Entry-level DSLR decision

Mier said:
lol ;)
I meant buying online and shipping to SA (I haven't been to the US since 2002)
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Camera equipment and lenses are supposed to be duty free. You are then charged VAT on the (total amount + 10%). In addition you have to add +- R100 for the courier handling fee.

You can go onto BHPhoto and then add the items to a cart and select the shipping you want... then your final cost is

(((<cart total> X 1.154) + <shipping>) X Exchange Rate) + 100
 
SubliminalThought said:
Camera equipment and lenses are supposed to be duty free. You are then charged VAT on the (total amount + 10%). In addition you have to add +- R100 for the courier handling fee.

You can go onto BHPhoto and then add the items to a cart and select the shipping you want... then your final cost is

(((<cart total> X 1.154) + <shipping>) X Exchange Rate) + 100
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I know lenses are - how sure are you that the bodies are too?
 
SubliminalThought said:
According to the SARS customs and excise doc I downloaded, 'cameras with a motor drive' are exempt. P&S cameras with electronic shutters might not be. I can't find a specific category that falls into.
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A dSLR doesnt have a motor. AFAIK motor drives are for film.
 
Yeah could be. I thought motor drive referred to the mechanism that drives the shutter, which I'm sure is some sort of motor to move the mechanical shutters on a dslr. I'll look for the doc again and see what I can find wrt to digital cameras.
 
SubliminalThought said:
Yeah could be. I thought motor drive referred to the mechanism that drives the shutter, which I'm sure is some sort of motor to move the mechanical shutters on a dslr. I'll look for the doc again and see what I can find wrt to digital cameras.
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What about the auto-focus mechanism. Although I guess it's safer to assume that whichever duty is higher, is what they probably meant.
 
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