> > From: Peter Lacus <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2006/12/13 Wed AM 12:14:18 GMT > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: K10D in Israel > > Hi Rob, > > >>>Bit of a premium to get it to Israel, eh? > >> > >>more precisely it's premium to get it _anywhere_ outside of the USA. > >>Price here in the UK is about £600 which is almost the same. And if you > >>add some lenses it's probably worth to fly across the ocean to get them. > > > > Hmm, they are selling here body for AU$1269 (~US$1000) which includes > > 10% GST however that is not payable by buyers from outside the > > country. > > Good for you. I think the UK prices include VAT as well and I don't mind > to pay £600 right now but nobody here in London does have the camera in > stock. And as I wrote earlier, I'd like to grasp it first and look > through the viewfinder. > > But the difference in the price of some lenses is unbelievable - 77 Ltd. > can be had for less dollars than pounds!
Well, the camera is about 1/3rd cheaper in the US than the cheapest UK price. By the time you have added duty, postage and VAT it will be about the same, I suspect. The advantage being that US stockists have some to sell. ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.ntlworld.com Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software Visit www.ntlworld.com/security for more information -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
