70-200 VR

[Mr Rotty]

If I was looking What would be the price of one of these babies? And what exactly is a 'grey' product?

[Glen]

They are still under $2,500 I believe, PM Birddog 114 when you are closer to buying as they fluctuate. Grey(an american term) usually refers to a product not imported by the countries official importer, instead imported by a third party. In this lens and some other Nikon lenses it can also refer to the colour, they are available in black and grey.

[gstark]

"Grey" refers to the grey market, which means that it's been imported via means other than the official distributor, Maxwell's.

You lose the benefits of a local warranty, but can save perhaps around 40% or 50% of the cost. There's a couple of threads explaining this in greater deatail in the Bargains section, and I commend you to read and understand those threads, one of which will also answer your pricing (grey) question.

I'll also upgrade your status seeing as how you now have the requisite number of posts here; that will permit you to participate in the closed members' sections here.

[Mr Rotty]

cheers Glen and thank you Gary, that will be very useful and much appreciated