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If M w/ DPAF wasn't available in your country

Started Dec 3, 2013 | Polls thread
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Jonathan Brady
Jonathan Brady Veteran Member • Posts: 6,725
If M w/ DPAF wasn't available in your country

So it seems the M2 will only be available in Asia, which I'm thinking isn't such a big deal to most here as we likely would have skipped it anyway.  But I started wondering if a DPAF M (presumably an "M PRO") was made but only released in Asia, what would I do.  Which of course, got me wondering how others would react.  So...  Here's a poll to find out...  I'll try to make as many options available as I can but I'm sure I'll miss some.

If a DPAF M isn't available in my country, I would...

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Continue shooting with my current M + lenses until they no longer satisfied my photographic needs and move on to another system
38.5% 5  votes
Same as above, except import a replacement body (no specific time frame)
0.0% 0  votes
Upon release, immediately import the DPAF body (ie, early adopter - first 3-6 months)
7.7% 1  vote
Wait 6 months to a year to import the DPAF body - I want the price to drop some (or substantially) before buying because I never pay full price and/or if I'm going to get less (no home-country warranty) I expect to pay less.
15.4% 2  votes
Upon release, import the DPAF body ONLY if it's from a nearby country (for instance, import to the US from Canada)
15.4% 2  votes
I would import it if I could find a good retailer overseas who would warranty the product and/or help with warranty repairs (OP's note: like DigitalRev - I assume, I've never used them)
0.0% 0  votes
Wait until another iteration of the DPAF M is released (could be several years as it may be on an XXD replacement schedule) to see if it's made available in the US
0.0% 0  votes
Wait until another iteration of the DPAF M is released and buy the first iteration at reduced prices and have it imported
0.0% 0  votes
I would import it as long as Canon made the lens(es) I want and they were available in my home country (ie, a warranty in my home country is important to me)
15.4% 2  votes
I would import it as long as Canon made the lens(es) I want. I would import those as well (ie, a home-country warranty isn't overly important to me)
0.0% 0  votes
Something else - I'll answer in a reply
7.7% 1  vote
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