On Fri, Aug 26, 2005 at 09:45:47PM +0100, Paulo Abrantes ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) wrote:
> in Portugal, at least for now - and keep in mind I did not search > much for it yet - I only found this lens [17-85IS] at the price of > 874Euros, that's bout 1073$... (is that a robbery or what?) > Buying abroad or in 2nd hand might be an option, although > there's always some problems (taxes on buying abroad Portugal is a member of EU, so there should be no tax problems when buying from other EU countries and you can get the 17-85 from, say, Germany 550 euros (including VAT, and Portugal cannot charge any other taxes or customs in inter-EU trade). Nor should there be any problems with warranty within EU. Buying from the US is a bit harder, and I can't speak for Portugal there, but in Finland it's fairly straightforward also (with some courier companies I simply get a tax & customs bill afterwards, with others it involves a trip to customs office). But at the moment US prices are not significantly cheaper than EU for most camera gear, if you look at comparable mail order places in both and allow for customs & taxes. > But I still have a question regarding the 17-85, that came up > reading some replies, including yours. > > 1) If I ever get a DSLR with a 1.0x sensor will I have really *big* > problems with distortion? The 17-85 is an EF-S lens and won't fit in a full-frame body at all. In that respect it's just like the 18-55. -- Tapani Tarvainen * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
