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[Chase Photography]

Hey guys (and girls) im looking to upgrade my dslr and dont intend on spending more than 2k on a body, as i have a $6000 cruise to pay for haha.

i noticed their wasnt a specific forum in the photography thread in regards to for sale, wanted, borrowing etc.

Is anyone selling either a Canon 7D body, or Canon 5D body, in excellent condition. I was originally looking on ebay but dont want to risk the item being held up at customs as i have alot of work for next month where my camera will be needed..Thanks, chase

[FST513]

Hey guys (and girls) im looking to upgrade my dslr and dont intend on spending more than 2k on a body, as i have a $6000 cruise to pay for haha.

i noticed their wasnt a specific forum in the photography thread in regards to for sale, wanted, borrowing etc.

Is anyone selling either a Canon 7D body, or Canon 5D body, in excellent condition. I was originally looking on ebay but dont want to risk the item being held up at customs as i have alot of work for next month where my camera will be needed..Thanks, chase

Hey mate,

You may as well look into aussie companies. 7D's have come way down in price lately.

www.topbuy.com.au has some ridiculous pricing on them, i donno if its too good to be true, but a few mates have bought cameras off there and they are legit (look legit at least, unsure if they are refurbs from Taiwan or something).

www.digidirect.com.au - Genuine resaler with aussie warranty. $1900 for 7D body brand new with aussie warranty is a friggin bargain!

www.camerasdirect.com.au - Another great website. Imported stuff though, but everyone i've spoke to has never ever had a problem and they have great customer service.

My mate just bought $4K worth of stuff from BH and he got stung $450 from customs. I've bought a $2K lens from BH and didnt get held up, but if you need it urgently then i'd look into buying it off someone from australia (even if they import). IT will be around the same price.

[GoldZilla]

Static Ice for 7D body - Australia-wide: http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi...Answ&spos=1

Same for 5D body: http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi...body&spos=1

You can narrow those searches down to just your own state, or if you need it urgently B&H is the go, as long as you're ready to pay the import taxes - I just bought a lens, two filters and a genuine battery through them that added up to about $1,200, and I got stung for the import tax. However, I did have it that same week, and that's from NY.

[FST513]

Static Ice for 7D body - Australia-wide: http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi...Answ&spos=1

Same for 5D body: http://staticice.com.au/cgi-bin/search.cgi...body&spos=1

You can narrow those searches down to just your own state, or if you need it urgently B&H is the go, as long as you're ready to pay the import taxes - I just bought a lens, two filters and a genuine battery through them that added up to about $1,200, and I got stung for the import tax. However, I did have it that same week, and that's from NY.

How much you get charged Nick? It's $1000+ i think you get stung for.

Interesting. Whether to save $2K and buy a 500L from BH and pay import taxes (wonder how much on a $7,000 lens) or spen the extra $2K and get aussie warranty and pay $8300.. hhmm

[GoldZilla]

How much you get charged Nick? It's $1000+ i think you get stung for.

Interesting. Whether to save $2K and buy a 500L from BH and pay import taxes (wonder how much on a $7,000 lens) or spen the extra $2K and get aussie warranty and pay $8300.. hhmm

Just under $128.00, Kory.

The lens itself was US$1,040, compared to paying ~Au$1,500 if I bought it here in Australia. I'm guessing if I'd bought the battery and filters separately, I could have gotten away without being hit for the extra.

I know the warranty for a camera body is only valid for the country of purchase, but aren't lens warranties world-wide?

[kuma j]

yeah when importing anything $1000.00 or more will attract duties and taxes.