[Konvas] Gear Available

[Peter Haas]

On Feb 25, 2009, at 1:18 PM, H. W. Stone wrote:

> Interestingly, the Japanese have now slapped heavy imports on used  
> cine gear, and rejected the purchaser's paperwork--  hold your  
> breath--  unless a 150% of "designated market costs" is added as a  
> penalty import tax.  They don't go on what he was going to pay, but  
> what they decide it the market price.  It seems they are very, very  
> protective of the internal market, and while new items are covered  
> under treaties, used gear is not.

Must be being used to prevent Panavision, et. al., from displacing  
Canon and Nikon cine lenses.