this is a recent i have quote from ebOny... fyi.

[boochap]

The costs of the SV45U2, SV45Ti (and just for your reference the SV45TE) are as follows:

SV45Ti: 300,000 yen
SV45TE: 340,000 yen
SV45U2: 440,000 yen

These prices do not include the cost of freight from Japan to Singapore, which I estimate to be around 10 or 15,000 yen.


i hope i could afford it one day

1SGD~140Yen

[ratboy]

not that i am rich
but it does not seem that exp for a top of the line
titanium/ebony field camera

[kex]

i got quoted S$5k+ for an Ebony camera from the local distributor..

prices is Japan seems alot better !

[ratboy]

yup, i agree
must be cutting out the middle man
btw, is there a distributor for Ebony here ?

[kex]

yes there is one.

Singapore

MAVEN PHOTOGRAPHIC SERVICES
164 Tagore Lane
Singapore 787572
TEL: +65 92728997
E-mail: sales@mavenonline.com
Web site: http://www.mavenonline.com

But have to wait a mth or 2 for shipment

[roti]

Originally Posted by kex i got quoted S$5k+ for an Ebony camera from the local distributor.. prices is Japan seems alot better !

its a very big difference in pricing!!! close to 1.5k difference ley...i go japan collect also can liao...

[kahheng]

Originally Posted by boochap The costs of the SV45U2, SV45Ti (and just for your reference the SV45TE) are as follows: SV45Ti: 300,000 yen SV45TE: 340,000 yen SV45U2: 440,000 yen These prices do not include the cost of freight from Japan to Singapore, which I estimate to be around 10 or 15,000 yen. i hope i could afford it one day 1SGD~140Yen

Hey, S$2100+ for the basic SV45Ti using your conversion rate is frankly not bad to own an Ebony. It's not their ebony wood model, but you can expect the finish to be miles ahead of Wisner.

[student]

Originally Posted by kahheng Hey, S$2100+ for the basic SV45Ti using your conversion rate is frankly not bad to own an Ebony. It's not their ebony wood model, but you can expect the finish to be miles ahead of Wisner.

The "basic" model uses mahogany.

BTW, if one reads the large format section in photo.net or largeformatphotography.info, one will be overwhelmed by the amount of negative publicity for Wisner.

[kahheng]

Originally Posted by student BTW, if one reads the large format section in photo.net or largeformatphotography.info, one will be overwhelmed by the amount of negative publicity for Wisner.

Yes, precisely. And Wisner's entry level model is more expensive. $2100+ for titanium parts is really good value for a camera that will last forever.

[kex]

boo chap..


where did u get ur quotes from ??

can give me the website ?

[photobum]

I used to own a Calumet (i.e. Zone VI) large format field camera (US$1,600). The workmanship and construction then (in 1998) was already much better than Wisner.

I gave up my LF ever since I returned to Singapore, largely due to the availability of T-Max 100 sheet film and T-Max RS developer.

[pcwe68]

I tot S$1 is at most 70 japanese yen??????

[student]

Originally Posted by photobum I gave up my LF ever since I returned to Singapore, largely due to the availability of T-Max 100 sheet film and T-Max RS developer.

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[ratboy]

Originally Posted by pcwe68 I tot S$1 is at most 70 japanese yen??????

so much for mass order
check the exchange yesterday

1¥ = S$ 0.014392
S$1.00 = 69.48¥

[kahheng]

Originally Posted by ratboy so much for mass order check the exchange yesterday 1¥ = S$ 0.014392 S$1.00 = 69.48¥

Look, maybe he has a special money changer that he uses. We should not discount that possibility.

[boochap]

heheee.... made a mistake with the exchange rate.. should be 1Yen~0.01436 SGD

In term of SGD:
> SV45Ti: 300,000 yen ~ 4310 SGD
> SV45TE: 340,000 yen ~ 4882 SGD
> SV45U2: 440,000 yen ~ 6318 SGD


so sorry for the late reply, was away last week.. the email reply and contact is cut and paste below, fyi.


Kex,
you was qouted $5k+ for ebony was for which model?


--- ian wilson <igbwilson@yahoo.com> wrote:

> Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 16:27:27 -0800 (PST)
> From: ian wilson <igbwilson@yahoo.com>
> To: boochap@starhub.net.sg
>
>
> The costs of the SV45U2, SV45Ti (and just for your reference the SV45TE) are as follows:
>
> SV45Ti: 300,000 yen
> SV45TE: 340,000 yen
> SV45U2: 440,000 yen
>
> These prices do not include the cost of freight from Japan to Singapore, which I estimate to be around 10 or 15,000 yen.
>
> At the moment the delivery time for any of Ebony's 4x5 cameras is about 2 months from
> confirmation of order. Unfortunately Ebony cannot accept payment by credit card, only
> by telegraphic transfer in advance of shipment.
>
> I hope this helps, if you have any further questions please don't hesitate to contact me.
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Ian Wilson
> International sales coordinator for Ebony PS we used to have a small agent in
> Singapore called Maven Photographic, but we haven't heard from them for
> a very long time, so I think we can assume that their agency has expired.

[kex]

hi boochap,

i was quoted $5k+ for the Titanium model quite a while ago..

but have to wait 2mths! anyway,too ex for me..

my cambo and shenhao is enuff for my needs..though i dun mind one lying under my X'mas tree

[kahheng]

Originally Posted by kex ..though i dun mind one lying under my X'mas tree

Get over it Kex, it's not going to happen any time soon.