50D now in stock (UK) (1 Viewer)

Roy C

Occasional bird snapper

• Sep 19, 2008

• #1

For anyone wanting to pay a premium price (not me ) W.E. and Jessops are advertising the 50D as in stock from today. It wont be long before we start getting lots of user reports.

 

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IanC_UK

Well-known member

• Sep 19, 2008

• #2

im interested to see how things go with this, ill be waiting for the price to fall a bit before clicking buy though

 

GYRob

Well-known member

• Sep 21, 2008

• #3

yes im intrested too but going to waite a little incase it has 1dmk3 problems ,i just dont trust Canon anymore.
Rob.

 

JohnZ

Well-known member

• Sep 21, 2008

• #4

Rob, your mistrust is well founded.

 

Cashie

Hello folks

• Oct 2, 2008

• #5

Have a peek at this one Marise took with the 50D + 400mm DO.

http://www.birdforum.net/gallery/showphoto.php/photo/214999/cat/fav

 

Jos Stratford

Eastern Exile

Staff member

• Oct 3, 2008

• #6

GYRob said:

yes im intrested too but going to wait a little in case it has problems, i just dont trust Canon anymore.

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A general question, do items sold later in the production cycle tend to be more reliable?, For example, with the D40, quite a few (even if a real minority) of persons reported various problems with their purchases not long after its launch. Would buying one now mean the camera is more likely to be trouble-free?

 

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pe'rigin

Well-known member

• Oct 3, 2008

• #7

Not necessary so Jos.

The trend is to use the consumer as a testing lab for products, especially with software. Once the complaints start arriving so do the fixes.


I always think that it is advisable to wait until the initial enthusiasm and biased test reports have lapsed before considering purchasing.

This way any serious problems are well documented and the price then drops.

Unfortunately there is always the chance of buying the ‘Friday night last production model too’.

 

GYRob

Well-known member

• Oct 3, 2008

• #8

Jos Stratford said:

A general question, do items sold later in the production cycle tend to be more reliable?, For example, with the D40, quite a few (even if a real minority) of persons reported various problems with their purchases not long after its launch. Would buying one now mean the camera is more likely to be trouble-free?

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It can take quite a time for a problem to show up or be admitted ,take the 1DMK3 i waited 6 months before buying only to be told a month later it had to go back for a sub mirrow fix .
Then a month or so later it locked up with erro 99 so was then replaced, so 7 month's and 2 weeks later i got the camera as it should have been when i bought it in the first place :C
Rob.