It’s just over a month away (NEC March 6-9), time to look back on last years post about focus….
Went to Focus on Sunday morning (must have been mad) and the prices made my decision for me. The cheapest the 5D mkII was going for was £1,599. The other option was the 7D, which was going for £1,149. Both too much for me being a cheapskate. I may pop in Tuesday/Wednesday to see if the price drop further, but I doubt it. With only 2 main retailers being there (Jacobs and CameraWorld) it’s unlikely they’ll be a massive shift in prices.
Well the same decision process is stirring again. Though looking at the current prices and last years – nothing much has changed. Sure, the 2.5% VAT rise has been largely absorbed.
The Retail price did dip around March last year, roughly matching the Focus show prices. So what to do/or get. I’m still looking at the 5D MkII, although it’ll be replaced in the Autumn it’s still a great camera, plus the MkIII will no doubt be expensive and you’ll have to spend the first 6 months telling everyone that the ‘problems’ actually haven’t occurred on your camera.
As the 5D is around £1,595 at present I’m hoping for a dip of around £100 for me to Jump.
Though it’s not just £1,500, I need the battery grip which is a stupid £200 at the moment.
So it’s looking like £1,700 for the update. I reckon I can get around £5-600 back for the old 5D and probably £50-75 for the BG-E4 (Grip). As I should have the £1,700 before selling anything that puts me in a another position. A what if position. Now I seriously doubt it, but what if the 1D Mk IV drops a fair wedge? Currently it’s an eye watering £3,399, so at around £2,500 I’ll jump at it. Will it fall? I personally doubt it, but you never know.
I could save the money of course, but you know that’s not going to happen.
Oh, as a side note I’ll should be providing my Twitter/Twitpic Focus price list service again. Follow Twitter.com/Kebabselector for updates on Sunday 6th March. If you want anything specific checked tweet me before the day.