Not sure what prices Lencarta prices will be but, I will be at The Photography Show at the NEC demonstrating for PIXAPRO ( essential photography ), all I would suggest is that not far off, wait and compare the prices at the show to any supplier in the UK or Non UK
there may well be other suppliers selling Godox Stock at the show as well so you'll have options on pricing etc worth a visit
So i have stated I do Demo for pixaPro I am not employed by them in any other way, for me the game changer will be the NEW AD200
I'm not at all sure that the AD200 will be a game changer - what exactly does it offer that existing products don't?
As I explained in the AD200 thread (to which you added your comment immediately after me) Godox have now started to enforce their retail price management system, which means that no re-seller, anywhere in the world, can now sell their products for less than their "recommended" price.
Which means that everyone at the show who sells Godox products is almost certain to sell them for exactly the same price (the minimum allowed). Anyone who tries to undercut that price will be in breach of that agreement and will be at very serious risk of losing their supplier.
Frankly, anyone in this country who provides a genuine warranty and who wants to sell at less than the Godox "recommended" price is stark staring bonkers anyway because, apart from the cost of warranty, the profit margin takes no account of
1. 20% VAT
2. The effective devaluation of the £, which is another 20%
Let's be clear about this - Godox prices are NOT cheap (except for their softboxes, small accessories etc), au contrair they are extremely expensive. What has, until now, been cheap is the retail prices, driven by online sellers who offer no after sales care, who pay no taxes and who, until the Brexit vote at least, have bought in USD and sold in both EU and £, getting a fair exchange rate for the £. That is now history, I think it must be true to say that no retailer who bought pre-Brexit now has stock bought at the old exchange rate.
Looking forward, if our government keeps their promise and forces foreign sellers selling into this country to pay the VAT and customs duty that's due, Godox (and other) products will disappear from ebay and amazon.
