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Old 17-06-2008, 2:14 PM   #1
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450D cash back is commencing..!

Top secret, but the 450D cash back starts 26th June til 4th Aug.

£50.00......

Tell yer friends, but dont tell em I said, there is an embargo on that info
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Re: 450D cash back is commencing..!

Have you heard any noises about any possible 5D replacement/upgrade?
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Re: 450D cash back is commencing..!

If I get a 450D today, can I get the cashback when it starts?
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Re: 450D cash back is commencing..!

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If I get a 450D today, can I get the cashback when it starts?
I think you will find the answer to your question is in the dates 26th June til 4th Aug.
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Old 17-06-2008, 4:22 PM   #5
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Re: 450D cash back is commencing..!

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If I get a 450D today, can I get the cashback when it starts?
I'd wait just to make sure. Having said that, I got a 40D when they first came out, and Canon gave me cashback as part of the scheme that officially started a couple of months later.
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Old 17-06-2008, 5:57 PM   #6
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Have you heard any noises about any possible 5D replacement/upgrade?
Yes. Lots. I have actually been playing with the new 5D which I cant really comment on as I could loose my job.
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Old 17-06-2008, 6:23 PM   #7
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Yes. Lots. I have actually been playing with the new 5D which I cant really comment on as I could loose my job.
I've just had an accident !!
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I've just had an accident !!
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Re: 450D cash back is commencing..!

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Yes. Lots. I have actually been playing with the new 5D which I cant really comment on as I could loose my job.
Hi Pete.

You are often giving away new information etc which is great for the forums.

Excuse my ignorance as I read the photography forum a lot but I've never seen anything about why you get this new information. Just out of interest how do you obtain this, what is it you work for?

Thanks a lot in advance, Scharf.
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Re: 450D cash back is commencing..!

lovely jubbly, will hang on for a few more days then
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Old 17-06-2008, 9:03 PM   #11
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Hi Pete.

You are often giving away new information etc which is great for the forums.

Excuse my ignorance as I read the photography forum a lot but I've never seen anything about why you get this new information. Just out of interest how do you obtain this, what is it you work for?

Thanks a lot in advance, Scharf.
I am a robot sent from the future is all
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Re: 450D cash back is commencing..!

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Hi Pete.

You are often giving away new information etc which is great for the forums.

Excuse my ignorance as I read the photography forum a lot but I've never seen anything about why you get this new information. Just out of interest how do you obtain this, what is it you work for?

Thanks a lot in advance, Scharf.
Have a search in Pete's previous posts you will find out he works for the people in the know. (He also has a picture set on his flickr of his work )

Pete do you know anything regarding offers about the Canon 1000D ? Have you seen this yet ?
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Re: 450D cash back is commencing..!

how does the cashback work? - i mean some sites have it advertised, but do you just apply to canon for it?

sorry for the noob question!
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Old 17-06-2008, 9:43 PM   #14
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Re: 450D cash back is commencing..!

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how does the cashback work? - i mean some sites have it advertised, but do you just apply to canon for it?

sorry for the noob question!
Yes
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Old 17-06-2008, 9:46 PM   #15
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Hi Pete.

You are often giving away new information etc which is great for the forums.

Excuse my ignorance as I read the photography forum a lot but I've never seen anything about why you get this new information. Just out of interest how do you obtain this, what is it you work for?

Thanks a lot in advance, Scharf.
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I've just had an accident !!

"Amateurs worry about sharpness;
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Photographers worry about the light."
Persil Biological is quite good in these circumstances; and how very, very, true is the saying!

Big thanks to Pete I was working myself up to getting a 450.
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Re: 450D cash back is commencing..!

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I think you will find the answer to your question is in the dates 26th June til 4th Aug.
Yes I did read that but below is exactly what I was thinking of... no rush!

thnx guys

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I'd wait just to make sure. Having said that, I got a 40D when they first came out, and Canon gave me cashback as part of the scheme that officially started a couple of months later.
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Yes I did read that but below is exactly what I was thinking of... no rush!

thnx guys
valid question, some people who bought the 40D before the cashback started were able to claim
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Re: 450D cash back is commencing..!

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Top secret, but the 450D cash back starts 26th June til 4th Aug.

£50.00......

