranty.

Even £2,400 is still more than the full list price in the US.

mike_d wrote in post #14546550
Even £2,400 is still more than the full list price in the US.

Brits and Aussies always seem to get ripped off locally, so their initial prices have a considerable amount of headroom to drop.