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lumoruk t1_iyve9uq wrote

Reply to comment by dedasdude in Milky way centre on cheap Nikon D3300 and a cheaper nikon 50mm f1.8 lens. Taken few kms out of city during a powercut, India. by dedasdude

Average wage in India is £327 per month, in the UK £2,132. That's like me paying £1,630 for it. Not taking into account inflation.

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dedasdude OP t1_iyvelrz wrote

Uhh, average wage doesnt really compare for globally available electronics products.... Im pretty sure it would cost around the same there as well, if it were not discontinued.

Also india has like billions of people... Most of whom are uneducated, and mostly they are the ones with 5 or more children.... So average is not a very good statistic.

Also avg wage is low because cost of living is low. My parents sustain on 200gbp a month... We have our own place (so no rent)

When i got the camera i was new in my career so i took the no cost emi offer from amazon lol and paid it over 3 months

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LittleOneInANutshell t1_iz8f1yx wrote

That's not how it works. Cars and electronics around the world in general are going to be similarly priced in similar because of global network of manufacturing and cost. So an entry level dslr is a dslr that is a basic one with some features for beginners to start with. Moreover just because average wage is low doesn't mean the person buying it is themselves poor. Even with a small upper middle class by percentage, the number is likely to be much higher than UK because of the size of population

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lumoruk t1_iz8r83z wrote

Percentage of income is my reference point, not price at point of sale. I use an Argentinan VPN to pay 10% what I do in the UK because multinational companies charge what they can get away with in any given country based on their average wage.

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