New DSLR lenses from Nikon

"Bruce" wrote in message
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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.

On Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:41:11 +1100, "Pete D" wrote:


"Bruce" wrote in message
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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.

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?

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Waddling Eagle
World Famous Flight Instructor

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.

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

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.

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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).

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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

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

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.




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Tony Cooper - Orlando, Florida