Beginner dslr camera's

An Exception · 9 Jan 2013 at 20:52

They are a hk based etailer. I have spent many £k with them. They give you more discount if you pay by bt, also if you ask them for their best price, they will sometimes knock more off.

An Exception · 9 Jan 2013 at 21:02

Judging by these iso's, I would say the translucsent mirror is soaking up around 50% of the light.
http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/Cameras/Compare-Camera-Sensors/Compare-cameras-side-by-side/(appareil1)/834%7C0/(brand)/Nikon/(appareil2)/831%7C0/(brand2)/Sony

An Exception · 9 Jan 2013 at 22:22

Why has the p store suddenly become forbidden?

Kobi · 9 Jan 2013 at 23:09

Pay by bt? cheers for the heads up though.

Guessing the p store is blocked because it sells tablets? i see no other reason.

poecilotheria · 10 Jan 2013 at 01:23

canon 600d would be a good choice, d3200 from nikon too

Energize · 10 Jan 2013 at 08:02

An Exception said:
Why has the p store suddenly become forbidden?

No idea, didn't even know it was, no announcement in the rules or anything.

Burnsy2023 · 10 Jan 2013 at 22:10

It's been added to the word filter because it actively tries to avoid import taxes and VAT which is illegal. Please don't refer to the site any more.

Kobi · 10 Jan 2013 at 22:57

oh my, that is terrible! I for one will not be buying from that site...for at least 2 weeks, then i'll get something.

hypothetically, lets say they/i was caught, how much tax am i looking at paying?

An Exception · 10 Jan 2013 at 23:12

Burnsy2023 said:
It's been added to the word filter because it actively tries to avoid import taxes and VAT which is illegal. Please don't refer to the site any more.

Is DigitalRev going to be added to the list as well then, as well as the numerous other HK stores that do just that?

An Exception · 10 Jan 2013 at 23:14

Kobi said:
oh my, that is terrible! I for one will not be buying from that site...for at least 2 weeks, then i'll get something.

hypothetically, lets say they/i was caught, how much tax am i looking at paying?

They would pay it for you.

dannyjo22 · 10 Jan 2013 at 23:25

An Exception said:
Is DigitalRev going to be added to the list as well then, as well as the numerous other HK stores that do just that?

It should be they are equally as big liars. Drop them an email and ask them about duty, they will tell you it's paid. If one is banned they should be as well.

Phal · 10 Jan 2013 at 23:32

Ban the internet!

Didn't realise OCuK were part of the internet police >.>

Kobi · 11 Jan 2013 at 07:25

Ah well that's fine then!

You'd most likely need to ban the Internet! The amount of company's that try to get around tax and what not will be thousands!

An Exception · 11 Jan 2013 at 09:25

dannyjo22 said:
It should be they are equally as big liars. Drop them an email and ask them about duty, they will tell you it's paid. If one is banned they should be as well.

This forum should be fair, to be fair it should be consistent, to be consistent, if OCUK is going to censor the internet, OCUK should be censoring all the well known HK retailers, rather than singling out one company.

If it's about avoiding VAT & TAX etc. how come I can still write Starbucks?

Burnsy2023 · 11 Jan 2013 at 10:53

An Exception said:
This forum should be fair, to be fair it should be consistent, to be consistent, if OCUK is going to censor the internet, OCUK should be censoring all the well known HK retailers, rather than singling out one company.

We're looking at that.

An Exception said:
If it's about avoiding VAT & TAX etc. how come I can still write Starbucks?

Because Starbucks isn't breaking the law.

Energize · 11 Jan 2013 at 11:25

Burnsy2023 said:
It's been added to the word filter because it actively tries to avoid import taxes and VAT which is illegal. Please don't refer to the site any more.

I don't really believe that given how many illegal activities and similar websites are discussed on these forums, but whatever.

An Exception · 11 Jan 2013 at 12:21

Burnsy2023 said:
Because Starbucks isn't breaking the law.

Sorry, I just assumed those sites were being blocked for moral reasons, or is OCUK somehow liable for HK retailers mislabeling packages?

This all reminds me of the movie 'The Firm'.
"The only difference between tax avoidance and tax evasion is a good lawyer"

Burnsy2023 · 11 Jan 2013 at 12:31

An Exception said:
Sorry, I just assumed those sites were being blocked for moral reasons, or is OCUK somehow liable for HK retailers mislabeling packages?

This is quite simple really: OcUK don't want to be seen as condoning tax evasion.

FishFluff · 11 Jan 2013 at 12:41

Moving back to talking about cameras, OP I have the 650D and it's awesome. One thing that everyone forgets about is that it has a touchscreen. It sounds like a gimmick but it's genuinely useful for quickly changing settings while shooting. I've tried shooting with a friends 550D and was amazed at how ancient it felt in terms of usability without the touchscreen.

Phal · 11 Jan 2013 at 13:06

Yeah the touchscreen is definitely an underrated plus! Would definitely be annoying to have to go back to buttons only. The 650d has all the buttons too so you need to use the touchscreen for anything other than a display but you'll definitely want to.