Originally posted by Alfisti What baffles me is that we are told it's a case of the distance to ship the item and customising the item for our power plugs etc.
I refuse to be ripped off myself - just pay a little extra for shipping to buy direct from the US...
Distance to ship items does not explain the >100% markup. Shipping costs me no more than $65 for a 2kg parcel. A lens that costs $800 in the US is hard to justify costing an Aussie A$1800 to buy locally.
Lenses don't need power plugs, so that's out the window too.
It's just ludicrous, but common sense ain't common with CRK...