Nevermind, I forget the VAT was included.I'm confused. Euro to dollar conversion is currently 1.12
4500 EUR = 5048.24 USD
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Nevermind, I forget the VAT was included.I'm confused. Euro to dollar conversion is currently 1.12
4500 EUR = 5048.24 USD
It’s a virtual bundle, you can buy the items up to 90 days apart and Canon itself will give you the cash back.
Still boggles my mind why they don't just include tax in US prices.
Who wants to be doing calculations in their head constantly when they're shopping.
Um, because every jurisdiction in the US; state, county, municipality, taxes sales differently. It would be impossible. Retail stores could do it but certainly not Canon. Even with online retailers, where it's shipped makes a difference.
I totally agree. I was simply trying to indicate it was not as simple as just using a currency converter and pointed out the largest and easiest to understand difference!It is not how pricing works internationally. the same product can be priced US$3500 in USA and 3500 British pounds in UK. Conversion rate not always applicable here. It’s is a bit more complicated than that. It depends on local cost, size of the market overheads promotional discounting and territory strategy / planing.
it also depends on local market conditions. hope it explains.
Wow. In Australia we have a single GST (ie VAT) rate across the country, which has to be added to the retail price shown. Of course, given our geographic position, getting anything here involves adding mega-transport costs - so we end up no better!
Still boggles my mind why they don't just include tax in US prices.
Who wants to be doing calculations in their head constantly when they're shopping.
I’m just glad this will fit within the limit of my new Adorama card lol. But really, though, I am bummed they switched from the old credit system at Adorama because for purchases in this price range you used to have 18 months to pay off the balance and now you only get 12.
Those monthly payments are going to be hard to hide from the wife
That is becoming less and less by the month. Very soon you won't see it any longer. First it was an honor system in your Federal return to pay online taxes and since the response was next to nothing, States are now being forced to collect it at time of sale. Me? I'd rather have better customer service and competitive pricing to steer me to a particular online retailer than the sales tax being the key factor. YmmvAnd thankfully.....with some shippers you can still get it without taxes being added to it....
Did you factor inflation into the curve? The Mark 3 was introduced in 2012.Canon 5D Mark III launch price = 3300 euros
Canon 5D Mark IV launch price = 4100 euros
Canon 5R launch price = 4500€
That's a pretty steep curve imho and not one I enjoy watching.
I do a lot of underwater photography, including underwater portraits. In addition to my 5DM3, I'm invested a lot in underwater equipment specifically for that camera which is more expensive than the camera itself.thats the jump I am going from too... the 5d MKiii was amazing all these years and now these mirrorless cameras are so exciting too! My 5d mkIII and lenses were stolen few months ago and insurance covered it all but I used that money to buy 4 RF lenses and a RP and using the left over waiting for the R5... even the RP has been amazing with the RF lenses this is all very exciting!
you answered your own question - it's the business side of things.
Canon isn't a charity - a ton of people have to make a profit off that camera and not just "Canon Inc.".. Canon Japan, Canon Subsidurary, Distribution channels, Marketing companies, and oh yeah, the end retailer that has to actually sell it. Not to mention a sizeable chunk of that is taxes ($900 euros!)
And I'm curious how you would have foreseen Canon to position this - a camera that probably took them 3-4 years to develop.
True, the end retailer has to sell it. But who will have the cash?
I just don't understand the idea that the professional photographer/videographer market is some huge sea of adopters that this camera was developed for, or the idea that professional photographers/videographers all have the pockets deep enough, pandemic or no pandemic. Granted, there will be professional photographers/videographers buying the camera. The mass, though, will be people who never shoot for money. Professional photographers range in income from $0 to $gobs just like the rest of us. Being a professional in any field does not automatically mean well heeled.It just seems counterintuitive for a company looking for mass adoption among pros to be charging over 10% more for a body considering the state of the global economy.
Nevermind, I forget the VAT was included.