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$499 for the 100-400!

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Alastair Norcross
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Re: $499 for the 100-400!

Askeladden wrote:

Alastair Norcross wrote:

Askeladden wrote:

8258NOK which equals $775 here.

I'm sorry about that. My Swedish friends tell me that Norway is an expensive place. But I also read that the median household income in Norway is considerably higher than it is in the US, so maybe, adjusting for different income levels, 8258NOK is not really more expensive than $599 here, which is the normal price of the RF 100-400.

Seems to be higher in the US actually. $42800 in the US vs $40649 in Norway. Only Luxemburg ranking higher at $43768. Statistics were from 2019 though.

I think that's average wage, not median household income, which is in the $70,000 range in both countries, but higher in Norway, according to the site I looked at (figures for 2021).

We do have some seasonal Canon Cashback offers where we can get a discount from Canon by mailing in order details to them from the retailers, but that is usually less than 10% off retail, but the rf100-400 is not on that list this time around.

Costly to live here for sure, but i shouldn't complain. I just wanted to point out what a great deal $499 is.

Understood. And it certainly is.

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