Canadians - Where do you purchase your own equipments in Canada?

Mmm yeah the dollar is at 94.4 cents currently.

No store in Canada is selling the 50mm 1.8 for under $120
Many US stores have it for $70-75.

I'm going to have to go US.

Ordered a Siggy 10-20 from B&H, should be here Wed........499 yankee dollars (or 528 loonies). Henry's sells it for 689.00 loonies.

Who buys from these people??

Buying Sigma in Canada gets you a 7 year warranty though...

It does - and that did make me think........but I still get a one year international warranty. In that time I would think I'd notice any defects and get it into Sigma Canada.

Looking at it another way - would you pay $170 (plus 14% tax) for an extended warranty on a $500 lens?

I did. See sig. the Sigmas can get noisy and I shoot with the fishy in skateparks, water etc. One of the few lenses I've bought new.

Do you guys know how much shipping is to Canada for KEH?

canuck_newbie wrote in post #3321765
Ordered a Siggy 10-20 from B&H, should be here Wed........499 yankee dollars (or 528 loonies). Henry's sells it for 689.00 loonies.

Who buys from these people??

isnt it more like 580 loonies with shipping including?

I can get this lens locally for 650 canadian...for the 70$ difference, I'd rather have that warranty and ease of returning it if I get a shibby copy.

blam wrote in post #3325159
isnt it more like 580 loonies with shipping including?

I can get this lens locally for 650 canadian...for the 70$ difference, I'd rather have that warranty and ease of returning it if I get a shibby copy.

Shipping does not cost $50.... well, at least I'm not impatient enough to spend $50 on shipping. UPS Expedited - $30, and that's being split with another person that has some stuff in the order.

You may be able to get the Siggy locally for 650, but I can't. Henry's is the dominant seller in Southwest Ontario, and all the smaller shops (if they even have the stock), usually price everything darned close to theirs. Anywhere from Canada that I could get it for 650 would require shipping to be added.

Regardless, to each his own. The 10-20 that I get, will have the exact same warranty as a Canon lens bought in either the US or Canada, 1 year - that's good enough for me.

We can quibble about whether it's $70 difference or $140 difference, but the fact remains that buying from the US saves you about 10-20%

Price + $30 shipping + exchange (1.0838 right now)+ visa %3 foreign exchange fee = $590.

If I got an email from sigma every year for 6 years asking if I'd like to extend my warranty for $15 for another year I'd bite.

Heck - we're splitting hairs here........but where did you get a exchange rate of 1.0838? www.x-rates.com is showing 1.0605. And the foreign exchange fee is 2.5%, at least for my visa card.

Anyways, like I said before, to each his own. I'm not a fan of extended warranties, or, in this case, paying a higher price for a longer warranty. I figure if things are going to go bad, it will show up early on.

Cheers

canuck_newbie wrote in post #3325778
Heck - we're splitting hairs here........but where did you get a exchange rate of 1.0838? www.x-rates.com is showing 1.0605. And the foreign exchange fee is 2.5%, at least for my visa card.

Anyways, like I said before, to each his own. I'm not a fan of extended warranties, or, in this case, paying a higher price for a longer warranty. I figure if things are going to go bad, it will show up early on.

Cheers

1.08 is pretty close to 1.06

What visa do you have? I have no fee on USD purchases. Their exchange rate is is a little elevated, but it's not a 2.5% difference.

canuck_newbie wrote in post #3325778
Heck - we're splitting hairs here........but where did you get a exchange rate of 1.0838? www.x-rates.com is showing 1.0605. And the foreign exchange fee is 2.5%, at least for my visa card.

Anyways, like I said before, to each his own. I'm not a fan of extended warranties, or, in this case, paying a higher price for a longer warranty. I figure if things are going to go bad, it will show up early on.

Cheers

You're new to importing stuff. That is the direct exchange rate. Rates for buying and selling currencies through your bank or visa are NOT reflected in XE's posted rate.

http://www.rbcroyalban​k.com …o7Q4/rates/cash​rates.html

These rate above are the cash rates. Visa charges cash rates plus a usual fee of %3. Some Visa cards charge a %2.5 fee on top of the cash rate (or as Doc's %0)

I try this reasoning with CDN sellers often. They see XE as gospel but forget that if I send them $2000 USD for a product, they don't get the same rate when selling the $2000 USD to the bank. You can see the reflected rates for buying and selling above in the link.

DocFrankenstein wrote in post #3325862
1.08 is pretty close to 1.06

What visa do you have? I have no fee on USD purchases. Their exchange rate is is a little elevated, but it's not a 2.5% difference.

Hence my "splitting hairs" comment

I have a CIBC visa, also a Capital One mastercard - both charge a 2.5% "admin" fee for the conversion. If you found a card without this fee, let me know!

I'm gonna go read the contract

canuck_newbie wrote in post #3325597
Shipping does not cost $50.... well, at least I'm not impatient enough to spend $50 on shipping. UPS Expedited - $30, and that's being split with another person that has some stuff in the order.

You may be able to get the Siggy locally for 650, but I can't. Henry's is the dominant seller in Southwest Ontario, and all the smaller shops (if they even have the stock), usually price everything darned close to theirs. Anywhere from Canada that I could get it for 650 would require shipping to be added.

Regardless, to each his own. The 10-20 that I get, will have the exact same warranty as a Canon lens bought in either the US or Canada, 1 year - that's good enough for me.

We can quibble about whether it's $70 difference or $140 difference, but the fact remains that buying from the US saves you about 10-20%

the dollar is at .94, so its being sold at ~.92 or less.

yes, you do save. but IMHO, not worth the hassle.

and that 650 is local pick-up. most camera shops will price match as well.