Looking to buy a 5d mk3 & 70-200 2.8 mk2. Where from??

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Recommendations please. Would you buy uk ones or imports? I bought my 7D from Digital Rev & was very pleased with their service, price & speed of delivery.
Am also toying with the 70-200 & 2X mk3 extended as a bundle for £1600ish.

Many thanks & kind regards, Kevin.
 
Post in the DR thread and you get a good deal for your full requirement.
 
Hdew Cameras if you want a UK supplier, I got my 5D3 and 5D2 kit from them and they're great, and Panamoz if you want an import. I bought a few things from Panamoz and had great service everytime and also had no problems with them when I had to return a Sigma 150-500 OS lens, after only 11 days I had a brand new replacement lens at the door. Great prices from both suppliers but Hdew does supply a 3 year warranty (work carried out by Canon authorosed service agents) which would give you some peace of mind. Hdew usually deliver in around 4 days by RMSD (they did me a saturday delivery at no extra cost for my 5D3) and it's been anywhere between 3 and 6 days delivery from Panamoz depending on what day I've ordered (usually 3-4 working days).

Digital Rev and One Stop Digital are also quite highly rated, I've had a couple of things from OSD but never bought from DR.
 
I think my friend ordered a canon G15 from them through an Amazon link… it took quite a while to come but was in good shape when it did.
 
Not used Simply Electronics but they do advertise a lot on ebay as well. I read some 'less than favourable' reviews which put me off using them. As for the gear for £3433, it's a good price but it can be bettered if you have a little trust. You can get the same from Panamoz for £3337.35 if you choose to pay by bank transfer instead of using Paypal. I've paid by bank transfer for a few things from Panamoz in the past, including a 70-200 f2.8L IS II and a 2x MkIII converter, and an Eos M kit just before christmas. They are brilliant to deal with and I intend on ordering a 24-70 f2.8L II by BT in the very near future. I trust them implicitly, they have always been fantastic for me and the warranty service is also excellent as I said above.
 
Frosticles said:
I have been doing some homework on these. Hmmmmmmmmm, some very bad reviews out there. Anyone had any experience with them good or bad?
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I'm almost certain experiences of shopping with them crop up in the Shopping and Suppliers section of the forum.
 
Hdew for mine, supplied a uk vat invoice too. (Stock I believe is import, well of course they all are but you know what I mean)
 
Frosticles said:
I have been doing some homework on these. Hmmmmmmmmm, some very bad reviews out there. Anyone had any experience with them good or bad?
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Yeah, they took months to send me a lens that was 'in stock' and it came from Hong Kong.

Would not buy from again.

Personally I would not buy a grey import camera. Camera World in Chelmsford/London tend to be my go-to shop, and they also will sometimes do you a deal on price.
 
modchild said:
Not used Simply Electronics but they do advertise a lot on ebay as well. I read some 'less than favourable' reviews which put me off using them. As for the gear for £3433, it's a good price but it can be bettered if you have a little trust. You can get the same from Panamoz for £3337.35 if you choose to pay by bank transfer instead of using Paypal. I've paid by bank transfer for a few things from Panamoz in the past, including a 70-200 f2.8L IS II and a 2x MkIII converter, and an Eos M kit just before christmas. They are brilliant to deal with and I intend on ordering a 24-70 f2.8L II by BT in the very near future. I trust them implicitly, they have always been fantastic for me and the warranty service is also excellent as I said above.
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Thank you for this. How do you go about paying by Bank Transfer? I can't see this option on their site?

Kind regards.
 
Carlo said:
If you intend to get a battery grip for it, most UK suppliers are offering them for free with the 5D3, and are also throwing in LR5 and elements too.
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This is handy to know as I will be after a grip. Already have LR5 though
 
Frosticles said:
Thank you for this. How do you go about paying by Bank Transfer? I can't see this option on their site?

Kind regards.
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You have to fill out the form and then they invoice you.
 
On the left hand side of the home page, just under the categories there's a link that says 'Save 5% on all orders'. If you click on that and then fill the order form out they will email you an invoice with all the account details and a total to pay. If you have internet banking you can create a bank transfer in just a few minutes, if not you'd have to pay a visit to the bank to make the payment. Once the payment has been made I usually email them to let them know to look out for it arriving in their account, then they will send you a confirmation email for the order and keep you informed of a tracking number. The delivery is usually no more than a week and if you get any customs charges scan and email a copy to Panamoz and the charges will be refunded very quickly.

I had around £28 charges on my last order, sent a copy of the bill to Panamoz and was refunded in less than 10 minutes. Again, I can't find fault with Panamoz, although someone will probably dive in with a warning about import charges and tax evasion etc, and I fully intend on ordering from them again soon. Oh, and just for clarification, I have no direct link to Panamoz in any way apart from being a highly satisfied customer.
 
I bought mine from HDEW, they were great bought on the 10th Jan and recieved 16th Jan 2014. Lightroom5 + elements was even in the box.
 
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