In Australia I paid $70au for it, which is about $37us. $110us is a joke.
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From: "Erik Nordin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Wednesday, September 19, 2001 4:54 PM
Subject: RE: Battery Pack FG
> Just to clarify my opinion - in Sweden the FG pack costs something like
USD
> 50, and I think it's worth it. However, I could never dream of another
place
> being more expensive than Sweden, and for USD 110 - well, the battery
> economy argument is simply not valid anymore. However, it's worth it for
the
> improved handling with large lenses nevertheless. The difference was
> apparent with the Tamron macro 90/2.8, which definitely isn't the largest
> lens in the world.
>
> By the way, I got both the Tamron lens and the FG pack from B&H in NYC -
25
> USD for the pack. Still, sooner or later I would have bought it in Sweden.
>
> /Erik
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: den 18 september 2001 18:22
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: RE: Battery Pack FG
>
>
> (Augustine is wondering whether the FG battery pack is worth its price.)
>
> Value for money depends on how much you pay for it. Here in the UK, the
FG
> pack retails for the equivalent of about USD 110, a crazy price for a
> plastic box with a prong on one end, whatever it does for the feel of the
> camera.
> I was fortunate that a US-based friend happened to be travelling this way
> last year, so she brought me one from B&H in NYC for about USD 25 - still
a
> lot for a plastic box with a prong on one end, but almost reasonable by
> comparison.
>
> And yes, although the 'nude' -5n never felt bad in my hands, it feels
better
> with the FG attached. Whether it'll save me any money on batteries is
> questionable - almost a year on, I'm still on the first set of AAs I put
in
> it. If you're a moderate user, like me, you might save more by finding a
> cheaper source of lithium batteries - the mark-up in the High Street is
> huge.
>
> Hope that's some help,
> Clive.
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