Where did you buy your DSLR from?

[Just Me]

I got mine on Ebay ... it was $700 cheaper than in store and it was BNIP.

Buying from a camera place overseas would have been a cheaper price initially including the postage but because it was over $1000, there was a risk I would get a customs tax so we just went with an ebay seller. Just a word of warning though - if you are going to buy off ebay, double check that when the seller says they are in Australia, they are actually in Australia. I noticed lots of listings that said they were in Australia but looking at their terms and conditions, you could tell they weren't. They wrote about how they weren't liable for any fees that customs might charge during import.

Other places are also in Australia but say that the stock comes directly from the factory. If you are under the $1000 mark it shouldn't matter but if you are over, the taxes can be substantial.

I got my second lens from an overseas camera house and saved $600 even including postage and insurance. I just made sure that I used Paypal so if anything went wrong or I didn't receive my item, I could dispute it through a third party. The lens arrived faster than the camera did - 3 to 4 working days.