mininut Senior Member  470 posts Likes: 8 Joined Jul 2008 Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom More info | Jun 27, 2011 15:55 | #1 I'm looking now to get a 230v VBM from PCB, I'm astounded at the difference in price for what is essentially exactly the same unit. 5DIII | 5DII | 1Ds Mk II | Σ 70-200 f/2.8 EX DG | Σ 85 1.4 | Σ50 1.4 | Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 Di | Tamron 17-35 Di Lots of lights!
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focus.pocus Goldmember  3,423 posts Likes: 2 Joined Jul 2009 Location: Geneva Switzerland / South Carolina U.S.A. More info | Jun 27, 2011 15:59 | #2 maybe supply and demand I know, right? I'm just sayin'...
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katodog Goldmember  More info | Jun 27, 2011 16:01 | #3 Doesn't everybody hate Europeans?? The only stupid question is the one that goes unasked - Photographers shoot to thrill, not to kill
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gonzogolf dumb remark memorialized More info | Jun 27, 2011 16:01 | #4 Shipping, and a local distributor add to the cost, plus the fluctuating power of US currency comes into play.
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kenyee Senior Member 981 posts Joined Feb 2009 Location: Boston, PRofMA More info | Jun 27, 2011 17:18 | #5 mininut wrote in post #12666589  More than double the price if I buy in the EU. This comes up pretty often. Pentax K20D, 77Ltd, 43Ltd, Sigma 17-70, 60-250/4, crapload of Strobist gear (SB28's, RP JrX Studios, Einsteins, WL, Speedo BD, softboxes, grids, etc.)
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TGrundvig Goldmember  2,876 posts Likes: 3 Joined Oct 2009 Location: Colorado More info | Jun 27, 2011 17:22 | #6 kenyee wrote in post #12667022 This comes up pretty often. In the US, they're direct sales...i.e., no middleman. In the EU, you have a distributor (50% of cost)....this is Business 101...ask one of your business major friends. In the EU, you have import duties  In the EU, you have more taxes than we do in the US Add all that up, and you're probably looking at close to double the cost... This exactly! 1Ds Mk II, 1D Mk II, 50D, 40D, XT (for my son), 17-40L, 24-105L, Bigma 50-500 EX DG, Sigma 150 Macro EX DG, Tokina 12-24 AT-X, Nifty Fifty, Tamron 28-300 (for my son), 580ex II, 430ex II
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georgemw Goldmember  4,022 posts Likes: 1 Joined Oct 2007 More info | Jun 27, 2011 19:22 | #7 More taxes.......This exactly! To the OP, what is your sales tax, VAT and import duty ? State those as percentage, then it will be easier for us to give an idea of where the added money goes. regards, george w
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airshaq20 Senior Member 667 posts Joined Jul 2006 Location: East Coast, USA More info | Jun 27, 2011 20:14 | #8 |
Davidoff Senior Member  600 posts Likes: 2 Joined May 2005 Location: Portugal More info | Jun 27, 2011 20:46 | #9 airshaq20: We do, but they don't really compare. The price of the modifiers, no VML, no plm equivalent and most importantly: no competitor for the einstein. At least until they get their act togheter regarding flash durations.
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airshaq20 Senior Member 667 posts Joined Jul 2006 Location: East Coast, USA More info | Jun 27, 2011 21:05 | #10 Davidoff wrote in post #12668086 airshaq20: We do, but they don't really compare. The price of the modifiers, no VML, no plm equivalent and most importantly: no competitor for the einstein. At least until they get their act togheter regarding flash durations. I got both brands. I have not used the Einstein for sports or anything that can use its full potential. Just get a friend or a relative buy one for you and have it shipped back to you.
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SavasK Goldmember 1,425 posts Joined May 2007 More info | Jun 27, 2011 21:08 | #11 Thread title is childish.
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sigmapi Cream of the Crop  11,204 posts Likes: 6 Joined Apr 2010 Location: Los Angeles More info | Jun 27, 2011 21:18 | #12 Savas K wrote in post #12668167 Thread title is childish. agreed other than kenyee airshaq and Georges' post. Don't try to confuse me with the facts, my mind is already made up.
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Davidoff Senior Member 600 posts Likes: 2 Joined May 2005 Location: Portugal More info | I meant it was more expensive if you take as standard the U.S. prices.
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pilsburypie Goldmember  1,128 posts Likes: 5 Joined May 2009 Location: Birmingham, UK More info | Jun 28, 2011 03:30 | #14 Savas K wrote in post #12668167 Thread title is childish. Think of it more as an attention grabbing title to encourage responses rather than a statement of fact. Mark
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mininut THREAD STARTER Senior Member 470 posts Likes: 8 Joined Jul 2008 Location: West Midlands, United Kingdom More info | george m w wrote in post #12667641 To the OP, what is your sales tax, VAT and import duty ? State those as percentage, then it will be easier for us to give an idea of where the added money goes. By comparison, when I buy a vag mini here, I would pay $240 for the VBM plus $10.64 to UPS ( 7.44 euro ) to have it shipped directly to my home. There would be no other added charges. The landed cost to the Uk including shipping and taxes/vat is still only £220+30 and thats for a single item, i assume there would be savings for bulk import. An additional £60 for posting the unit to my door is still alot. The US price will include local taxes i would think too. Savas K wrote in post #12668167 Thread title is childish. Apologies if you think the title is childish, i haven't done anything childish in a very long time 5DIII | 5DII | 1Ds Mk II | Σ 70-200 f/2.8 EX DG | Σ 85 1.4 | Σ50 1.4 | Tamron 28-75 f/2.8 Di | Tamron 17-35 Di Lots of lights!
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shipping & customs headaches & costs??? not really sure...
On top of that PCB does not have an indirect octa bank, deep octa ect ect.