rsg_1 wrote:
Skipping sales tax is essentially illegal in many states, and yes I know most people do it.
Of course I'd like to live in a state that has relatively low property tax and no state income tax like Texas.
Yes, living in Texas is nice for the income tax benefits. I live here and enjoy it immensely. As far as skipping sales tax goes, I suppose if they decide they don't like it enough, they'll take it away from us. It's all about massaging the system and taking advantage of opportunities. Goodness knows they play the same game.
bobbytan wrote:
Check out this test shot between the 1Ds III and 5D II .... from the LL post/thread. It looks like the 5D II image is nicer .... and it's probably due to the weaker AA filter. Looking good!
I'm not saying the 5D2 isn't better, but look at the magnification of the items in the images. The items are much bigger in the 5D2 shot. That makes this comparison worse than useless: thoroughly misleading.
Don't know about your state, but in Illinois a professional photographer must pay state sales taxes on his professional equipment. The tax exemption only covers wholesale purchase of supplies that will be resold at retail to the final customer, such as frames, albums, mounts, et cetera..
That is how it is here in California. The state expects to collect the taxes for the item from the end user. If you are a business reselling the 5D you do not paying taxes, but your business is expected to collect the taxes from your buyer.
The advantage for a business that is the end consumer is the ability to write off the 5D purchase and taxes as an exemption. This reduces your business's taxable income.
I'm not saying the 5D2 isn't better, but look at the magnification of the items in the images. The items are much bigger in the 5D2 shot. That makes this comparison worse than useless: thoroughly misleading.
The cat deleting feature alone is worth the money.
Maybe I should have said, has anyone actually received the camera? Phew... Tough, edgy crowd here. Just from a simple observation it looks like others in the camp share my enthusiasm about the camera but still pissed it has not shipped. Canon has poor communication period!
Chefdaniel wrote:
Maybe I should have said, has anyone actually received the camera? Phew... Tough, edgy crowd here. Just from a simple observation it looks like others in the camp share my enthusiasm about the camera but still pissed it has not shipped. Canon has poor communication period!
Look down the list of threads. A number of people picked theirs up in the last few days and are posting samples. DPReview has even more 5DMK2 sample threads.
You can order from Oregon (which has no sales tax and won't report to other states). AFAIK there is no way for your state to make you pay tax on items purchased in Oregon, although shipping to you might change that. .
jerrykur wrote:
Look down the list of threads. A number of people picked theirs up in the last few days and are posting samples. DPReview has even more 5DMK2 sample threads.
skibum5 wrote:
actuallly according to some tests I did last night which agree with Gabor's results and then comparing ours to his 1DsMkIII results (which I haven't touched so relying on his data) the 5DMkII actually appears to have as much as a stop better read noise at high iso and combine that with probably the same light collecting ability (or even a trace more with the new CFA) and it seems to me that it would be shocking if, even taking the worst case scenario, the 5DMk2 was not 1/2 stop better at high iso (at leat for luma noise, perhaps merely similar for chroma if the new CFA messed around too much) and it might even be a full stop better at ISO1600+.
at the lowest ISO it doesn't appear as if the 5DMkII should be any better, since the read noise seemed more or less the same, maybe the CFA reduction would give it a hair better DR at the cost of a tiny bit worse color discrimination and color noise.
anywy, if anything I think your supposition is very likely to be completely backwards ...Show more →
Well I'm very happy to be proven wrong and if anything it was more of a provocation to get some results on this topic. Thanks.
The base ISO chroma noise wasn't offering much encouragement in this area (the 1ds3 certainly outperforms it there).
Probably the most significant camera release in a long time.
They SAY that on their order form but they don't practice it. I ordered a Photogenic bag from them a couple of weeks ago. It's on back order i.e. they have no stock, and they have NOT charged my credit card.
RDKirk wrote:
B&H does charge the card when the order is made, regardless of whether it's in stock, regardless of when it's shipped. That information is visible on the order form.
bobbytan wrote:
Check out this test shot between the 1Ds III and 5D II .... from the LL post/thread. It looks like the 5D II image is nicer .... and it's probably due to the weaker AA filter. Looking good!
in the 1ds picture we can see a full stack of money and on the 5dmkII picture the money is gone ! I wonder what he bought with it
