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Yeah youll get whacked with 20-30% on what you pay through import tax and fees. I bought the 55-100 6x7 for £300 in mint condition and it went up to £380, very steep and a definite lesson - make sure you really want the lens. The most frustating part is they wont ship to anywhere except your billing address as I have relatives in the US where there import tax is zero.Thanks all. Does anyone know anything about import duties on lenses from Japan, all of the above seem to be available from there at reasonable prices.
I think I need to have a measure up becuase there isn't a lot of room at the sharp end of the MPP bellows so that might be a deciding factor.
Thanks for the kind offer @StephenM but I'll probably just buy one and you make a good point about f8 vs f5.6, I've had a fresnel GG for a few years now and it is nice and bright so that issue is less of a concern.
Its very annoying as it seems they have somehow gathered all the stock in the world up and people in the uk prices their items the same in a lot worse condition