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From: "Keith Green" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Robert Scott wrote:
>>The price of the IS version in the UK will be �1999.99, compared to the
>>current price of �1599.99 for the non-IS lens - an increase of only
>>around 25%.
Gary Russell wrote:
> My gosh Robert, they're literally *giving away* the 70-200 f/2.8 (non-IS)
> at 1599.99 Pounds in the UK ;-) That translates to $2,292.45 US Dollars I
> believe. The 70-200 (US warrantee version) goes for $1,199.95 at B&H. I
> guess when you're talking that kind of money, "only around 25%" more is
> indeed very kindly of Canon.
Keith Green wrote:
> The prices that Robert Scott quoted are list prices.
> Street price is "only" around 1250 - 1350 GBP, or even 1100 GBP for grey.
>
> I have been considering whether to eventually go for the f2.8 or f4
version.
> Having handled the 2.8 recently, although unable to shoot with it, I had
> almost convinced myself that the weight didn't matter.
> And now Canon have upped the ante, so what do I do :-)
You buy the 70-200 f2.8L at GBP 1000 and claim back the current GBP100
rebate.
Bob Turner
Dundee, Scotland, U.K.
Website : www.bawbee.co.uk
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