finally converted to L side

Being a member of this forum and looking though some picture and equipement talk, I have finally surrended.

Just recently on my trip to Washington DC i was offered new
24-70 f/2.8 L and 70-200 f/2.8 L IS for 2500$

Both brand new boxed and with warranty
Could not take it anymore and took a plunge

And my rebelxt finally started performing like a real camera, the quality and colors is just amaizing. Before i had sigma 18-200, ehh what a difference

So be carefull out here

wow and new to boot. pretty darn good deal. saved a few hundred bucks. muxh congrats, im sure you are seriously psyched

OH, if they offer you any more L glass, new in boxes at ridiculous prices, CONTACT ME!!!

Congrats. Welcome to the club.

Wow that is a good price for those two lenses.

Yes i am very excited
The story was actually funny, i will keep the store name out, but will share details.

So i come in into the store and 3 guys are arguing with the guy at the counter to give them 30$ off some $200 lens. I asked for 24-70 he gave me a lens and said somewhere around 1.1K, then I asked for 70-200 IS he said yes we have it

At that point he asked those guys to move somewhere and make a decision about their purchase.

I am asking for the price, he says it's 2900 +tax
I tested both lenses and first time they bought me 70-200 non IS, I asked for IS version and tested it

I told him i can spend 2500$, i guess it was really slow week for them, so after 15 minutes of arguing we agreed to that price. BUT tax was still an issue.
So i pull out my European passport, (i live in New York but not a citizen) he says, fine I will not charge a tax

At that point i could not pass
Go figure, negotiations sometimes pay off

you can get the same lens config from BH (psaug) for $2700. No tax. Buying from local with tax comes out the same.

So you can get away on tax with your European passport but for us, it's not that crazy compare to BH.

welcome to the "L" world.

Bubble,

the fact that i bought new L glass does not mean i am newcomer,
I did my research

with (psaug) US versions with warranty 70-200 $1600 + 24-70 $1100 plus in New York 8.5% tax ($230)
Comes to $2930 total from B&H

I am not a fan of bying expensive lenses online without testing and then spend more time exchanging or fixing those

Anyway savings of about $430 are good enough to make me happy

forgive Bubble, he is turning out quite quickly to be the pricing police arm of POTN.

Like you need more

tdaugharty wrote:
Like you need more

HA! moderation is for people that cant handle EXCESS!!

An excellent deal on those two excellent lenses.
I trust you will declare them for the purpose of import duty and tax application upon return to your country of origin.

Grats man I just need the 24-70m to make me happy. ok ok ok I lied and a few more L's and then I will be happy.

MrWills wrote:
Grats man I just need the 24-70m to make me happy. ok ok ok I lied and a few more L's and then I will be happy.

no you wont

Congrats on some awesome lenses at awesome prices

jev wrote:
Bubble,

the fact that i bought new L glass does not mean i am newcomer,
I did my research

with (psaug) US versions with warranty 70-200 $1600 + 24-70 $1100 plus in New York 8.5% tax ($230)
Comes to $2930 total from B&H

I am not a fan of bying expensive lenses online without testing and then spend more time exchanging or fixing those

Anyway savings of about $430 are good enough to make me happy

oh no, i never say you're a newcomer. In fact, you still can give out your passport when you shop at BH and don't have to pay tax right? Anyway, CONGRAT on your new lens. DOn't mind me about pricing stuff.