----- Original Message ----- From: "Daichi Saeki (QA/EMC)" Subject: Re: more *ist D pricing news...
> Are you honestly telling me that 600$CDN = ~ 450$USD is worth a scrappy little paper saying "warranty"? Fortunately I've never had to deal with warranty issues for cameras but when it comes down to my audio equipment, my car etc. fighting for the damn warranty is a challenge in itself. I agree, knowing your dealer helps, but for me I go to many different camera shops and I doubt they know me by face. Just because I bought a lens from them doesn't make me any more special. For that price gap, I would go with B&H. I don't know where you are getting your numbers. It sounds like you are comparing prices of a lowball US dealer (B&H) with a high end botique in Canada. When I bought my istD, the difference in price from USA at B&H) and Canada (Don's Photo) was about 50 bucks in favour of buying Canadian. I got a better price, don't have to deal with customs or those whores at UPS, and I have a Canadian warranty. YMMV. William Robb
