Canon 5D MKIII official owners/users thread, anything related to the 5D MKIII
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You could have it by the end of the week depending upon what you mean by 'just ordered'. Confirmed orders on a Tuesday have arrived on a Thursday before. Have you got confirmation or tracking details yet?
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Stephen you are in for a treat... a great camera had mine for about 4 months now and still really enjoying it
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Ooops, just bought another prime lens...
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This is a thread about the mark 3 Raymond not a place where you can come and boast about your lens purchases!!!!!!
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joescrivens said:
That's no use he was wanting us to ask which one lol
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Ordered mine from DigitalRev on 16th November and it was delivered yesterday. Have checked it over, including serial numbers and all seems to check out and it's working well. Will have a good test shooting session tomorrow.
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Plenty of threads in the "Shopping, Suppliers and Bargains" sub-forum about Panamoz, if you can be bothered to find & read them. Should answer your questions though:-
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=425562
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=446264
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=445047
and btw, Panamoz say they will "cover" any VAT & import duties, they don't actually say they pay them up-front i.e. included in the price you pay. See this thread for more info:-
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=438026
Saying that, I ordered from them a couple of months ago and couldn't be happier.
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I have not yet read of anyone having had their Panamoz package held up in customs and subsequently being charged duties and VAT but I expect Panamoz would be good to their word and refund if this were to happen.
Whether they could maintain their excellent prices if a good percentage of their packages were intercepted at customs is debatable though !.
Does anyone know the amount in duties and VAT that an £1825 MK 3 would attract if intercepted or declared ?, am I also correct in believing that if intercepted at customs there would be an additional handling charge payable to the courier ?.
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Just placed my order for a mark 3, and can't wait for it to arrive.
Their price of £1805.00 today is just amazing.
Their price of £1805.00 today is just amazing.
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£1805 vs £2339 (cheapest now according to camerapricebuster) is shocking. 
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It certainly does nothing to encourage you to support british shops and that is coming from someone who works for a specialist retailer in the UK, but £500.00 is better in my wallet.
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I wish I had known about Panamoz before I got my 5DMKIII and new lenses. Im happy with the service I got from DR but those prices are quite a bit lower than DR, even without the BACS option.
Very, very tempted to get a Tamron 24-70 f/2.8 VC from them and sell my 24-105L now.
Very, very tempted to get a Tamron 24-70 f/2.8 VC from them and sell my 24-105L now.
Ditto! But luckily for me, I found out about Panamoz (from this thread) before I bought my 70-200 - cha-ching!
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I should clarify that i had read mention of them, on here, i just hadn't paid much attention to them as i knew DR and so went with what i knew.
I went from never wanting a FF camera to ordering the 5DMKIII is less than one afternoon so didn't really research other sellers. no regrets really but Panamoz will be getting my business from now on, assuming they have the items in stock.
I went from never wanting a FF camera to ordering the 5DMKIII is less than one afternoon so didn't really research other sellers. no regrets really but Panamoz will be getting my business from now on, assuming they have the items in stock.
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Just remember to email them for the latest prices and availability. Their website is hopelessly out of date most of the time...
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Cheers, ill remember that. What if the price has gone up though? If i order form the site i and it goes through i assume ill get it at that price?
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Yes, you should get it at the published price on the website. I think someone else had a similar issue and they honoured the website price. The prices drops we've seen lately are mostly due to the strength of the £, exchange rates etc., but of course it can swing the other way.
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The UK retailers aren't creaming it in on UK prices, a lot of times they can't buy the cameras for the prices the grey importers are retailing them for.
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£1805 vs £2339 (cheapest now according to camerapricebuster) is shocking.
2339 includes VAT at 20% Net price is therefore £1999, take away import duty and you get a lot closer to the panamoz price.
Panamoz are basically avoiding import duty and VAT. If they get 'caught' then they cover the costs. It is NOT an equal playing field.
I do feel sorry for UK stores as they are being hamstrung by UK tax and inefficient customs and excise checks.
Yes I would love a 5D3 for £1200 but there has to be a profit in it for everyone in the chain. As a business I am entitled to make a 'fair' profit. As are WEX, Jessops, LCE, Park Cameras etc etc
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edz said:
Very nice!
just taken delivery of 2 boxes of SAMPLE TOY accessories from Panamoz
Don't get excited, they're just toys
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Ok finally had some time to give mine a test with some still life today. Have to say I am really pleased with it.
Quince Fruits by Sarah Brooke, on Flickr
Quince Fruits by Sarah Brooke, on Flickr
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Wow, that's a lovely shot Sarah.
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just taken delivery of 2 boxes of SAMPLE TOY accessories from Panamoz
I had 1 box of "sample toys" and another box of "hi-fi spare parts"
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Ok finally had some time to give mine a test with some still life today. Have to say I am really pleased with it.
Quince Fruits by Sarah Brooke, on Flickr
Oooh, I really like that one
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edz said:
Nice