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<blockquote data-quote="Watoh" data-source="post: 164822" data-attributes="member: 13732">Well nikonpup seemed more interested in the reliability, obviously savings depend on lots of local factors.I did save quite a bit.&nbsp; The D600 body was £300 cheaper, ~$460, than i could find in the UK, including ebay retails etc, it was probably £500 cheaper than a high street retailer.&nbsp; However Nikon were doing a £150 rebate on this body that i was aware of but didn't realise was not applicable to purchases outside the Europe.&nbsp; So in reality i saved £150 on the body.&nbsp; As i lost that rebate.On the 3 Nikkor lens, lowpro bag &amp; memory I probably saved 20% ~ about £200So all in all significant savings.I was initially concerned about the warranty issues, but to be honest i've heard better about DigitialRev's service than i have Nikon.&nbsp; I also have a brother in Hong Kong, which gives me a little (probably false) security.I spent £2,200 which would likely have cost me £2,700 in the UK saving £500 / $770.&nbsp; Not insignificant.*****You Yanks do seem to be an innately suspicious of buying from foreign retailers. I'm not sure we are quite as suspicious here in Europe, it seems totally normal to buy from Asian retailers to me and anyone I know here in the UK.&nbsp; But if i'm spent over £500 with any online retailer i'll check them out, I'm just as suspicious of UK ones as i am of foreign ones!Don't forget ALL this gear is made in Asia!</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Watoh, post: 164822, member: 13732"] Well nikonpup seemed more interested in the reliability, obviously savings depend on lots of local factors. I did save quite a bit. The D600 body was £300 cheaper, ~$460, than i could find in the UK, including ebay retails etc, it was probably £500 cheaper than a high street retailer. However Nikon were doing a £150 rebate on this body that i was aware of but didn't realise was not applicable to purchases outside the Europe. So in reality i saved £150 on the body. As i lost that rebate. On the 3 Nikkor lens, lowpro bag & memory I probably saved 20% ~ about £200 So all in all significant savings. I was initially concerned about the warranty issues, but to be honest i've heard better about DigitialRev's service than i have Nikon. I also have a brother in Hong Kong, which gives me a little (probably false) security. I spent £2,200 which would likely have cost me £2,700 in the UK saving £500 / $770. Not insignificant. ***** You Yanks do seem to be an innately suspicious of buying from foreign retailers. I'm not sure we are quite as suspicious here in Europe, it seems totally normal to buy from Asian retailers to me and anyone I know here in the UK. But if i'm spent over £500 with any online retailer i'll check them out, I'm just as suspicious of UK ones as i am of foreign ones! Don't forget ALL this gear is made in Asia! [/QUOTE]

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