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20-01-10, 09:53 PM
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Nikon 18-200m lens price jump

Current Lowest Price: £469.99 20/01/2010
Best Lowest Price: £278.39 14/10/2009
Worst Lowest Price: £517.00 22/05/2009

Taken from Camera price buster site. How on earth can a jump from £278.39 in October last year to the present price of £469.99 be justified? Both quotes at the lowest price, Talk about ripping the public off !! a jump of £191.35 in 4 months even allowing for VAT increase .

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Nikon 70-300mm vr lens
Sigma 70-200 f2.8 lens
Tamron 90mm macro lens
Nikon 24-120mm lens
Nikon 12-24mm f1.4 lens
Sigma 1.4x tele converter
Nikon 50mm f1.4G lens
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20-01-10, 11:07 PM
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Re: Nikon 18-200m lens price jump

They sure do fluctuate!
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Nikon 55-200mm VR
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24-01-10, 11:38 AM
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Re: Nikon 18-200m lens price jump

ebay....

my 70-300mm lense was £79....

not sure about the 18-200mm one.... will look soon


     
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24-01-10, 05:40 PM
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Re: Nikon 18-200m lens price jump

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ebay....

my 70-300mm lense was £79....

not sure about the 18-200mm one.... will look soon
Prices are crazy, my 17-40 was £420 delivered about 3 years ago, its now £600. I saw a lens I bought for £1400 when it was launched (about 3 or 4 years ago now I guess) being sold for £1800.

Even the nifty fifty, which was fast heading towards the £50 mark a couple of years ago is up to about £80 now

I guess they will all come down again, but it is going to take a long time to get back to what they were.

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Canon 5D Mk11
EF 85mm F1.2 L
EF 17-40 F4 L
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27-01-10, 06:05 PM
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Re: Nikon 18-200m lens price jump

Simples, it's all to do with exchange rate fluctuation.

I would imagine those prices are based on the Dollar to the Pound, but just think about the Pound to the Euro and what you had last year in your pocket when you went on holiday in Europe, or the year before and what you have now, and then apply that to what you're buying!

Sad but true...
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