Jessops 0% offer, anybody else taking advantage?

[Jardo]

Hi guys, don't know if you know but Jessops have a 0% APR offer online at the moment.

Personally I am going to get this after reading a couple of reviews and playing with one last night - http://www.jessops.com/online.store...VR Lens 55-200mm Non VR Lens-81730/Show.html

Anybody else taking advantage or ordering anything?

 

[Derelict-UK]

buy it on a credit card? You can get longer purchase 0% cards than 10 months. I'm on an M&S card that has 13 months 0% on purchases, this is what I used for my D7000.

 

[Jardo]

buy it on a credit card? You can get longer purchase 0% cards than 10 months. I'm on an M&S card that has 13 months 0% on purchases, this is what I used for my D7000.

I'm too young and foolish to get a 0% credit card, I'm only 21 and when I was 18 I was a bit financially stupid. I struggled to get my 21% Barclaycard, despite having a mortgage and earning good money.

Besides, for £37 a month I think I'd rather buy it that way and keep the term short. I've got the money to buy it outright anyway, but everybody loves interest free.

From the reviews I have read it is better than the Canon, and my friends have Nikons so I can borrow their lenses.

 

[Jardo]

Got it

 

[Habitual]

Doesn't seem like a bad idea, for us non-credit card folk.

Missus permitting, I might get a Sigma 10-20mm, F3.5 and an ND filter or two to fit it...

http://www.jessops.com/online.store/products/77913/show.html

Cheers for the heads up on this...

 

[Joe#]

I'm really tempted to get a Sigma 10-20 too.

 

[Addicted]

Just seen it, wow!

Must...resist...

Makes it a very nice deal! Think I'll get one on Monday

 

[Hixle]

£50 a month seems too good to resist.

 

[Joe#]

I really shouldn't be buying things either. I may leave it

Do these offers come up often?

 

[AK]

How long's the offer open for?

 

[Joe#]

It just says 'for a limited time only'.

 

[Addicted]

Yep, I was going to get my 550d on it but they had just taken it off, so just went all out.

Debating another lens now though, Tokina 11-16!

Apparently its a much better lens due to higher IQ, so may be worth the extra!

 

[Jay_A]

Would so love a 5D mk II. Need a job first

 

[Joe#]

Yep, I was going to get my 550d on it but they had just taken it off, so just went all out.

Debating another lens now though, Tokina 11-16!

Apparently its a much better lens due to higher IQ, so may be worth the extra!

Ah gutted

I need to leave and forget about this thread lol.

 

[Addicted]

Ah gutted

I need to leave and forget about this thread lol.

Just worked it out, £21.40 cashback from TopCashback, making the lens near enough the same price!

 

[john182rs]

www.flashcamera.co.uk - for all your lenses and some camera body needs.

I got a 24-105 Canon L F4 IS for £569 from the above, jessops wanted £949.... both was brand new items.

 

[Addicted]

www.flashcamera.co.uk - for all your lenses and some camera body needs.

I got a 24-105 Canon L F4 IS for £569 from the above, jessops wanted £949.... both was brand new items.

All true and well, but Kerso doesn't have either of the lenses, and my reasoning for getting one is the 0% offer

I checked on Camerapricebuster and tbh it's maybe £20 less at the cheapest place, so I'd write the £20 off as "interest"

Certainly seems like this Tokina 11-16mm 2.8 is the one to go for over the Sigma, going to hopefully go in today and try both if Jessops have them.

 

[Scrooge]

Ffs I wish I didn't click in this thread

 

[Jardo]

Hmmm look what I have...

Go on spend it

 

[Hixle]

I need to stop looking in here. I genuinely don't think I can resist buying a lens. Save me from myself

 

[MikeoftheQuays]

Got me eyeing a Canon G1X...

 

[Addicted]

So I'm skipping the Sigma 10-20mm completely, and now have another decision:

Tokina 11-16mm vs the Sigma 8-16mm. Tokina is sharper but has some CA (fixable in LR), but Sigma has wider angle and is cheaper build quality.

Decisions .

http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidpinkerton/4645111262/

 

[Scott H.]

I wanted a gopro on this deal but there £100 more than eBay and £50 more than amazon so I'm going to save and get one next month.

 

[Brazo]

Sigma can't take a filter if that helps.

So I'm skipping the Sigma 10-20mm completely, and now have another decision:

Tokina 11-16mm vs the Sigma 8-16mm. Tokina is sharper but has some CA (fixable in LR), but Sigma has wider angle and is cheaper build quality.
Decisions .

http://www.flickr.com/photos/davidpinkerton/4645111262/

 

[Addicted]

Sigma can't take a filter if that helps.

Which one, the 8-16?

 

[Brazo]

Which one, the 8-16?

Yes mate the bulbous front end sticks out too much. If it were me I would go for the 11-16, although that extra 3mm is actually significant at this focal length.

TBH the sigma 10-20 would be my choice. Or the Canon 10-22 (you are Canon?)

11mm (Tokina) on a Canon (1.6 crop factor) gives an approximate 35mm equivalent focal length of 18mm which yes is very wide but I wouldn't say 'ultra wide' like a 10mm on a normal aps-c crop factor of 1.5 which gives a 35mm equivalent of 15mm which is noticeably 'wider'.

 

[Addicted]

Yep I'm Canon, hmm not sure now! I'm going into Jessops tomorrow and hopefully trying the Tokina, will have a look around at the other lenses but tbh I only hear good things about the Tokina and it seems highly recommended!

 

[Habitual]

I made a thread on TP - they recommended the Tonika there...

 

[Brazo]

You won't go wrong

 

[Addicted]

http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=1027141 I came across this and it's good to see a ton of reviews for each lens, but still cannot decide which. I think the Tokina seems to be on top though

 

[Habitual]

Do Jessops have the one you want in stock?

 

[Addicted]

All Jessops within 20 miles had none of the ones I was looking at in stock, so I've just gone with delivery of the Tokina 11-16mm.

I can, under the DSR, return it within 7 days if it's not what I was after so that's always a bonus

 

[Addicted]

Just got my Tokina through today, holy crap the quality of it is unreal!

Coming from a 50mm prime, and the kit 18-55mm and 55-250mm it's just a completely different level.

Hoping to get some nice snaps tonight

 

[ukaskew]

Seriously considered it (5D Mk2 + 24-105 f4) as could easily afford the payments but decided I never use finance for a reason (too paranoid about job security)...good job too as my work has just announced 99 redundancies.

Could have bit me on the arse (mortgage, bills, food etc will obviously be priority if the worse happens) so pleased I didn't do it.

 

[Scott™]

Was thinking of going for a D800

 

[Brazo]

Was thinking of going for a D800

Best part of 4k if you include a lens that's even partly capable of resolving that 36 Meg sensor!