Buying a lens in the US?
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Well firstly you'll struggle to find someone who will deliver to somewhere other than your card's billing address, especially for a foreign card.
The warranty is certainly one to check though, for Canon I think lenses have an international warranty while bodies are country of purchase only.
The warranty is certainly one to check though, for Canon I think lenses have an international warranty while bodies are country of purchase only.
Soldato
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Go there, buy it in person and then claim the tax back at the airport?
I did it on smaller items (under £20.. ) in Iceland when I was younger.
I did it on smaller items (under £20.. ) in Iceland when I was younger.
Why not just nip to B&H when you get there? Then there'll be no faffing with the hotel.
Canon lens warranties are international I think.
B&H is a pretty awesome shop! was there 2 weeks ago and bought a sigma 10-20mm, its huge and well worth a visit, however due to the religious nature of the owners (jewish) its gonna be closed to a week soonish, dunno what time exactly
Saturday 20th September to Monday 28th (a quick google tells me). Knowing the names of the two holidays involved does help....B&H is a pretty awesome shop! was there 2 weeks ago and bought a sigma 10-20mm, its huge and well worth a visit, however due to the religious nature of the owners (jewish) its gonna be closed to a week soonish, dunno what time exactly
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We bought a body and lens whilst on holiday a few years ago. Both where covered by canon's international warranty, But this would have meant shipping the camera/lens back to the US for any repair. We where offered an additional cost cover that meant we could repair the stuff locally (not sure whether this was a canon product), we declined.
Other Issues are duty when you come back into the UK.
Other Issues are duty when you come back into the UK.
Problem is that you're then supposed to pay import duty and VAT when you arrive with it here. Whilst you can ditch the packaging and claim you took it out there with you, if they're suspicious and decide to check with US customs, then if you claimed the tax back before leaving they'll be able to prove you bought it there.
Should be an awesome walkabout lens for a city like New York. Wish I'd had mine when I last went.
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