FWIW, when I was shooting RZ a number of years ago, I attempted to
order some gear from Cathay Photo in Singapore because the prices were
about 40% less than discount prices in the U.S. Their response was a
very polite but firm, "Sorry but our agreement with Mamiya prohibits
us from exporting equipment to the U.S." I was trying to decide
between RZ and 'blad anyway so that pushed me to the latter.
ScottGee1
On 10/1/06, Winsor Crosby <wincros@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> I could not believe how much I would have saved had I known I could
> order a 7II from overseas. I think if the ZD is successful other
> places we will get it. Who knows whether the delay may be a legal
> matter to avoid being tangled up with the old distributor.
>
> Winsor
> Long Beach, CA
> USA
>
>
> On Sep 30, 2006, at 11:42 PM, Jeff Keller wrote:
>
> >
> > I believe the plug was pulled on importing the ZD. It is still listed
> > with price TBD on the B&H website, but I think Mamiya decided not to
> > import it into the US. The price that was originally talked about was
> > over $20k. Mamiya America charges very high prices. There seem to be
> > a number of people earning a living importing Mamiya 7 II cameras.
> > -jeff
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