Sigma 200-500mm f2.8 APO EX DG

[Takahashi]

Are Sigma now having to "get real" with the pricing of this monster? Maybe they've shifted so few of them that they've had to revise the price... I'm sure I saw it for sale on Jessops website last winter (2010), for £25000. It's now £15000! Still a mortgage-level investment, but what a price drop. ...or maybe it's just to compensate for the buyer having to employ someone to lug it around.

[steve2005]

It just shows what rob dogs Jessops are as Park Cameras have it for "only" £12,000 minus a penny.

[Takahashi]

Rob dogs?

EOS 7D, body only, Park Cameras : £1199
EOS 7D, body only, Jessops : £1169

EF 70-200mm f2.8 L IS II USM, Park Cameras : £1899 (£4.99 next day delivery)
EF 70-200mm f2.8 L IS II USM, Jessops : £1819 (free next day delivery)

[steve2005]

I was simply commenting on the lens.
But, I must say on the whole I find Jessops expensive and the staff are particularly bad when it comes to advice/product knowledge - I was once quote £178 for a simple £14 Nikon remote!
Jessops, as I remember has been discussed at length in another thread some time ago.

[Takahashi]

It is true that some items they sell are "unusually" high-priced, but compared to many other outlets, they're not that bad. One thing about their business model I really like, is the finance options they offer - six months interest-free in most cases. Unbeatable, if like me, you're on a very limited budget, but have a taste for expensive kit.

I must be really lucky where the staff are concerned - those in the Buchanan Galleries store in Glasgow (my nearest) seem very knowledgeable indeed, and any time I've asked someone a question that was out of their reach, I've been handed over to someone who did know. I guess this sort of thing will vary wildly from store to store.