Why are UK Pentax prices so high in the UK?

Transit · 01-03-2016, 12:00 PM

Originally posted by veato

I knew a chap who flew to Switzerland and back from the UK in the same day to buy a new full frame Nikon. Even with the cost of flights he was far better off than buying in the uk.

yep...same from NZ to Oz...pay for the flights, hotel and dinner and still well ahead

**pentaxus** · 01-03-2016, 02:37 PM

Import duties have a lot to do with the prices. I don't know current numbers, but US import duties on camera equipment is historically 3-5 percent. European countries have import duties in the 15 to 20 percent range.

**AggieDad** · 01-04-2016, 10:01 AM

We need to save our money for health care and other things that our gov. does not provide. In the end, I think it all evens out.

Conqueror · 01-04-2016, 02:12 PM

Originally posted by AggieDad

We need to save our money for health care and other things that our gov. does not provide. In the end, I think it all evens out.

Yeah this is a very important point. We are lucky here in that respect.

NutterKam · 01-07-2016, 11:39 PM

Everything is expensive in UK! Having shot on and owned various different makers' kit over decades, I've gone back to Pentax (started out with a K1000) as I still kept a couple of stonking oldskool lenses.

Obviously, deals can be had on new gear with various promotions but the list price is silly, analogous with the UK vs US price for all things Apple. The fruit company can get away with it because of demand but I do often feel that Pentax is becoming an endangered species!

Deal-wise, I was over the moon to pick up a K-S1 (my photography needs are vastly diminished these days!) body for £199 brand spanking just before Christmas.

Transit · 01-08-2016, 01:37 AM

Originally posted by Conqueror

Yeah this is a very important point. We are lucky here in that respect.

Same in NZ...social provision for citizens...good isn't it

**ffking** · 01-08-2016, 03:08 AM

Originally posted by NutterKam

Everything is expensive in UK!

Absolutely right -a friend in Germany calls the UK 'Treasure Island' - for clothes and groceries and stuff like that £1= €1 -not a Ricoh-Pentax thing at all

insomniac · 01-08-2016, 10:03 AM

Pentax lenses in Greece are even Higher than UK!!! And with less warranty!
How about that?

apete · 01-08-2016, 10:55 AM

Originally posted by insomniac

Pentax lenses in Greece are even Higher than UK!!! And with less warranty!
How about that?

Less warranty? I thought all EU countries are the same in this respect?

insomniac · 01-09-2016, 09:31 AM

Yep. My mouse. 6years abroad 3 years home.
My gpu. 2 years abroad 1 year home.
Almost half of the electronics we get warranty is lowered and price get higher.
Thing is price, warranty and extras that accompanies the product are dependable on the deal made. Same goes for cars and such. No cars come with full extras in Greece like ever.
EU is a big farse. And we are the leading Clown unfortunately.

zzeitg · 01-09-2016, 11:17 AM

Originally posted by insomniac

EU is a big farse

Well, 10 or 15 years ago I thought that the EU idea is good. Today I don't hold this view anymore. Disappointing? Yes, it is. Personally I think that EU will pull apart and it won't take long. And hardly one will regret it (except Brussel's bureaucrats).

01-08-2016, 10:03 AM	#23
insomniac Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 33	Greece Pentax lenses in Greece are even Higher than UK!!! And with less warranty! How about that?

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01-03-2016, 12:00 PM	#16
Transit Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Whanganui NZ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,624	Originally posted by veato I knew a chap who flew to Switzerland and back from the UK in the same day to buy a new full frame Nikon. Even with the cost of flights he was far better off than buying in the uk. yep...same from NZ to Oz...pay for the flights, hotel and dinner and still well ahead

01-03-2016, 02:37 PM	#17
pentaxus Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Central Coast, CA Posts: 1,313	Import duties have a lot to do with the prices. I don't know current numbers, but US import duties on camera equipment is historically 3-5 percent. European countries have import duties in the 15 to 20 percent range.

01-04-2016, 10:01 AM	#18
AggieDad Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Houston, TX Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,453	We need to save our money for health care and other things that our gov. does not provide. In the end, I think it all evens out.

01-04-2016, 02:12 PM	#19
Conqueror Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: UK Posts: 440	Originally posted by AggieDad We need to save our money for health care and other things that our gov. does not provide. In the end, I think it all evens out. Yeah this is a very important point. We are lucky here in that respect.

01-07-2016, 11:39 PM	#20
NutterKam New Member Join Date: Mar 2014 Posts: 7	Everything is expensive in UK! Having shot on and owned various different makers' kit over decades, I've gone back to Pentax (started out with a K1000) as I still kept a couple of stonking oldskool lenses. Obviously, deals can be had on new gear with various promotions but the list price is silly, analogous with the UK vs US price for all things Apple. The fruit company can get away with it because of demand but I do often feel that Pentax is becoming an endangered species! Deal-wise, I was over the moon to pick up a K-S1 (my photography needs are vastly diminished these days!) body for £199 brand spanking just before Christmas.

01-08-2016, 01:37 AM	#21
Transit Pentaxian Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Whanganui NZ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,624	Originally posted by Conqueror Yeah this is a very important point. We are lucky here in that respect. Same in NZ...social provision for citizens...good isn't it

01-08-2016, 03:08 AM	#22
ffking Site Supporter Join Date: Nov 2015 Location: Old South Wales Posts: 6,038	Originally posted by NutterKam Everything is expensive in UK! Absolutely right -a friend in Germany calls the UK 'Treasure Island' - for clothes and groceries and stuff like that £1= €1 -not a Ricoh-Pentax thing at all

01-08-2016, 10:55 AM	#24
apete Senior Member Join Date: May 2014 Posts: 249	Originally posted by insomniac Pentax lenses in Greece are even Higher than UK!!! And with less warranty! How about that? Less warranty? I thought all EU countries are the same in this respect?

01-09-2016, 09:31 AM	#25
insomniac Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2015 Posts: 33	Yep. My mouse. 6years abroad 3 years home. My gpu. 2 years abroad 1 year home. Almost half of the electronics we get warranty is lowered and price get higher. Thing is price, warranty and extras that accompanies the product are dependable on the deal made. Same goes for cars and such. No cars come with full extras in Greece like ever. EU is a big farse. And we are the leading Clown unfortunately.

01-09-2016, 11:17 AM	#26
zzeitg Pentaxian Join Date: Sep 2014 Location: South Bohemia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,017	Originally posted by insomniac EU is a big farse Well, 10 or 15 years ago I thought that the EU idea is good. Today I don't hold this view anymore. Disappointing? Yes, it is. Personally I think that EU will pull apart and it won't take long. And hardly one will regret it (except Brussel's bureaucrats).