Is it normal for the prices of lenses to go up around this time of year?
Feb 20, 2009 12:21 | #1 Is it normal for the prices of lenses to go up around this time of year? The Gear:
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sam300 Member 82 posts Joined Sep 2008 More info | Feb 20, 2009 12:26 | #2 I do not know that but I did notice that prices of canon lenses went up lately, market went down, prices of lense went up. Now I have to wait for market to go up so price of lense will go down. 5D, XSI, 35L , [COLOR=black]85L, 24-70L, 85, Σ 50.
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Feb 20, 2009 12:30 | #3 Don't know about you guys in the US but over here, CANON prices took a massive hike upwards around three weeks ago. As an example, the 300mm f/2.8 L IS went up from £3000 to £3750 during a single day on one UK dealer's website. Everything else CANON has also gone sky high recently - don't know whether that was a Euro-economic / currency thing, manufacturers annual price rise or both.
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MinhThien Goldmember  1,644 posts Likes: 7 Joined Apr 2008 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia More info | Feb 20, 2009 12:36 | #5 1d3 was 3740 last week! Today at 3999! Eric
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PerryGe Batteries? We don't need no... . . . or cards.  More info | Feb 20, 2009 13:04 | #6 Yup, prices around the world are going up by up to 30% due to the value of the Yen - Canon, Nikon, Sony, all the Japanese manufacturers. This has been well documented and has begun already. Perry | www.perryge.com
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timnosenzo Cream of the Crop 8,833 posts Likes: 14 Joined Sep 2005 Location: CT More info | Feb 20, 2009 13:06 | #7 rustyjaw wrote in post #7368100  I've been buying and returning copies of the Sigma 30mm f1.4 That sounds like fun. connecticut wedding photographer
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MinhThien Goldmember 1,644 posts Likes: 7 Joined Apr 2008 Location: Vancouver, British Columbia More info | Feb 20, 2009 13:08 | #8 perryge wrote in post #7368320 Yup, prices around the world are going up by up to 30% due to the value of the Yen - Canon, Nikon, Sony, all the Japanese manufacturers. This has been well documented and has begun already. My local rep. said only lens price are going up, not bodies! I guess not true! Eric
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PerryGe Batteries? We don't need no... . . . or cards. More info | Feb 20, 2009 13:09 | #9 timnosenzo wrote in post #7368342 That sounds like fun.
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rustyjaw Senior Member  260 posts Likes: 1 Joined Jul 2007 More info | Feb 20, 2009 13:13 | #10 timnosenzo wrote in post #7368342 That sounds like fun. Oh yeah, a blast. It got even better when Amazon started sending me refunds for $0! I did get it straightened out, but it's been a pain. flickr
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oh man thanks for all the info guys...so should i buy now or just wait it out and hope for it to go down? The Gear:
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SpicyTofu Member 71 posts Joined Jan 2009 More info | Feb 20, 2009 13:37 | #12 With all the L glass they use, maybe they are running low 6D :: 5Dc :: 24-70 2.8L II :: 70-200 2.8L IS II :: 35 1.4L :: 85 1.2L :: 50 1.4 :: 580EX II :: 7 MDH :: Lots of memory cards
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pridash Goldmember  3,584 posts Likes: 34 Joined Jul 2007 Location: London, UK - Where 30 degrees celcius is considered a heatwave and liable to result in death. More info | Feb 20, 2009 13:38 | #13 perryge wrote in post #7368320 Yup, prices around the world are going up by up to 30% due to the value of the Yen - Canon, Nikon, Sony, all the Japanese manufacturers. This has been well documented and has begun already. Yes, this makes sense...but what I don't understand is why isn't the same for other electronic goods from Japan - like lcd's and blu-ray players, etc? They have not risen, as far as I know. Pradeep (but most people call me PJ)
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timnosenzo Cream of the Crop 8,833 posts Likes: 14 Joined Sep 2005 Location: CT More info | Feb 20, 2009 13:40 | #14
lbcyalater wrote in post #7368455 oh man thanks for all the info guys...so should i buy now or just wait it out and hope for it to go down? What are you looking to buy? Do you need it now or can you wait? Canon usually runs a rebate special in May, it might be worth waiting if you can. connecticut wedding photographer
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gpswiz Senior Member 675 posts Likes: 37 Joined Feb 2009 More info | Feb 20, 2009 14:00 | #15 Canon is having $200 rebates for buying camera, body, flash all at once. Could it be they are rising prices to offset this rebate? Body - 5DIII, 50D
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Not unusual with Sigma. I'm gonna send my 50 1.4 in at some point for tweaking and the game of "Roll-the-Sigma" will begin for me 
