Finally you can have it:
USA preorders:
Sony Alpha a7II (Body Only) for $1,698 at Amazon (Click here), BHphoto (Click here), Adorama (Click here), SonyStore (Click here).
Sony Alpha a7II with FE 28-70mm OSS Lens for $1,998 at Amazon (Click here), BHphoto (Click here), Adorama (Click here), SonyStore (Click here).
EU preorders: Sony Alpha a7II (Body Only) for 1.799 Euro at Amazon Germany (Click here) and 1299 pounds at Wex UK (Click here).
Sony Alpha a7II with FE 28-70mm OSS Lens for 2.099 Euro at Amazon Germany (Click here) and 1699 pounds at Wex UK (Click here).
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As always, Europeans are heavily penalized. 2000$ would be barely 1600€ at the exchange. So 500€ are ripped off.
The “rip-off” is lower than that. US prices are without sales tax, European prices include VAT.
$2,000 (excl. sales tax) ? €1,920 (incl. VAT).
Oh so if you live in usa you will pay vat after buying? Didn’t know that! Is this because vat is different from state to state?
You pay at the moment of the purchase, but the taxed price is not advertised (is usually shown at the checkout). The sales tax changes from state to state, and some states do not even have it.
Good day! An avid follower but my first post. I want to comment on what “tecnoworld” stated about US vs Euro pricing. Indeed, sales tax on US pricing differs or are indeed low or absent depending on the state, however, and please correct me if I am in error, that you still win substantially when buying in the US. Example: highest sales tax (that I am aware of in the US is in Tennessee (9,45%). So, For example, US pricing for the body in TN would be 1860 USD (tax inclusive), equalling to EU pricing of 1490 euro (conversion at current rate). That is 300 euro higher (374 USD) for the same product. Of course we get 2 years warranty opposed to standard one..but still, it is a significant markup for 1 year extra warranty.
Thx for your post!!