Has anybody had any issues (positive or negative) dealing with Canon
Australia regarding honoring "worldwide warranty" with canon goods
purchased overseas?
Looking at the EOS 350D and the 20D and the prices for both but
specifically the 350D here are significantly higher than Japanese, US
and even the traditionally more expensive European prices
(particularly an issue as I have a supply of mid range Canon EF
lenses and am not inclined to buy the lens kit package which, for
some reason, is the only way you can buy the 350 in Australia).
Personally inclined to leave off purchase until my next OS trip and
pick one up in Singapore/Hong Kong or even S/H at one of the many
used camera shops in Shinjuko or Akihabara Tokyo - personally I
should have done it last time I was there as I saw several 10D's (at
that time a current $2000+ model since replaces by the 20D) at sub
$800 prices.
I was speaking to my local IT/Apple shop who do not normally stock
digital cameras about getting a Canon EOS 350D and the price they
were given was a hundred dollars plus above even the Canon Australia
price list on their web page. They told the shop that this was a
"high end professional digital camera" which is interesting as Canon
internationally is clearly marketing it along with the 300D as a
entry level "prosumer" SLR (go to the US/European/Japanese web sites
and it is obvious from the copy and images used this is aimed at
upper end family/gadget buyers rather than cameras such as the EOS
20D's which is aimed at entry level professional SLR buyers.)
this is doubly strange given these prices put it above the cost of
a Nikon D70 (OK so the Nikon is body only but the basic lens on the
350 is a very basic lens) the D70 IS a professional quality high end
"prosumer" SLR (and has found much favour and use with professional
photographers particularly with sports photographers and
photo-journalists).
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