Best place to buy Canon lens: Hello everyone, I'm looking to buy the Canon 100-400 IS II lens. It sells for roughly $1,999. I live in NYS and am trying to find an out of state dealer...

Laszlo

Hello everyone,

I'm looking to buy the Canon 100-400 IS II lens. It sells for roughly $1,999.
I live in NYS and am trying to find an out of state dealer to save myself the $160 tax.
I don't want to buy the gray market version however.

Thanks for your input.

williejoha

Go to Amazon. There are plenty out of state options.
wJH

47greyfox Loc: on the edge of the Colorado front range

Try canonpricewatch.com. They have a street price feature that usually would satisfy your needs unless their source is in NY. Another source might be competitivecamera.com in the Dallas, TX area.

AzPicLady Loc: Behind the camera!

You might try Pictureline. They're in SLC. I purchased my 1D MIV from them.

Martino Loc: Northwest Florida

Try Canon direct. You could even try refurbished. Out if stock of refurbished currently, but sell for about $1759 when thy have them.

williejoha

Canon refurbished is my preferred way to buy. As one of their techs explained to me. For them to call it refurbished, every function of the item has to be checked by the tech. In comparison, not every new camera of the production line has every function checked. Besides, the warranty on factory refurbished is great and the price is not bad either.
Sometimes hard to find though.
WJH

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

If you buy online from Canon or Nikon, refurbished or new, I think you still have to pay taxes and shipping costs. But, you're buying with confidence though.

asiafish Loc: Bakersfield, CA

I buy used on certain trusted forums like Fred Miranda and GetDPI.

OddJobber Loc: Portland, OR

Please let me ask, why would you choose to allow your streets, bridges and highways to fall apart and let your children go to overcrowded classrooms with inadequate supplies and security because YOU did not meet the obligation to pay sales tax on out of state purchases?

That said, Oregon has no sales tax. Come for a visit and you might stay. I did 20 years ago. :)

Photocraig

OddJobber wrote:

Please let me ask, why would you choose to allow your streets, bridges and highways to fall apart and let your children go to overcrowded classrooms with inadequate supplies and security because YOU did not meet the obligation to pay sales tax on out of state purchases?

That said, Oregon has no sales tax. Come for a visit and you might stay. I did 20 years ago. :)

O. J., I appreciate your sarcasm. As a Native New Yorker and California migrant and eventually a Nevada refugee, as you ery well know, neither a NY nor California resident who is buying high end photo equipment is in any danger of being under taxed or of failing to paying their enforced unfair share of State expenses.

But if guilt is good, GAS is better.

Smiles, C

mas24 Loc: Southern CA

Photocraig wrote:

O. J., I appreciate your sarcasm. As a Native New Yorker and California migrant and eventually a Nevada refugee, as you ery well know, neither a NY nor California resident who is buying high end photo equipment is in any danger of being under taxed or of failing to paying their enforced unfair share of State expenses.

But if guilt is good, GAS is better.

Smiles, C

There's one County in the State of Louisiana that pays 10% Sales Tax. Unbelievable. You think he would not want a Sales Tax break?

sb Loc: Florida's East Coast

But...but....when you pay your state income tax they ASK you to pretty please tell them what you bought online that you really, really should have paid taxes on and would you please, please pay the tax now.....

billnikon Loc: Pennsylvania/Ohio/Florida/Maui/Oregon/Vermont

Laszlo wrote:

Hello everyone,

I'm looking to buy the Canon 100-400 IS II lens. It sells for roughly $1,999.
I live in NYS and am trying to find an out of state dealer to save myself the $160 tax.
I don't want to buy the gray market version however.

Thanks for your input.

Campus Camera in Kent Ohio.

Cookie223 Loc: New Jersey

williejoha wrote:

Go to Amazon. There are plenty out of state options.
wJH

I recently read that starting this month Amazon was going to start charging taxes on all sales.

kschwegl Loc: Orangeburg, NY

Laszlo wrote:

Hello everyone,

I'm looking to buy the Canon 100-400 IS II lens. It sells for roughly $1,999.
I live in NYS and am trying to find an out of state dealer to save myself the $160 tax.
I don't want to buy the gray market version however.

Thanks for your input.

Try Bergen County Camera. Check out their web site. I live in Orangeburg in Rockland County. They are just across the border in NJ. They are a "real" camera store.Been in business for 35 years. Competitive prices with B&H, Adorama, etc. I buy everything there. Bought my D7200 there and had them ship it to my house. Saved NYS tax. Everyone who works behind the counter is a camera pro. Don't know how far away you are, but it might be worth a trip.

Ken S.