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New DSLR lenses from Nikon
"Bruce" wrote in message ... Nikon has announced the following new lenses: AF-S Nikkor 16-35mm f/4G ED VR Full frame (FX) format, image stabilised wide angle zoom lens. http://www.dpreview.com/news/1002/10...on16mm35mm.asp US $ 1259.95 Euro 1199.00 GBP 1049.99 AF-S Nikkor 24mm F/1.4G ED Full frame (FX) format, ultra-fast wide angle fixed focal length lens. http://www.dpreview.com/news/1002/10...kon24mmf14.asp US $ 2199.95 Euro 2149.00 GBP 1949.99 Who set the Euro pricing??? With the USD at 61% of the UKP that is just crazy. |
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On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:41:11 +1100, "Pete D" wrote:
"Bruce" wrote in message .. . Nikon has announced the following new lenses: AF-S Nikkor 16-35mm f/4G ED VR Full frame (FX) format, image stabilised wide angle zoom lens. http://www.dpreview.com/news/1002/10...on16mm35mm.asp US $ 1259.95 Euro 1199.00 GBP 1049.99 AF-S Nikkor 24mm F/1.4G ED Full frame (FX) format, ultra-fast wide angle fixed focal length lens. http://www.dpreview.com/news/1002/10...kon24mmf14.asp US $ 2199.95 Euro 2149.00 GBP 1949.99 Who set the Euro pricing??? With the USD at 61% of the UKP that is just crazy. No. What's truly crazy is that you think that's the only thing that's crazy. |
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On 2010-02-09 10:41:11 -0800, "Pete D" said:
"Bruce" wrote in message ... Nikon has announced the following new lenses: AF-S Nikkor 16-35mm f/4G ED VR Full frame (FX) format, image stabilised wide angle zoom lens. http://www.dpreview.com/news/1002/10...on16mm35mm.asp US $ 1259.95 Euro 1199.00 GBP 1049.99 AF-S Nikkor 24mm F/1.4G ED Full frame (FX) format, ultra-fast wide angle fixed focal length lens. http://www.dpreview.com/news/1002/10...kon24mmf14.asp US $ 2199.95 Euro 2149.00 GBP 1949.99 Who set the Euro pricing??? With the USD at 61% of the UKP that is just crazy. Does the Euro pricing include VAT? -- Waddling Eagle World Famous Flight Instructor |
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New DSLR lenses from Nikon
On Tue, 9 Feb 2010 20:36:55 +0100, Alfred Molon
wrote: In article , says... Who set the Euro pricing??? With the USD at 61% of the UKP that is just crazy. Japanese and Americans seem to think that Europeans are stupid. No, camera companies think that all DSLR buyers are stupid. They are correct. Those prices alone prove this, in any country. |
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New DSLR lenses from Nikon
On 2010-02-09 11:36:55 -0800, Alfred Molon said:
In article , says... Who set the Euro pricing??? With the USD at 61% of the UKP that is just crazy. Japanese and Americans seem to think that Europeans are stupid. Either that or their own tax-hungry governments think they are. America has no VAT. -- Waddling Eagle World Famous Flight Instructor |
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On 10-02-09 14:36 , Alfred Molon wrote:
In om.au, says... Who set the Euro pricing??? With the USD at 61% of the UKP that is just crazy. Japanese and Americans seem to think that Europeans are stupid. Whenever Europeans act stupidly, most everyone thinks so. (I'd mention, for example, the Lisbon treaty (with serial referendums until people vote "right"), Italian governance, Greek government budgets and Spanish economic and labour theory and a plethora of other stupid European things brought on by European thought, but that would be a bit overwhelming to most.) Naturally, this does nothing to obviate Japanese, American, Canadian or other nationals stupidity. There's more that enough to go around without import or export barriers. -- gmail originated posts are filtered due to spam. |
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On 10-02-09 16:04 , C J Campbell wrote:
On 2010-02-09 11:36:55 -0800, Alfred Molon said: In article , says... Who set the Euro pricing??? With the USD at 61% of the UKP that is just crazy. Japanese and Americans seem to think that Europeans are stupid. Either that or their own tax-hungry governments think they are. America has no VAT. So what? America is the most indebted nation in the world. You just can't see the US VAT. You see almost every bit of food in the US is subsidized by the federal (and often state) governments. (That this is a leading contributor to US obesity rates is another costly effect). Many industries are subsidized, esp. aerospace and military. So every time you fly on a US built aircraft you are getting that subsidy. Oh, and paying for it in your taxes. (I should say not paying for it as the US deficit continues to grow under the silly notion that major wars can be fought while cutting taxes, but that's another story). The US may not have a VAT, per se. However, and you'll really hate this, some policy wonks (both D & R) see it as a way to stem the tide. It's germane to note that Canada halted its growing deficits in part through the adoption of a VAT (called GST (Fed) and PST (Prov.) (or HST when blended)). That coupled to fiscal restraint - certainly not a US virtue since Clinton. (And blaming any of this on 'bama would just be partisan whining). -- gmail originated posts are filtered due to spam. |
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C J Campbell wrote:
Either that or their own tax-hungry governments think they are. America has no VAT. 1: Canada does have VAT, it is called "Goods and Services Tax". Don't know about other countries in America. 2: I am quite certain I prefer a flat simple straightforward VAT over the impenetrable jungle of local, state, county and other sales taxes that are slapped on in the US and sometimes vary just across the street. 3: Not to mention that VAT is refundable upon export of the good while sales tax is not. jue |
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On 2010-02-09 13:54:17 -0800, Alan Browne
said: On 10-02-09 16:04 , C J Campbell wrote: On 2010-02-09 11:36:55 -0800, Alfred Molon said: In article , says... Who set the Euro pricing??? With the USD at 61% of the UKP that is just crazy. Japanese and Americans seem to think that Europeans are stupid. Either that or their own tax-hungry governments think they are. America has no VAT. So what? America is the most indebted nation in the world. Now just hold your horses, there. Did I say Americans were smarter? No, I did not. Just take a look at every president elected in the US over the last few generations, including our current president. Why on earth would our politicians have any reason to believe that we are not stupid? -- Waddling Eagle World Famous Flight Instructor |
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On Tue, 9 Feb 2010 13:04:46 -0800, C J Campbell
wrote: On 2010-02-09 11:36:55 -0800, Alfred Molon said: In article , says... Who set the Euro pricing??? With the USD at 61% of the UKP that is just crazy. Japanese and Americans seem to think that Europeans are stupid. Either that or their own tax-hungry governments think they are. America has no VAT. Not by that name, but the concept of adding a tax to the purchase of goods and services is certainly practiced here. Our states are just as tax-hungry as any other government entity. One of the major differences is that advertised prices in the UK include VAT, but advertised prices in the US do not include sales tax. They may include a notation that sales tax will be added, but not an amount. While visitors to the US often object to this because they feel the advertising falsely represents the actual price to be paid, there is a good reason for stating the pre-tax price. If Best Buy (a chain of stores) advertises a camera for $100, the final price will be $106 if the purchase is made in Orange County (FL) or $107 if the purchase is made in Seminole County (FL) due to local option tax rates. If the camera is purchased by a hospital or other exempt entity, the final price is $100. The stores involved may be equidistant from the customer's home. -- Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida |
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