haapanen@watdcsu.UUCP (Tom Haapanen [DCS]) (02/01/85)
I'm planning to buy a Canon 300/5.6 lens. In Modern/Popular Photography, it's advertised at about $120, which translates, with duties etc. to about $200 Canadian. The local camera stores want $325-$350 for this lens. However, as I was in Toronto yesterday, I dropped by a few camera stores. The first one would sell it for $250, and the second one offered it to me for $209! At these prices, I'll forget about mail order... The moral of the story: shop around in the nearest 'big city' before buying mail order. \tom haapanen watmath!watdcsu!haapanen