Granted the £22k 1200mm f8 is a bargain considering the previous lens, but the £19k 800mm f5.6 has nearly increased by £6k compared to EF version. It even looks like a RF 400mm f2.8 lens with a 2x TC bolted on. I’d hope that’s not the case.
Perhaps canon will move my funds over to R7 Mkii pre order as I might get it Xmas day 2025 !Think I'll hold out for the R7mkii now.
Nothing ATM, going to be powder used for colouring building products- concrete etc
How do you find the R3? It looks a beast and the specs and reviews are great. Eye control must be helpful.
I think this may upset a few members who have ordered from elsewhere.Maybe I got lucky but the Canon online shop had an R7 kit in stock at the beginning of the week, and it’s now at home with me
They aren’t splitting the kits then? I remember when that was often done.
Sorry - no intention of upsetting anyone. I just meant that it might be worth checking the Canon website to see if any more come in stock.
They are rare as hens teeth I gather. Mine fell off the other day and thankfully I found it in the bottom of my bag much to my relief!
It's a superb camera, incredible autofocus and lovely files even at high ISO and very good battery life - eye control is interesting and I've played with it for personal stuff successfully but it's an early iteration of this version of that tech and isn't anywhere near reliable enough for what I do (mainly shooting professional sports) at the moment.
I’ll stick to the 600 f4 mii with 1.4 and 2x TCs! For me the IQ difference will never be worth switching!
600 f4 Mkii + 1.4 & 2x TC's is a very nice new car for my wife, as that is what she would want if purchased this gear ! ! ! ! ! ! lol..
Sometimes you find good deals second hand. They were quite a bit less when I got them about 6 or 7 years ago now.
But they are charging more than UK suppliers, the difference being they have them in stock. Makes me wonder how they get their stock.
My R5 was £3010. Everywhere in the UK (ie Wilkinsons, WEX etc it's £4299) How do you reach the conclusion they are charging more than UK suppliers? All my kit was purchased from Panamoz and I've saved thousands of £s. No way will I buy bodies or lenses from UK shops ever again.
They’re talking specially about the R7 rather than other models. The R7 is currently £1520 at Panamoz. UK shops like WEX have the R7 at £1349. The difference is panamoz have stock so can practically charge what they like as UK shops don’t have stock.
I get that some of the contributors to the topic were discussing the R7 but the title of the thread was regarding stock shortages of Canon kit. I'm never getting ripped off by UK stores again with their inflated prices and poor service. Dealing with Panamoz has been a real eye opener - I've been buying photographic equipment for over 50 years and paying through the nose for it most of the time. No more.
Nikon was in a similar position perhaps they did not expect to sell more than a set number of unit and the additional wipe out their stock, or perhaps they just never had stock in the first place.
I gather US prices are stated without tax and UK prices include VAT which makes it hard to compare directly. There’s also exchange rates to consider too. The £ hasn’t been doing so well which is why our costs are going up. 10 years ago we were getting $1.6 to £1 (a year ago $1.4 to £1) now it’s $1.15 to £1, but it’s the Yen that’s important as they are Japanese manufacturers. Take a US price at $2000 without tax applied = 288,728 yen. UK price of £2000 before VAT is circa £1670 = 277,469 yen. Even at £2000 that’s 332,247 yen so 45,000 yen more than US price in yen. At current exchange rates 45,000 yen is £270. $2000 is £1738 so that works out quite nicely.
