Catpiano

Only down side from buying from BH (US ) is ..

QC on lens seems not as good as before, you may get a bad example, if you buy local, you can exchange, if from BH, you need to ship the lens back etc, and "PROVE" the issue ....

(such as 24-70, lots of people complaint .. )

I guess if you are not that picky, not a big deal, I never return or exchange any lens.

^_^

K_C

Oh, really? There's such problem with BH?  I didn't know woh.... I don't want to get a bad  batch ahhh... Is Adorama any better?

布小熊

Have you or anyone experience in shipping to Point Roberts and then pick it up from there? As I know ...
K_C 發表於 2010-3-24 03:48 PM

I did order mine from B&H and had it shipped to Point Roberts.
Please calculate with PST & GST included for the price because they usually do tax them. Unless you stay over night (48 hr) in seattle or somewhere south, then you can bring back items without being taxed.

K_C

But if I have them shipped to Canada, will they charge me duty, PST and GST?

Catpiano

Oh, really? There's such problem with BH?  I didn't know woh.... I don't want to get a bad  batch ah ...
K_C 發表於 2010-3-24 23:16

    No no ..  BH is good, very good, but I mean whatever Canon, Nikon.. will hv some issue, or could have some issue, just like you buy a new car, could hv some problem, (warranty can fix) since some people are very picky, they may want to try few lens (same) and pick the best one they believe. (QC issue)

I mean if you buy local, and if problem comes, you deal with the store locally.

K_C

Do you know where in BH photo that tell you about the warranty?  So for Canon lenses, where in the website that have information on the worldwide warranty?

Catpiano

canon.com

When you check BH website, most lens, will show 2 price, one is the USA "hong" product, one is grey market "water" product.

"Hong" product with warranty from Canon, which is 1 yr US+Canada, "grey" market, on the other hand, is just in house warranty from BH.

Make sure you buy the USA "hong" product, and you get same 1 yr warranty.

What I like from BH, is speed, I dont mind to pay a little bit more to buy local, at least, to support local business, (if not too much diff) however, most the time, to order a lens here in Canada, may take few weeks, vs BH have most the lens in stock, and can be in my hand in ~ 3 day after order.

K_C

Hmm... I don't see 2 prices.  Only one price for the lens i want to get.  It's the Canon 100mm 2.8 L.  I guess it's only US version then?

Catpiano

I assume it is the IS version? or the none IS?

K_C

YES IS version is the L version