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Just checked CPB earlier and I noticed that you can now pick up a 5D MkIII for £2398.99 with 2 years warranty from hpreston.
 
That is a good price - if its UK of course, which it looks like it is at first glace, although two year warranty rings a couple of bells.
 
i always like to look up the website info, just see if that gives any info

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hpreston.co.uk

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Newsquest (Midlands South) Ltd

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Berrows House
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United Kingdom

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Webfusion Ltd t/a 123-reg [Tag = 123-REG]
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It's £2179 plus £10 delivery from Hdew and comes with a three year warranty. Mine was a "European" model and came with a 12 month Canon European (including UK) warranty and then a further two years third party warranty after that. Just be sure to ask for a VAT receipt when placing your order to make sure you have adequate proof of purchase for Canon UK.

http://www.hdewcameras.co.uk/canon-eos-5d-mark-iii-body-961-p.asp

I really see no need to pay a penny more. Of course you can pay even less you are happy to purchase from the Hong Kong based firms.
 
If you think that is cheap, the day before we left New York a week ago you could buy one from Beach Cameras an authorised dealer for: Canon EOS 5D Mark III Body - $2,799.99 Shipped (eBay via Beach Camera - Compare at $3,464.00)
At an exchange rate of 1.6 makes it £1750 and a MII was only £1,000, now thats cheap!
So not enough time to get it delivered otherwise I may now have had one.
 
Add 20% VAT on importation to the UK and you get £1750 + 20% = £2100, and then if it should go wrong......

I'd rather pay the extra £80 and have the three year warranty and relatively hassle free after sales support.
 
So let me get this clear about buying a Camera body abroad. If I had to travel to a country and buy from an authorised Canon dealer and bring into UK, what is the procedure? Am I allowed to pass by the airport and won't be forced or better obliged to pay duty for it?
And second question more importantly is it worldwide warranty? If anything had to go wrong with the camera would I be able to have it fixed under warranty here in the UK?
If someone could give me some info on this I would deeply appreciate.
Am about to go for a trip and most probably pass by countries where I could get a good deal on a Canon 5D MKIII.
Thanks
Amin
 
Buy a body anywhere in the European Union and there's no tax to pay. There is tax to pay if you buy anywhere else in the world.

If you swan through customs and they decide to stop you and find the camera then it's VAT time and maybe worse as you were concealing it. Even if you've used it elsewhere and it looks second hand they might want to see proof of an EU purchase. Having the box and all the original accessories wouldn't look too clever.

I'm sure plenty of people get away with it but you are obligated to declare it on arriving back in Britain.

Worldwide warranties apply to Canon lenses only, not bodies. I assume an EU purchase will give you a full warranty, anything outside the EU and you'll have to send it back to the country of purchase to get warranty work done.

Canon UK just might honour a warranty claim from a body bought elsewhere but they're under absolutely no obligation to do so.
 
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bloomen said:
Buy a body anywhere in the European Union and there's no tax to pay. There is tax to pay if you buy anywhere else in the world.

If you swan through customs and they decide to stop you and find the camera then it's VAT time and maybe worse as you were concealing it. Even if you've used it elsewhere and it looks second hand they might want to see proof of an EU purchase. Having the box and all the original accessories wouldn't look too clever.

I'm sure plenty of people get away with it but you are obligated to declare it on arriving back in Britain.

Worldwide warranties apply to Canon lenses only, not bodies. I assume an EU purchase will give you a full warranty, anything outside the EU and you'll have to send it back to the country of purchase to get warranty work done.

Canon UK just might honour a warranty claim from a body bought elsewhere but they're under absolutely no obligation to do so.
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You may well be right, but when coming home there is nothing to tell you what you have to declare at all. Only the stuff you are not allowed to bring in at all.

I have been checked once in all my life due to the amount of stuff I had with me (moving back home after living in Germany for a while). How do they go on with all the holiday makers who buy trainers and clothes etc. in American outlets? I always thought it was fine because you paid local taxes at point of sale. I came home with a new guitar last time I was in the US, no problem at all. Maybe I was lucky, but I know plenty others who have done the same.
 
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siblingchris said:
You may well be right, but when coming home there is nothing to tell you what you have to declare at all. Only the stuff you are not allowed to bring in at all.

I have been checked once in all my life due to the amount of stuff I had with me (moving back home after living in Germany for a while). How do they go on with all the holiday makers who buy trainers and clothes etc. in American outlets? I always thought it was fine because you paid local taxes at point of sale. I came home with a new guitar last time I was in the US, no problem at all. Maybe I was lucky, but I know plenty others who have done the same.
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I also tend to agree on that, unless someone convinces me otherwise with some more details about this.
I travel a lot, although my permanent residence is here in the UK but when I go abroad I could be staying for 3 or 4 months and in that time I purchase lots of things locally. And for personal and professional use. If I happen to buy a camera for my needs at that moment in time and use it and then on my way back to UK do I need to declare it and pay VAT on it?
I just want to understand this from the legal point of view, I might be wrong so if someone understands it better could you give me a few pointers?
I know there might be a glitch there that I am missing because I am looking at the fact for example as a foreigner in the country if the systems are similar as here in UK then I might be able to claim back my tax am I not right? Then sounds just about right that while entering the UK I must pay duties here as I would not have paid over the origin.

