-= Its official now =- Canon 50D has been announced

mrklaw wrote in post #6387781
Jessop new oxford street in London, London camera exchange - bristol had two earlier in the week, other branches should have stock in. I bought mine for £949, so haggle them down (body only). RGB tech shoudl have some in, as should bristol cameras. Warehouse express should also have stock, but they are still listing £1200 RRP

You should be able to find one by next weekend

Thanks for the shop listings mate. up here in glasgow its not so easy to walk into a shop and get one for the price you paid unfortunetly. emailed RGB tech and they said their list for folk wanting one is massive so it'd be a slim chance of getting one anytime soon. Jessops is just a joke and i refuse to pay that for body only. ( think they are doin them for well over £1100 - body only )
Warehouse express and bristol are overly priced too i think.

Play.com have them at £980 and they say they will have stock in by 3rd. see the reason i want mine in hand by the 3rd is i have a wedding seminar and i really wanted to try it out here. plus the fact ive sold one of my 30Ds to a fella on here and i like to have 2 bodies on me. what a dilema

50D Body in stock at Berger Bros. Located in New York, but they ship nationwide as well (USA)

http://www.berger-bros.com …8866ad7e245bd05​8e9316af9&

The link directily to the 50D body page doesnt work, but here is this one

http://www.berger-bros.com …Y&Category_Code​=CANON_SLR Its in the list there.

TheShotLessTaken wrote in post #6388184
50D Body in stock at Berger Bros. Located in New York, but they ship nationwide as well (USA)

http://www.berger-bros.com …8866ad7e245bd05​8e9316af9&

It wouldn't surprise me if all the e-tailers start shipping these next week.

TheShotLessTaken wrote in post #6388184
50D Body in stock at Berger Bros. Located in New York, but they ship nationwide as well (USA)

http://www.berger-bros.com …8866ad7e245bd05​8e9316af9&

Interesting. Does this camera have an official "street date," or can e-tailors start shipping as soon as they receive their stock?

As soon as they receive there stock. Especially since most other major countries have there 50D's already.'

Estimated "official" date is sometime within the first week of October. So no we never got an official exact date. But several places have responded to inquiries stating Oct. 2nd to Oct. 6th, Amazon included, saying October 2nd they expect to ship there Pre-orders. So its pretty safe to say within the first week of october.

TheShotLessTaken wrote in post #6388925
As soon as they receive there stock. Especially since most other major countries have there 50D's already.'

Estimated "official" date is sometime within the first week of October. So no we never got an official exact date. But several places have responded to inquiries stating Oct. 2nd to Oct. 6th, Amazon included, saying October 2nd they expect to ship there Pre-orders. So its pretty safe to say within the first week of october.

Hmm...I went ahead and put an order in with Berger-Bros. If they really have it in stock, I could have my new camera by Tuesday! I'm eager to get my hands on this thing.

cameronlane wrote in post #6391216
Hmm...I went ahead and put an order in with Berger-Bros. If they really have it in stock, I could have my new camera by Tuesday! I'm eager to get my hands on this thing.

I just called them. I live in NYC and wanted to pick one up today since they are on Long Island but they said they don't have them in stock yet and should have em Mon or Tues.

I'm new to the forums and new to the digital realm, but not new to photography. I've been shooting with film with an old Contax for nearly 2 decades. Recently I caved into digital and after much research and deliberation, I picked up a new Canon 50D with some accessories! This is what I got today.

- Canon 50D body
- EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM lens
- EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens
- EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM lens
- SPEEDLITE 580EX II flash
- BG-E2N battery grip
- 3 Canon lens filters (complimentary from Canon)
- Canon 200-DG digital gear bag (complimentary from Canon)
- SanDisk Extreme IV CF 8GB (complimentary from camera shop)

I'm hoping to post comments about the camera and lenses as I utilize and get familiarized with the new equipment.

Roked wrote in post #6391385
I just called them. I live in NYC and wanted to pick one up today since they are on Long Island but they said they don't have them in stock yet and should have em Mon or Tues.

Got it- thanks for the info!

seoulman wrote in post #6391521
I'm new to the forums and new to the digital realm, but not new to photography. I've been shooting with film with an old Contax for nearly 2 decades. Recently I caved into digital and after much research and deliberation, I picked up a new Canon 50D with some accessories! This is what I got today.

- Canon 50D body
- EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM lens
- EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM lens
- EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM lens
- SPEEDLITE 580EX II flash
- BG-E2N battery grip
- 3 Canon lens filters (complimentary from Canon)
- Canon 200-DG digital gear bag (complimentary from Canon)
- SanDisk Extreme IV CF 8GB (complimentary from camera shop)

I'm hoping to post comments about the camera and lenses as I utilize and get familiarized with the new equipment.

Wow that's a sweet plunge into the digital waters! Personally I would swap the 24-105 to a 24-70 2.8.

lowcrust wrote in post #6391629
Wow that's a sweet plunge into the digital waters! Personally I would swap the 24-105 to a 24-70 2.8.

The sales manager of the camera shop I'm a regular at said that I made his day!

I seriously thought about buying the 24-70mm f/2.8L over the 24-105mm f/4L, but I bought the latter because I thought it would be a bit more practical than the 24-70 as a 'walk around' lens due to the slightly longer focal range. Moreover, the 24-105 has gotten some really good reviews and friends who use the 24-105 recommended it highly.

I'd have said 17-55 IS over 24-105 but 24-105 does offer a lot more at the tele end if that's your thing. Nice setup! Now find a Korean duck and post some samples (longstanding tradition here of duck shots as first post with new gear).

seoulman wrote in post #6391693
The sales manager of the camera shop I'm a regular at said that I made his day!

Yeah I can definitely believe that! At least you got a complimentary CF card!

seoulman wrote in post #6391693
I seriously thought about buying the 24-70mm f/2.8L over the 24-105mm f/4L, but I bought the latter because I thought it would be a bit more practical than the 24-70 as a 'walk around' lens due to the slightly longer focal range. Moreover, the 24-105 has gotten some really good reviews and friends who use the 24-105 recommended it highly.

Yeah, it also have IS which is nice, of course. f/4 is way too dark for me though, with or without IS!

lowcrust wrote in post #6391887
Yeah I can definitely believe that! At least you got a complimentary CF card!

I actually got a really good deal. The Canon rep was at the shop when I went to buy my gear. Canon rep gave me a 10% rebate on the body, lenses, flash and battery grip. On top of that, the store manager gave me a 10% discount after the Canon rebate and threw in the CF card!

lowcrust wrote in post #6391887
Yeah, it also have IS which is nice, of course. f/4 is way too dark for me though, with or without IS!

After using the 24-104 f/4L, if I find that it isn't fast enough, I'll trade it in for the 24-70 f/2.8L. L lenses retain their value really well here in Korea.