Re: Open question about grey market camera imports

beware import duty

"A.N.Other" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I'm considering buying a Canon EOS digital SLR at the moment. I have a
> fair collection of existing EOS lenses and so there's no way I'm going
> to buy a plain old digital camera instead.
>
> Unfortunately, Canon's digital EOS prices in the UK are somewhere
> slightly above stupid and so I was contemplating buying a grey market
> import.
>
> Has anyone out there gone down this route and if so, would they advise
> me to go down the same path or not? Are there suppliers to go to and
> others to avoid? Will there be problems with the guarantee or
> obtaining firmware upgrades for the camera. Will I load the
> controlling software and find it's all in Japanese etc etc?
>
> Anyone care to help/comment on any of this?
>
> TIA!
> --
>
> I'm a second-class person citizen-wise,
> This is something I must recognise
> It's not my place to make complaint,
> But am I happy? No, I ain't




Bill Bennett