Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/04/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Whaaaat? Here (France) Superia1600 cost more than 8 euros (9 USD) each 36 exp roll, more than twice the US price! > B&H (and, I imagine, others) sells 36 exposure rolls > of Superia 800 at $3.69 per. 20 pack of Press 800 is > $59.80. > > Either way a very cheap and very good film. > > So is the Superia 1600. In 2002 I bought (new) the CV 4.5/15mm in England for about 35% less than the public retail price in France. My favourite shop guy in Paris told me he had to buy CV lenses for more than the public retail price in Britain. Apparently the situation is about the same for all new CV equipment (lenses and cameras), and (to a lesser extent) with new Leica or Nikon stuff. Most of my gear (leica and non-leica, new and second hand) now comes from UK, Germany and the US. I don't understand what is happening down here. Is there a monopoly situation abuse with the import companies? Or another reason? In theory the taxes are about the same in EC countries (between 15 and 20%) so this doesn't explain it. Jean