Digital Cameras

Tony Ireland · #1 21-04-2003, 10:15 AM

Bear you might be able to help me with this one ?

I have been looking at buing a Canon Powershot G3.

In Australia they seem to retail for about $1600.00.

I can get one from U.S.A. including freight for $1020.00 AUD

Apart from warranty problems what are the negatives to buying cameras overseas. eg; are they the same fittings and 240 volt plugs as we use in Australia.

Bear · #2 21-04-2003, 07:59 PM

Tony,
I would contact Canon here in Perth and see if they will honour the warranty. I most cases you will find that they do.

Make sure the cables you get are for Australia. If not you'll have to look at the adaptor which isn't cheap for long term use. You may find that you can get the Aussie wired charger, worth a try.

From there you really shouldn't have any problems, except for duties when the camera is brought back into the country. Not sure how much it will be, but check it out. Is that the 4 mega-pixel or the 5 mega-pixel G3??

Tony Ireland · #3 22-04-2003, 08:24 AM

The one I was looking at is the 4 Mega-pixel.

Not sure on the duty costs but with $700.00 price diffrence I think it might be worth checking out.

Thanks for your help.

Bear · #4 22-04-2003, 08:28 AM

The only reason I ask Tony, is that there is an offer in town at the moment for the S50 for just over $1300.

The S50 is the model up from mine and is a 5 mega-pixel camera.

Worth a look.

Tony Ireland · #5 22-04-2003, 08:33 AM

Thanks for that Bear, I will go and have a look.

were did you see the S50 ?

Bear · #6 22-04-2003, 08:43 AM

London Court Photographics and one of the camera stores in the Carillion, not sure of the name.

HTH.

Tony Ireland · #7 22-04-2003, 08:54 AM

Thanks Bear, will try to get in there on thursday night for a look see.

Tony Ireland · #8 22-04-2003, 10:39 AM

Thanks for the info, since the web came into existance window shopping has taken on a whole new look & I spent my first to years thinking it was just for fishing junkies.

kevinnugent59 · #9 22-04-2003, 07:51 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Tony Ireland
Thanks for the info, since the web came into existance window shopping has taken on a whole new look & I spent my first to years thinking it was just for fishing junkies.

Hi Tony

Check around. Even Harris Technology have this camera (S50 5 mp) at $1375 retail. The prices are dropping all the time, and it may be worth spending a day on the Net.

http://www.ht.com.au/Scripts/xworks.exe?M

The PowerShot S50 brings fun to creative photography. The ultra-stylish and compact all-metal capsule
design incorporates a complete range of creative control modes, movie recording with sound and
customisable ‘My Camera’ functions. Featuring a high resolution 5.0 Megapixel CCD image sensor, a fast
Canon 3x aspherical zoom lens along with Canon’s new ultra-fast DIGIC processor for superb image
quality, enhanced autofocus accuracy and faster processing times.
OUTSTANDING PICTURE QUALITY
- 5 Megapixel 1/1.8” CCD image sensor capable of recording 2592 x 1944 pixels.
- High resolution Canon 3x f/2.8-4.9 aspherical zoom lens for sharp and distortion free images.
- Selectable 9 point AiAF, and single point selectable ‘FlexiZone AF/AE’ focus allows the user to focus on a
subject almost anywhere in the picture and alternate the focus subject without altering the framing of the
shot.
- 9 position white balance and Intelligent Orientation Sensor allows precise white balance calculation.

Regards
Kevin

kevinnugent59 · #10 22-04-2003, 07:56 PM

http://shop.centre.net.au/index.html...WV5&it=product

Best price I could find in Oz after 5 minutes is $1,059.00AUD

It pays to shop around.

hth

Kevin

Bear · #11 22-04-2003, 07:57 PM

There's another web site:

http://www.buyquick.com.au/shop/default.asp

Has some good specials and the general prices are pretty good as well.

Tony Ireland · #12 23-04-2003, 06:26 AM

Thanks guy's looks like I will be busy this weekend doing some more surfing

Of general interest, I found out today that there is no duty charges on digital camera's & you only have to pay the GST at the post office when you collect your goods.

Now im off to a fly club commitee meeting thanks again for your help

Bear · #13 24-04-2003, 01:19 AM

Tony,
There is another mob in Balcatta called DMA that have a web site with price lists. It's the same place I go Dale's camera. You can buy retail from them and pick it up from the store.

The web site is:

https://e5.eon.net.au/E5.cgi?ST=dma&...meras&Sort=Sub

If you have any problems with the link try www.dma.net.au and look for cameras.

HTH.

Alex · #14 28-04-2003, 11:27 PM

Tony,

If you'll decide to buy from the US, their mains power, I think, is 115 VAC, 60 Hz. So, be careful, you may have problems with the charger here.
Alex