Canon EOS 40D : I took the plunge

MartMax

Here I come as another soon-to-be owner of a 40D. After a long time lingering every where possible to make a decision, I took the plunge. Ordered one with the 17-85mm lens kit from Jessops.com yesterday for £869 which also include postage of £9. Hopefully it arrives as soon as Monday :rolleyes:.

Was considering Kea Photo but I am a bit worried about the hassle to sort out for warranty if anything goes wrong. Also looked at Komplett, Warehouse Express and couple of other UK online retailers but they seem to be out of stock.

After a £140 Canon cashback, net cost to me will be £729 - that works out around €935, which also cheaper than buying from Kea Photo (£784 incl postage).

Also found out after I placed my order, if I was buying the camera + lens kit with the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 MkII (which is £79.99) total purchase would be £949. The nifty fifty is expensive in Jacobs but if I had use a coupon SPRING45, I will get £45 off from total purchases i.e. £904 and effectively the lense would only cost £35! But done is done - the order was ready to be dispatched and couldn't be amended.

Oh yeah, use mymemory.com for cheap compact flash memory. Ordered myself 2 pcs of 4GB Sandisk Extreme III for £42 incl. postage.

Anyway, I hope the above helps anyone who's looking for any bargain.

Cheers,
Marty

YogiBear

Hope it arrives soon Marty!!
I got the 40D too last Friday with the 17-85mm lens. I love it... obsessively. MY precious!
I'd been using a Canon 300D for the last year so understandably I'm in awe of the 40D. All the obvious things are great, the speed, quality etc etc.
I bought it on the condition that I give up cigarettes.. so it will be paid off in less than 6 months if I think of it that way. :cool:

TelePaul

Congrats dude!

City-Exile

Welcome to the club.
You won't be disappointed!
Don't forget to post your pics here.

elven

Thanks for sharing - good tips!

Now, good luck with it, and be sure to come back & show us your pics

OnLooker

Well done. Post up some pics when you get out and about.

Saving for the 40D at the moment so I am a bit jealous.

Paulw

40D is a brilliant camera and well worth the money. Mine doesn't get nearly as much use as it used to, but I can't fault it.

Now you'll have great fun getting out and using it.

PixelTrawler

Got a 40D, up from the 400D a few weeks ago and I love it. Its such a step up...

Have fun with your new toy!

Placebo

what courier do jessops use ? Have you given thought to the customs charge ? i think its 21%. Is their shop in Dublin still around ?

Paulw

Placebo wrote: »

what courier do jessops use ? Have you given thought to the customs charge ? i think its 21%. Is their shop in Dublin still around ?

There's no vat on an import from inside the EU. You're already paying tax in the country of origin.

Jessops is gone from Dublin a few months now.

Placebo

really? shocking, ive been very ignorant, trying to arrange payments for ebay sellers where as jessops is providing to be much more cheaper and convenient.
Thanks Paulw and mart_max. Any idea how long cash back rebate takes?

MartMax

Thanks to all for the "good" influences around here.

Was thinking about 400D but at the end it is 40D - why not!

Yogibear, good luck with giving up smoking. You could reward yourself afterward with bigger and better lenses, perhaps :pac:.

Placebo, I think they still have a shop up the north but not sure whether they have same pricing. Jessops use Initial City Link as their courier provider and I believe they also have operations in Ireland, according to their website.

Canon is currently running a cashback promo between 1 Mar to 30 Jun 2008 for digital SLR and lenses. Here is the link for details http://canonlensacc2008.onlinerebates.com. Having no experience with this cashback, I can't tell how long it will take but the Canon site says one should receive the cashback within 30 days.

Also, like Paul said there is no VAT import within EU countries. If anyone would like to read a little bit of current import and excise duty this is the link to our Revenue website http://www.revenue.ie/index.htm?/services/customs/tariff2008/tariff08.htm

Cheers,
Marty

YogiBear

lol I'd better make sure Yogi gives up the cigs first before any more purchases! Looking forward to seeing your shots!!

unreggd

think ill go for one of these durin the summer

should be a good step up from my 350D
[which I still love!!! ]

Placebo

can someone go to checkout and test that code?

You have added the following Jessops.com voucher: SPRING45
Save £45 - when you spend £800 - £999.99

total stays same for me up till ccard details !
+we cant get next day delivery

PaulieC

any rumours yet about the 50D ??

Paulw

cambo_gueno wrote: »

any rumours yet about the 50D ??

Of course there's rumours. But, can't see Canon having a 50D until at least Aug this year, but more likely Feb/Mar 09.

Duchovny

40D its a great camera got one myself just loved it...

50D??? not so soon, what should be coming out quite soon should be 6D or something similar

jackdaw

OK ill get the 50D next year !!!!

or the 45D . ...

MartMax

Placebo wrote: »

can someone go to checkout and test that code?

You have added the following Jessops.com voucher: SPRING45
Save £45 - when you spend £800 - £999.99

total stays same for me up till ccard details !
+we cant get next day delivery

Placebo,

I forgot to mention that the coupon offer excludes any digital SLR purchase but what I was trying to say if you add anything else to the cart, you'll get a maximum of £45 deduction. Basically, if you add a lense or bag worth £45 - it would be free! And, if you are adding anything that makes the total order value exceeds £1,000 use coupon code SPRING55 - that's a £55 off. I can't confirm but hopefully they honour those kind of orders.

I don't think they do next day delivery to Ireland but perhaps if you could give them a ring. Good luck.

Marty

p/s: mymemory has dispatched my sandisk.. no sign of anything from jessops yet.

Placebo

YEAH i found out this morning thanks, theres another code for 10% off but it also excludes dslrs. Im not sure if i want a 50mm, 17-85 really covers that focal length probably not at the aperture 50mm offers [might be wrong here completely] gonna by tripod and bag instead.
Did you get a bag?

thanks again !

MartMax

That 50mm is the well known nifty fifty, cheap and good for portrait shots especially in low light condition.

I haven't got any bag or tripod yet. Might just go into town and try which bag suits my needs. Just want to start slowly, so not buying too much at a time, maybe next month or thereafter.

Marty

MartMax

Wuhoo... the camera arrived this evening... pretty quick considering it left Jessops on Wed evening... apparently they use Parceline to deliver the stuff...

one thing i haven't received - memory!

Marty

AnimalRights

Just being looking at Jessops site and they're actually expensive, I'm getting the 450D cheaper in Gunn's!!!

Placebo

congrats marty, i ended up having trouble with my cc, started getting this error that my ccard address does not match adress ive entered. VERY WEIRD. so rang them up and they said i gotta order on phone, will do tom

MartMax

i couldn't just sit around this weekend without playing with the camera. so i borrowed a memory card from my mate. here r some pics i've taken tonite.






tbh, was a bit nervous, last time i had a SLR (film) was a long time ago! good thing is this one is no film, i can shoot as much as i can - trial and error without waste! yet so much to learn again...

Marty