70d price discussion & poll results

[distant.star]

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I like to be in America

Okay by me in America

Everything free in America

From West Side Story

 

[Old Sarge]

and as usual us Brits get screwed over, body only $1650, $1825 with 18-55 and $2125 with the 18-135

oh no no, the whole europe gets screwed every single f****** time.

Out of curiosity, how much of that has to do with taxes built into the price (VAT, etc.). In the U.S. the price usually, depending upon state, 7% to 9% added to it (which is why I often buy from B&H because they don't collect Texas sales tax saving me 8.25%).

VAT here is 20% and over Europe it is similar to that, maybe plus or minus 5%. On European prices VAT is always included on the website unless it specifies it.

It is a bit odd though how they price it. Looking at the B&H website the 5DIII costs pretty much the same as over here whereas the 6D is a lot cheaper in the US. The 5DII and 40D I know where a fair bit cheaper in the US. Worst is the 200-400 where the price difference is so big that it would pay for a trip to New York including flights, hotel and dinners for a weekend and it would still come out slightly cheaper

Thank you for the information. I find taxes interesting....and frustrating. The difference in pricing is certainly puzzling to me. I always figured it had to do with taxes and import duties (another form of taxes as well as industry protection) but it seems to be more complicated than that. Perhaps too complicated for a simple man like me.

 

[Marsu42]

Looking at the B&H website the 5DIII costs pretty much the same as over here whereas the 6D is a lot cheaper in the US.

This is ot, but I'm also puzzled by this, it's part of the reason why I haven't bought a 6d yet. Maybe it's just demand & supply, i.e. Europeans (in my case: Germans) are shelling out more €€€ for supposedly high iq cameras while a larger part of the US-Americans are happy with p&s or Rebels?