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Posted by ViNNY on 10/21/05 18:54
Dave Plowman (News) wrote:
> In article <1129909191.453391.321570@g47g2000cwa.googlegroups.com>,
> Ed <eabowden@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
>>I have just spoken to our Panasonic Rep, and he says he says the reason
>>is to do with the cost of the import tax. Apparently Labour charge more
>>for importing with a fire-wire socket.
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> He'll be a Tory, then?
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>
>>We have the same problem with
>>some of our camcorders having the fire-wire input. If a camcorder has a
>>dv input it gets classed as a VCR, and this considerably puts the cost
>>of bringing them in to the UK. I am guessing that other EU Countries
>>governments do not make this stupid inport tax.
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> If it is indeed true, it will be EU regulations to protect EU makers. But
> I doubt it. In the pro field there is protection applied to pro TV cameras
> since there are still some EU makers. But not to camcorders as there
> aren't.
It is true, and has been true for about as long as digital video cameras
have existed.
-Vin
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