MO: Lenses from BHphotovideo

[zhangyb]

Hi guys, this MO is for lenses from BHphotovideo, hope to cut down shipping costs by pooling the orders together. For this MO i will need full payment to be made minus shipping before I will order for you meaning

Full Payment = [Price on BH]*[1.68 conversion rate]*[1.05 5% GST]*[Quantity]

Shipping cost will be shared after confirmation of cost.
Since it is very hard to calculate by proportion of the shipping cost, the shipping cost will be calculated by [Total Shipping Cost]/[Total number of People], unless there is a better way to calculate.

I will be using USPS - Global Express Mail (3-5 business days) direct from BH NOT through vpostusa. Orders will be made once shipping has been cut reasonably.

Please PM me the link to your item on the page plus the quantity you want.

I will make order when I have gathered enough orders and response is good. Thanks!

1. zhangyb [Alvin] - 1 x 70-200mm F4/L
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[zhangyb]

oh yar juz an edit: the MO is not limited to lens

[zhangyb]

will close the MO by monday, because i need the lens quite urgently and if no one tags along ill juz make do with an individual order.

[Fizzy]

I am interested in getting it from bhphoto.com too. Will decide by tomorrow night if join in your MO.

[afbug]

B & H charge shipping by individual items or per package? If shipping is charge by individual items then will it still be cheaper?

I am interested in buying the Tamrac velocity 4 (Checked with ProPhoto, no response) and Lowepro Edit 140+ bags (CP says only in Jan 2005). I've checked and they're currently not avaliable in Singapore.

[zhangyb]

Originally Posted by afbug B & H charge shipping by individual items or per package? If shipping is charge by individual items then will it still be cheaper? I am interested in buying the Tamrac velocity 4 (Checked with ProPhoto, no response) and Lowepro Edit 140+ bags (CP says only in Jan 2005). I've checked and they're currently not avaliable in Singapore.

They charge by package i believe, as reference, when i add one 70-200 F4/L, shipping cost is 50.00 USD and when i change quantity to 2, shipping increases slightly to 61.00 USD approx (forgot and not able to confirm now because BH is down at the moment). If you are interested can you pm me the links to the products or post here also can with the quantity u want.

[xl1]

Don't forget to add another 5% GST if your amount exceed SGD$400

[zhangyb]

an additional reference from adorama

1 x 70-200 F4/L shipping is $50 USD
2 x 70-200 F4/L shipping is $65 USD

the system is somewhat similar to bh. So the more orders there are the lower the shipping spread across the products purchased.

[zhangyb]

yep thx for adding this in, my calculations above assumed all purchases of value > $400.

[afbug]

Originally Posted by zhangyb They charge by package i believe, as reference, when i add one 70-200 F4/L, shipping cost is 50.00 USD and when i change quantity to 2, shipping increases slightly to 61.00 USD approx (forgot and not able to confirm now because BH is down at the moment). If you are interested can you pm me the links to the products or post here also can with the quantity u want.

Oh you encountered the error msg too! Tot is my connection.

Oh yes, i just checked. They charge by weight. Shipping to SG by U S Postal Service Express Mail:

Minimum $35 for 1st lb.
Add $4 for each additional lb.
Insurance $1.25 per $100

UPS Express:
Min. $35 for 1st lb.
Add $4 for each additional lb.
Insurance 50¢ per $100

Both about the same price?

[zhangyb]

more or less the same, the insurance all these are calculated into the shipping cost already. im using U S Postal Service Express Mail

[zhangyb]

After you have pm-ed me the details of your order, please transfer the exact amount rounded off based on the equation in the first post to this posb account number 126-88713-2 and pm me your hp no. so that I can confirm successful transfer of funds.

IMPORTANT NOTE:
For orders below $400 USD, please DO NOT add 5% GST as is shown in the equation.

Orders < 400 USD:
Full Payment = [Price on BH]*[1.68 conversion rate]*[Quantity]

Orders >= 400 USD:
Full Payment = [Price on BH]*[1.68 conversion rate]*[1.05 5% GST]*[Quantity]

[zhangyb]

MO closes on Monday and payment has to be made by Wednesday for me to take your order. I will make order on Thursday or Friday and hopefully the goods will reach us within a week or so. Will keep you all updated on collection details after order has been placed.

[zhangyb]

Another important note is that shipping will be split at the end based on

[Total Amount]/[Total People]

regardless of the value and weight of your item. So it might be more worth it to get higher value items.

[ModelShooterz]

actually its more worth it to get BULKY items!
can i order backdrops? Hee hee :P

Originally Posted by zhangyb Another important note is that shipping will be split at the end based on [Total Amount]/[Total People] regardless of the value and weight of your item. So it might be more worth it to get higher value items.

[zhangyb]

haha i not very sure what kind of backdrops you want to buy but when I add a Adorama Vinyl Graduated Background 43" X 63" Studio Gray #628 to 2 pieces of F4/L in adorama, the shipping increase a few bucks only. BH still down....

[zhangyb]

Major Update:

BH has been down since yesterday for quite some time already, not sure whether they will be up by evening, hence if the website is not up by 6pm today, I will order from Adorama instead. Shouldn't be a problem as they are as reputable as BH.

[zhangyb]

Seems that BH's site is up, for those interested please pm me the orders latest by tomorrow 12pm and transfer the money by Wednesday 12pm. Thanks. Please remember to include the link in your pm else it would be hard for me to search for every product u order.

[xl1]

Originally Posted by zhangyb Seems that BH's site is up, for those interested please pm me the orders latest by tomorrow 12pm and transfer the money by Wednesday 12pm. Thanks. Please remember to include the link in your pm else it would be hard for me to search for every product u order.

better if you order the tripod collar for your 70-200 f4, you can find cheaper alternative by choose the "B" series canon tripod colar, the price is 1/2 than the white original one.

good luck

[zhangyb]

hmm i juz checked the B mount its $ 143.95 but the A mount is $ 119.50, anyway both are too ex haha....