Where to purchase?

**Tonym** · 26-10-2010, 7:02pm

Can anyone suggest a good place in Australia to purchase a Sigma 50-500 lens for Canon 50D. I dont particularly want to buy from OS.

**ricktas** · 26-10-2010, 7:04pm

what are you looking for, cheapest price, after sales service, online store, or bricks and mortar store?

**Tonym** · 26-10-2010, 7:29pm

probably the cheapest price. I dont mind buying online as there are no real bricks and mortar stores in my area except for Harvey and Bing.I am also after the OS model. there has been a couple of used ones for sale but they are not the stabilized model.

**ricktas** · 26-10-2010, 7:43pm

www.shopbot.com.au and search, it will give you a range of online stores and prices

**Tonym** · 26-10-2010, 8:41pm

probably the cheapest price, I dont mind buying online and the only stores near me are Harvey and Bing Lee. I have seen a couple of these lenses for sale second hand but they were not the stabilized model and as this lens is for the mrs I would like a stabilizer model

**ZedEx** · 27-10-2010, 8:53am

With Sigma, find an online price, and then contact them on their Australian distributors website www.crkennedy.com.au
Often, they will arrange a price match. All Australian stock etc. I hope I am not in breach of site rules for bringing this up, this is not to take away from the site sponsors. CR themselves aren't a store, they're a supplier and don't usually deal direct to the public.

**Zac** · 28-10-2010, 11:11am

I don't know that CRK will sell directly to the public, I think they will supply the pricematch lens via a local retailer...

**ricktas** · 28-10-2010, 11:33am

Originally Posted by Zac

I don't know that CRK will sell directly to the public, I think they will supply the pricematch lens via a local retailer...

Yep, but you need to first contact CRK and prove the price point you have found, they will then put you in contact with a local retailer to go to and get it at their 'new' price, from my understanding. That is how it worked for me anyway.

**macmich** · 28-10-2010, 1:52pm

i just ordered a 120 to 400 of them i phoned them they checked the price on the net and took my credit card details and hopefully have it tommorow
cheers macca

**Tonym** · 28-10-2010, 6:27pm

I just spoke to CRK and they said go to a local retailer and take the web link to the lens I want to buy, they will then notify CRK who will check the price and then send a lens to the retailer at the web price. I phoned the retailer and he just laughed so I wont be buying of him at his inflated price. Looks like DWI for me.

**DigitalRev** · 28-10-2010, 6:42pm

Sigma EX 50-500mm f/4-6.3 APO DG at AU$1,259.98 + Shipping - Sigma EX 50-500mm f/4-6.3 APO DG

**Tonym** · 28-10-2010, 6:46pm

Thankyou Digital Rev this is the non OS lens though, I am after the 50-500 APO DG OS HSM model. I looked on your site and could not find it.

**DigitalRev** · 29-10-2010, 1:46pm

Originally Posted by Tonym

Thankyou Digital Rev this is the non OS lens though, I am after the 50-500 APO DG OS HSM model. I looked on your site and could not find it.

We only have the 150-500 OS lens for now. Sorry couldn't help.

**macmich** · 29-10-2010, 2:36pm

following up on mine the reason they done my on phone is because we have no country suppliers near us
i suppose if we lived in city area we would have to do it thru a retailer
cheers macca

**Tonym** · 31-10-2010, 12:33am

Has anyone bought from CameraPro in Brisbane? They seem to have a good price on the lens Im after.

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