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I have been looking on us shopping sites for a digital slr camera and have found them to be (incl shipping costs) considerably cheaper than here in the uk. has anybody gone down this route? would you recommend?

Getting products from the us can often be a cost effective way of obtaining nice s...but be aware that you may have to pay customs duty on merchandise coming in from outside the eu... http://customs.hmrc.gov.uk/channelsportalwebapp/channelsportalwebapp.portal?_nfpb=true&_pagelabel=pagevat_showcontent&id=hmce_cl_001454&propertytype=document otherwise, in my experience shipments made from the us to the uk are generally easy and quick...worth the effort.