----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Davis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, September 08, 2002 5:52 PM Subject: Re: Re: Re: EOS Re: Demos
> Jim Davis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote/replied to: > > >If you deal with some small camera shop that can't afford to bring in > >more than one sample, can't afford to have demo lenses, then I guess > >you have to take what you can get. > > I guess I should mention that I'm a bit spoiled here in Japan, the > shops have a good supply of lenses, and keep several in store for > selling. They have a complete demo lineup in a glass cabinet, you buy > a lens you get a sealed Canon box with a brand new lens in it. > > I would not be concerned even about buying a used lens at the dealers > though, cause they back up everything without question. Their used > lenses are all mint, and priced accordingly. If you take it back, it's > no problem, they'll make you happy. Probably cause it's so easy for > them to send anything back, get fixed, or get a factory replacement. > > If anyone's wondering about prices in Japan, forget it. New lenses > here go for more than in the States. Selection and service though are > topnotch. > > For example, the EOS 7 here cost about $700 US with no lens. Enough > said. > > "take every day as a gift, > never get angry at the idiotic mass of humanity, > delight in the craftsmanship of BMW and nature" > Jim Davis, 2002 > In other words, the cost of displaying, using and then selling at a deep discount those demo lenses is built into the cost of purchasing the actual item... Skip Middleton http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
