Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello Bernard, I never understood why photo items are so expensive here. It's true for Japanese brands (and F5 is $3,030) as well as Europeans. And it was true for Angénieux or Semflex as well... go figure. It is the same thing for a lot of products. Since the Open Market, more and more French are buying French cars in Italy, Spain or Germany because they are 20% cheaper than here. At the opposite, computer hardware (but not software) is very affordable. All the best, - -- Jean-Claude Berger (jcberger@jcberger.com) Systems and RDBMS consultant (MCSE) Lyon, France http://www.jcberger.com > > I wouldn't take AA's word for it, but now that you say it, I have to > ask. How come it's that expensive? That's 50% more than the US price. > Even if you disregard the $400 eternal rebate, then it's still way and > way too much. Are the French being protective of their non-existent > camera industry? > > Bernard. > >