Regarding warranty this is still a tricky one for me. If I take my UK purchased camera to Singapore for example and am working there for a few months, does that mean that if it breaks down there I cannot claim repair under warranty there? Strange
 
Like I said millions of people bring stuff back from outside the EU without any trouble at all. If you're bringing anything back into this country bought from outside the EU the official line is you still have to pay VAT and sometimes duty on it.

Doesn't matter if it's second hand or brand new. I've had to pay VAT on a 40yr old Canon lens. They don't care about any local taxes you paid. If it's purchased originally from outside the EU they want their tax. Them's the rules.

Odds are you'll be totally fine bringing it in but if you're pulled up at the airport that's how it's going to be.

In the USA at least you can escape local sales taxes if you can prove you're not resident in that state. I'm guessing it's the same with many countries.

If you're in Singapore with a UK body then the local Canon types are likely to tell you that it's not their problem. A warranty is often the responsibility of the local or regional distributor, not the manufacturer and they're often totally separate companies. The UK branch might be able to negotiate something local but it's not guaranteed.
 
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no its covered by panamoz, and going by how they have dealt with things thus far i dont see an issue cropping up under warranty with them.
 
1.2f said:
no its covered by panamoz, and going by how they have dealt with things thus far i dont see an issue cropping up under warranty with them.
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Quick question on this, if Panamoz are not around in 6 months and you have a fault what happens? Can you just return to Canon Hong Kong the same as you would with Canon UK if a company no longer traded?
 
i'm not sure about that to be honest, however considering the amount i paid and saved on a new one i wouldnt be that fussed to pay for a repair myself if that happened. the 5d though is pretty well made though so all should be good. i never had any issues with my 7d.
 
sting said:
Quick question on this, if Panamoz are not around in 6 months and you have a fault what happens? Can you just return to Canon Hong Kong the same as you would with Canon UK if a company no longer traded?
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It would probably be as 1.2f has said, send it in to Canon UK and pay for the repair yourself....but you can always try to negotiate with them. The words "fit for purpose" would spring to my mind if it fails in the first 6 months, regardless of where in the world it was purchased from...
 
domino1999 said:
It would probably be as 1.2f has said, send it in to Canon UK and pay for the repair yourself....but you can always try to negotiate with them. The words "fit for purpose" would spring to my mind if it fails in the first 6 months, regardless of where in the world it was purchased from...
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Doesn't the 'Fit for Purpose' matter only regard EU transactions and then it is with the shop/seller not the manufacturer?
 
tiler65 said:
Doesn't the 'Fit for Purpose' matter only regard EU transactions and then it is with the shop/seller not the manufacturer?
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Maybe you're right, but there's no harm in trying.

When I was much younger I never used to complain, but as time progresses I find myself turning into a grumpy old man and I'm complaining far more often and am reaping the benefits of doing so ;)
 
a friends motherboard failed on his 14month old vaio, i reported the issue to sony who repaired it even though it was out of warranty!
 
siblingchris said:
You may well be right, but when coming home there is nothing to tell you what you have to declare at all. Only the stuff you are not allowed to bring in at all.
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Errm, yes there is. The signs which tell you whether to go through the green, red or blue (EU) channels explain when you should use each. One of the things stated is other goods worth less than £390 on the green channel sign.

The basic rules can also be found on the HMRC website http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/customs/arriving/index.htm
and directgov http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/Foreigntravel/BringinggoodsorcashintotheUK/index.htm
 
hzv5wk said:
Errm, yes there is. The signs which tell you whether to go through the green, red or blue (EU) channels explain when you should use each. One of the things stated is other goods worth less than £390 on the green channel sign.

The basic rules can also be found on the HMRC website http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/customs/arriving/index.htm
and directgov http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/TravelAndTransport/Foreigntravel/BringinggoodsorcashintotheUK/index.htm
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Well that just goes to show how ignorant I am then!
I would say though, when travelling into another country they make it a lot clearer and have you sign customs declarations etc. it's not a difficult process, but coming back to the uk they just rely on you noticing a sign?...ho hum....I guess there are plenty of folk coming back home with electronics in particular nowadays that go over this limit and they never think twice about it......I am wondering now if I have come back over the limit, actually I think not, but it would be easy to do with camera equipment I guess.
 
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