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Author:  HeatherKay [ Wed Feb 24, 2010 10:59 am ]
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http://www.mydigitaland.com/product_det ... em_id=1250

That price is way too good to be true. :shock:

Has anyone come across DigitalLand before? They've only been going since last year.

Actually, a bit more digging and I've come to the conclusion that it's too good to be true, and a lengthy bargepole won't come near them. Caveat emptor.
Author:  timark_uk [ Wed Feb 24, 2010 11:16 am ]
Post subject:  Re: How much?!?
Pay by credit card then claim it back if it all goes wrong. (8+)
Do they sell the Nikon D3s?
(8+D

Mark
Author:  HeatherKay [ Wed Feb 24, 2010 11:19 am ]
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timark_uk wrote:
Pay by credit card then claim it back if it all goes wrong. (8+)
Do they sell the Nikon D3s?


Quite probably. As you can imagine, I wasn't actually looking for one.

Apparently, Dale Photographic have the current best legitimate prices, with Warehouse Express not far behind.

Makes me wish I had some money lying about doing nothing.
Author:  timark_uk [ Wed Feb 24, 2010 11:30 am ]
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That 'site is only £90 cheaper for the D3s and £30 more expensive for the D3x (both compared to Warehouse Express prices), so I suspect something went awry with the pricing of the Canon that you linked to Heather.

Mark
Author:  paulzolo [ Wed Feb 24, 2010 4:13 pm ]
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What’s the benefit of a 7D over the 50D? Canon’s numbering system confuses me - the 7D should, by logic, be better than the 5D.
Author:  EddArmitage [ Wed Feb 24, 2010 4:18 pm ]
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paulzolo wrote:
What’s the benefit of a 7D over the 50D? Canon’s numbering system confuses me - the 7D should, by logic, be better than the 5D.

with the xD series, the lower the number the better (in the same way xxD > xxxD > xxxxD). However, when a new version is introduced in these high-end series, the x remains constant, and it simply becomes, for example 5D MkII, or 1D MkIV.

The xxD series has gradually been dropping in price, and I believe it'll phased out, leaving the path xxxxD -> xxxD -> 7D(speed) or 5D (full frame) -> 1D(speed) or 1Ds (full frame).
Author:  timark_uk [ Wed Feb 24, 2010 4:25 pm ]
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EddArmitage wrote:
The xxD series has gradually been dropping in price, and I believe it'll phased out, leaving the path xxxxD -> xxxD -> 7D(speed) or 5D (full frame) -> 1D(speed) or 1Ds (full frame).
Right. So then, clear as mud, I'd say.
That's not a comment on your explanation Edd, as it does make sense, but it takes some thinking about to get to that sense.
Nikon's structure isn't any better at the moment.

Mark
Author:  EddArmitage [ Wed Feb 24, 2010 5:08 pm ]
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timark_uk wrote:
EddArmitage wrote:
The xxD series has gradually been dropping in price, and I believe it'll phased out, leaving the path xxxxD -> xxxD -> 7D(speed) or 5D (full frame) -> 1D(speed) or 1Ds (full frame).
Right. So then, clear as mud, I'd say.
That's not a comment on your explanation Edd, as it does make sense, but it takes some thinking about to get to that sense.
Nikon's structure isn't any better at the moment.

Aye, I know. It's fairly simple once you know it. I think a diagram will be made tonight for everytime this question comes up. At least I understand Canon's lenses! Nikon's confuse me!
Author:  timark_uk [ Wed Feb 24, 2010 6:04 pm ]
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EddArmitage wrote:
At least I understand Canon's lenses! Nikon's confuse me!
Elucidate please?

Mark
Author:  EddArmitage [ Wed Feb 24, 2010 7:21 pm ]
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timark_uk wrote:
EddArmitage wrote:
At least I understand Canon's lenses! Nikon's confuse me!
Elucidate please?


I can't work out (not that I've tried too hard since I purchased my camera) what the various letters mean and which lenses fit on which bodies. Canon a lens is either EF (any body) or EF-S (small-sensor only) mount, L signifies it's a pro-level lens (not that pros don't and shouldn't use non-L lenses, but they're the real good 'uns!), and IS denotes the lens being fitted with Image Stabilisation (VR in Nikon parlance)
Author:  gavomatic57 [ Wed Feb 24, 2010 7:41 pm ]
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EddArmitage wrote:
timark_uk wrote:
EddArmitage wrote:
At least I understand Canon's lenses! Nikon's confuse me!
Elucidate please?


I can't work out (not that I've tried too hard since I purchased my camera) what the various letters mean and which lenses fit on which bodies. Canon a lens is either EF (any body) or EF-S (small-sensor only) mount, L signifies it's a pro-level lens (not that pros don't and shouldn't use non-L lenses, but they're the real good 'uns!), and IS denotes the lens being fitted with Image Stabilisation (VR in Nikon parlance)


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikon_F-mount

The f-mount has been going since the 60's, so its hardly surprising the numbering has gone a little wayward. The Canon EF mount started in 1987 and hasn't had as long to go wrong.
Author:  dogbert10 [ Thu Feb 25, 2010 12:24 pm ]
Post subject:  Re: How much?!?
Digitalland are owned by JF Global Trading which is a Hong Kong based outfit, so you can probably guess where the stuff comes from.
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