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piku
25th of June 2004 (Fri), 17:45
just happend to do some "screen"-shopping

http://ww1.onecall.com/PID_4766.htm

locally (at OC, CA) its $85-90 ...only if that dodgers vs angels game aint on sunday!!! aaaaaah ...decisions decisions ...pretty much a $10-20 difference between s&h and taxes
Scottes
25th of June 2004 (Fri), 17:46
That's pretty much the same as everywhere.
piku
25th of June 2004 (Fri), 17:48
anyone live in OC, CA area that recommends a shop w/ that price (around that price)?
Belmondo
25th of June 2004 (Fri), 17:49
The tricky part of this lens has been availablility. The price is just about right. If they have them, you're okay.
Belmondo
25th of June 2004 (Fri), 18:14
anyone live in OC, CA area that recommends a shop w/ that price (around that price)?

Samy's sells it for that price. I don't know if there's one near you or not---they do have a store in Santa Ana.
piku
25th of June 2004 (Fri), 18:23
$89 at samy's santa ana. =(
Andy_T
26th of June 2004 (Sat), 06:33
Hmmmm.

I'm not saying a 20% price difference on a Canon lens is nothing to be taken very seriously ...

... but maybe the time it took you to make up this thread cost more than the 15$ you'll eventually save when you've evaluated all the options ... :wink:

Best regards,
Andy
Jesper
26th of June 2004 (Sat), 16:49
I just bought the EF 50 f/1.8 II today in a local shop here (Rotterdam, The Netherlands).

You'll probably laugh when you read what I paid for it. € 129 (US$ 155). That's more than twice the normal price in the USA. Well, sadly that's how it is here. :( The price tag even said € 159 (US$ 190), an even more ridiculous price... :roll:

It's a nice little lens - very small and light, but it looks like a cheap plastic toy with its plastic lens mount.
piku
26th of June 2004 (Sat), 21:23
Hmmmm.

I'm not saying a 20% price difference on a Canon lens is nothing to be taken very seriously ...

... but maybe the time it took you to make up this thread cost more than the 15$ you'll eventually save when you've evaluated all the options ... :wink:

Best regards,
Andy

got it for $76 flat from onecall.com (shipped fedex 3day)...i can spend the extra $10-15 for a uv filter
IainB
26th of June 2004 (Sat), 22:19
Gee, I'm still thinking about buying the 10D, so I'm pretty confused about this lens/price comparison. The best local price in Auckland New Zealand for the EF 50mm F1.8 II is NZ$196.50, or about US$122, including taxes.
And what's a EF 50mm F1.4 USM? At NZ$789.00 (US$489) it must be pretty special. I'm happy for someone to direct me to another discussion of this if it has already been covered...