Happy October 15th -- Post Your Rebate Dreams!

Sir Tony wrote in post #2122813
The 70-200 2.8L IS is in the near future. I am selling my car and buying a cheaper one to get this lens, yes I have a problem.

Don't we have an L-Aholics Anonymous for people with your problems?

JimAskew wrote in post #2122456
Happy October 15th Canon Rebate Day

It's the Canon 30D for me...B+H at 7:PM tonight

Your gonna enjoy it indeed.

I get back 60$cdn for my 50mm 1.4 and the grip I am going to buy next month

85mm 1.8 and 70-200 4L for me...

HEY CANON WHERE IS THE UK DOUBLE REBATE SCHEME

whiteflyer wrote in post #2123654
HEY CANON WHERE IS THE UK DOUBLE REBATE SCHEME

check the canon website under promotions

http://www.canon.co.uk …06_two_new_prom​otions.asp

bryan k wrote in post #2122947
1. Still unsure if the 17-40 is needed since I have 10-22 and I will have the 24-105 (or 24-70 if I change my mind for the 34th time). I do take many landscape pictures and have a feeling I would use the 17-40 often (and it would be nice not to have to change lenses near the 20-24 range).

2. If I don't get the 17-40, I would have room in the budget to get the 70-200 2.8 (non IS) instead. However, I am unsure of these as I don't use my 75-300 IS often as it is.

3. Still want to have a good low light / portrait lens in my bad (other than my nifty fifty). 85 1.8? or 24-70 instead of the 24-105? I think I would prefer the extended range of the 24-105 over the 2.8 in that focal range.

Or really start over and get the 70-200 2.8 IS and a Tamron 17-50 (can't decide how important the 50-70 focal range is for me... I think I will go outside and see)...

I waited a long time for the 15th to get here- please help me rationalize my purchase

Bryan

Here's to rationalizing your mind:
1. If you already have the 10-22 and won't be upgrading to FF anytime soon, it's quite good enough. Changing lenses is what SLR is all about after all.
2. If you don't use the telephoto lens much and don't plan on doing so in the future, you can just keep your old one as it would be a waste to have the 70-200 become an expensive paper weight.
3. Low light all depends on your own definition. If 2.8 on 24-70 gets you enough light, you may not have to get a prime. On the other hand, if you do find yourself constantly needing that extra 30mm, you can get the 24-105 IS and opt for the 85mm 1.8.
4. If you decide that the standard 40-70ish range is not needed and you don't really need the really wide 10-16ish range, get a 17-40 + 70-200 and be satisfied with that.

If you still can't decide, then you just have to make up your mind.

580EX + Canon 17-40

My rebate dreams go out the window when I look at Canadian prices with the rebate vs. B&H, shipping to Canada, exchange, tax at the border, no rebate; it's still far less. It means I can get a lens cheaper than my local Henry's, from the U.S. but I can't get that extra incentive to sweeten the deal.

Looking to get the 100mm 2.8, 50mm 1.4 (to replace my broken 50mm 1.8), and 70-200 f/4L (first L!). Been saving up for awhile.

is it really that much cheaper to get from the states??

I dread having things shipped via UPS/fed-ex/etc because of customs/brokerage...

USPS is alright though

edit: on the 10-22mm, you can save 140$ roughly....minus any brokerage when you receive...not too bad I guess.

Gonna overnight the following:

24-70
circular polarizer
4GB Sandisk Extreme III CF

Only getting one lens for now... May get another soon... I just think that the extra 7mm the 17-40 would provide just isnt enough for me. I'd like to get the 100-400 or possibly the 300 f/4 IS or the 400mm f/4.5-5.6

blam wrote in post #2124106
is it really that much cheaper to get from the states??

I dread having things shipped via UPS/fed-ex/etc because of customs/brokerage...

USPS is alright though

edit: on the 10-22mm, you can save 140$ roughly....minus any brokerage when you receive...not too bad I guess.

I haven't purchased anything from B&H yet (I'm saving for the 70-200mm f/2.8 IS) but a friend of mine bought this very lens and it showed up fine and, given the difference, saved several hundreds of dollars. Even now with the exchange being good our way, I'd save hundreds, UPS brokerage doesn't touch that.

dam hte 15th bought a 30d 3 weeks ago