Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2018/02/17
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Yes, it is safer. Lenses tend to have worldwide guarantees, so it is better to save money there, instead of on bodies! Cheers Jayanand Sent from my iPad > On 17-Feb-2018, at 15:54, Sonny Carter via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> > wrote: > > Jay, the price is comparable, it?s just that right now the conversion is > us$ 1.00 to cn$ 1.25. > > We?re used to a closer to parity rate. :-p > > One might save a good bit in taxes in the US, but then, you may need > warranty service down the line and be happier buying from Sony Canada > dealer from Canada. > > SonC > > > On Sat, Feb 17, 2018 at 3:05 AM Jayanand Govindaraj via LUG < > lug at leica-users.org> wrote: > >> Generally higher prices means better national warranty, just check >> that out as well. >> Cheers >> Jayanand >> >> Sent from my iPad >> >>> On 17-Feb-2018, at 05:28, Scott Gregory via LUG <lug at leica-users.org> >> wrote: >>> >>> Thanks Sonny and others who commented. Yes that 55 Sony seems to be a >> great lens. >>> And you do wonders with the Micro Nikkor on your AR3 with your flower >> photos. >>> >>> I guess as much as I?d like that body my dilemma here is that the price >> is $3995.00 Canadian funds compared to about $3198 in the US. >>> My local dealer has the Sony?s in stock. >>> With taxes the camera comes to approximately $4500 in Canadian funds. >>> Is the camera worth that much I guess is what I have to determine? >>> On the other hand a new M10 is just short of $10,000 Canadian with the >> difference in our money to the US these days. >>> Tough thing is I live an hour from Port Huron Mi and the US Border. Hard >> to justify the Canadian prices. >>> >>> Scott >>> >>>> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Leica Users Group. >> See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > -- > Regards, > > Sonny > http://sonc.com/look/ > Natchitoches, Louisiana > 1714 > Oldest Permanent Settlement in the Louisiana Purchase > > USA > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information