Tell yer friends, but dont tell em I said, there is an embargo on that info
A question for you as you seem to have the insider knowledge, what are they doing with the cashback promotion on the 400D? It they stop this on the 30th June it means that the 450D with kit lens is only £50ish pount dearer that the 400D with kit lens, seems a no-brainer for the 450D.

The reson I am asking is that I was literally minutes from purchasing a 400D body with 18-55mm IS lens and battery grip when on last check of avforums threw me into a fit of indecision with this post.

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Re: 450D cash back is commencing..!

Well the bad news is that Canon have announced a 9% increase on cameras and lenses, 14% on peripherals due to the credit crunch. Crazy
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Old 19-06-2008, 2:20 PM   #21
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Re: 450D cash back is commencing..!

So just when people are being squeezed, and potentially cutting out such 'luxury' items, they put the price up ! Classic. That'll shift more stuff then
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Old 19-06-2008, 2:58 PM   #22
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So just when people are being squeezed, and potentially cutting out such 'luxury' items, they put the price up ! Classic. That'll shift more stuff then
Evidently the cause and effect of recession.

No one spends, prices go up, no one spends, prices go up. Components to produce optics and cameras go up, no one spends repeat to fade.

It does not look good.
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Old 19-06-2008, 2:59 PM   #23
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Well in the UK, the rise in price is mainly down to the collapse of the pound.

Down 20% against the Yen over the last 12 months.
Canon UK can't keep that at bay forever...

However, should UK interest rates rise to kurb inflation, the pound will rise back up a bit...

So a 9% rise is perhaps fair.
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I have actually been playing with the new 5D which I cant really comment on as I could loose my job.
Typical, put yourself first. What about taking one for the team

PS Pete, I'm guessing from you're lack of reply to the D700 thread with your name on it, that you do know something and can't say. Assuming that's right, just keep ignporing the thread, nudge nudge, wink wink, no what I mean.

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Well the bad news is that Canon have announced a 9% increase on cameras and lenses, 14% on peripherals due to the credit crunch. Crazy
The credit crunch is about how access to credt (easy money) is now being constrained...it has nothing to do with the cost of producing something (other than the manafacturer's cost of borrowing - but that wouldn't account for a whopping 9% RRP rise!)- so it sounds like what they're saying rhymes with horlicks. Now if they'd said inflationary pressures.....

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The credit crunch is about how access to credt (easy money) is now being constrained...it has nothing to do with the cost of producing something (other than the manafacturer's cost of borrowing - but that wouldn't account for a whopping 9% RRP rise!)- so it sounds like what they're saying rhymes with horlicks. Now if they'd said inflationary pressures.....
Not sure about that. You are quite right about the ease of credit, but the price at which you sell is a balancing act between the cost of production and the number of units sold. Reduce the number of units sold and the cost of production (which includes R&D for future models, company infrastructure etc) per item rises. This goes some way to explaining why the entry level, high volume sellers are pretty good value and the top of the range, low volume sellers are so expensive. Same applies to hifi.
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Re: 450D cash back is commencing..!

right i was going to wait until the 26th for the cashback, but do i get the 450d from dixons (£468 with coupon) now with the price increase looming or wait.
chances are i could still claim the cashback like someone else managed to do with their 40D.
i've got an itchy mouse finger
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Re: 450D cash back is commencing..!

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Top secret, but the 450D cash back starts 26th June til 4th Aug.

£50.00......

Tell yer friends, but dont tell em I said, there is an embargo on that info
Its not quite top secret - I was web surfing yesterday trying to get the latest typical 450D prices. Came across www.ukdigital.co.uk who are advertising the £50 cashback already. So I went to Canon UK site to get confirmation - no mention! Looks like I will be delaying my purchase for another week then
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Its not quite top secret - I was web surfing yesterday trying to get the latest typical 450D prices. Came across www.ukdigital.co.uk who are advertising the £50 cashback already. So I went to Canon UK site to get confirmation - no mention! Looks like I will be delaying my purchase for another week then
also http://www.devoncamera.co.uk/
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Re: 450D cash back is commencing..!

Official now
http://www.canon.co.uk/eos450dcashback/

And if Empire direct are eligible for cashback, that makes it £399 inc lens....
http://www.empiredirect.co.uk/conten...119&awid=24658

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