Viggo said:
Joey said:
I note the price of the new lens is going to be $1799 or over here in the UK... £1799. The current exchange rate is $1.53=£1. Canon are laughing at us.
Yes, they are, it's the same story all over Europe....
That could well be a reflection on the cost of doing business in Europe too, well part of the price differential anyway.
Not playing politics here but I am European though I live in the USA, and I have no axe to grind. The States do not have the workers protection, minimum wages, healthcare, social services and lifestyle of Europeans, you pay for that in everything you buy as well as your various other taxes. On the other hand over here we pay less for goods and earn less per hour for our work (unless we are rappers), many people don't get paid vacation, workers comp is paltry compared to Europe, the 'minimum wage' is largely negated by calling people 'managers' or the massive exclusions to the laws, it might seem unfair, but I am sure they sell stuff for what they can. Look at the price of keenly priced competitive items like Rebel kits etc to see if there is gouging, the price of those is also parity, yet if they could sell them for less they would, they are the proverbial 'stack 'em high, sell 'em cheap' item.
