12 mp sensor (from A7s iii)
5-axis IBIS
No EVF
4K 60p up to 25 min at room temp 25C
10-bit video 4-2-2
14-bit RAW stills
No mechanical shutter
$2,200
March 29, 2023
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In Holland the camera costs €2700,- ($2944,-).
The price difference is annoying but according to some sources it has to do with the EU extended warranty in comparison to the US.
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I'd have assumed that the VAT (which is a higher % than sales taxes in most US states) would also be a factor. Also, in many cases US pricing is quoted without tax included, whereas in my experience the reverse is generally the case in the EU. Not sure if that applies here...
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If I order via B&H, where the ZV-E1 is advertised for $2,198, calculate shipping and tax (via b&h) to have it shipped to NY (US) the price comes down to (US) $2393 which equals (EU) €2201 at the current rate.
The other way around: it is (EU) €2699,- in Holland which equals (US) $2933,- at the current rate.
US NY customers pay 18.4% less for the same device.
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So, depending on how much of the added $$ is shipping and how much is tax, that suggests that the local sales taxes they are applying for NY are less than 10%.
Given that, from what I understand, the rate of VAT for cameras in the Netherlands is 21%, a sizeable amount of the price difference you're calculating would be accounted for by the difference in tax.
Granted, that would still leave a 5-7% difference unaccounted for, so you still have a point. However it seems it's not as big a discrepancy as face value of the prices makes it appear...
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I forgot to mention, B&H ships free of charge for that particular camera.
A difference in pricing of almost 20% to me implies that it actually is but ofcourse we are all entitled to our own interpretation of that I guess.