Canon..Drop the 5D price please or else!!!

I really want a 5D kit....3k for the kit...not bad until...the Sony A-900 came out. Canon, please drop the price or I will be forced to pre order the Sony. 24.6 mp for the same price as the 5d....I will but the 5D by Friday if canon drops the price...or off to pre order the A-900

Take a deep breath and wait for the mkII, it's just one more week.

Buy what you want, but please do a thorough comparison of the two. Basing a $3000 decision on nothing but the MP count would be stupid.

And don't forget to include the price of lenses in your comparison.

I have been a Canon user for many years....only trying Nikon for a stint...then back to Canon. The lens that is in the kit really does nothing for me.....so, I am comparing 2499.99 vs. 2999.99 I am looking forward to manufactures keeping pace and us consumers winning out....hence the asking for the 5D drop. I think Canon made there money on the 5D, techno is passing it by, sell the kit for say...2799.00 and the body for 1599.00 Thats enough coin to sway me.

or else...

Just hang tight...I am sure there will be a drop of some sort. If you can't wait, then ask your local camera shops. The one I deal with has a 60 day price assurance. If you find it cheaper at their store within 60 days of purchase they will refund you the difference.

ETA: For $1599 I'd probably get two...lol

turbotony wrote in post #6317388
I have been a Canon user for many years....only trying Nikon for a stint...then back to Canon. The lens that is in the kit really does nothing for me.....so, I am comparing 2499.99 vs. 2999.99 I am looking forward to manufactures keeping pace and us consumers winning out....hence the asking for the 5D drop. I think Canon made there money on the 5D, techno is passing it by, sell the kit for say...2799.00 and the body for 1599.00 Thats enough coin to sway me.

what they ment with compare the lenses was sure the sony saves you $500 on the body compared to the canon but how much more are yo going to spend on lenses compared to the canon? how few lenses are out there for the sony?

neil85 wrote in post #6317701
what they ment with compare the lenses was sure the sony saves you $500 on the body compared to the canon but how much more are yo going to spend on lenses compared to the canon?

More specifically:

70-200mm f/2.8 = $1800, 24-70mm f/2.8 = $1750, 300mm f/2.8 = $6000

And as for technology passing the 5D, the only thing the Sony has over the 5D is MP count. In every other criteria the Sony is either merely caught up with the 5D or is still lagging behind it. And the replacement for the 5D is just around the corner.

I count 24 lenses on the sony site, I want 1....doh!! Dont get me wrong, I am an avid Canon user

krb...so the 5d has IS built in? 1080p output for studio and showmanship viewing, ISO 50-6400, but the lenses are quite high for the Sony........I do want the 5D, or did you miss that....just ont think its worth its high price. The techno was way cool when it came out, the markIIIs is just a car price away.....just looking for a new 5D for a respectable price from Canon.

In-lens IS is supperior to in-body IS, dedicated camcorders are much better for video and the images I've seen posted from the Sony, especially at higher ISO, have been horribly noisy.

When the replacement comes out, all unsold 5D's are going to be destroyed.

They've done it before...

turbotony wrote in post #6317235
I really want a 5D kit....3k for the kit...not bad until...the Sony A-900 came out. Canon, please drop the price or I will be forced to pre order the Sony. 24.6 mp for the same price as the 5d....I will but the 5D by Friday if canon drops the price...or off to pre order the A-900

does the Sony come with a well respected $1000 lens? I don't think so...

I bought a 5D kit at my local Best Buy. They had a demo with everything included and perfect...2299.00

hopefully the price goes down alot now....I never expected the mkII to street at $2699 to start. My local shop still has it listed at $2599 with a 2 month price assurance