I buy camera stuff either in Dubai (there is MK Trading, a very respectable and reasonbly priced outlet) or through Amazon.com - all of the camera stores including BHvideo sell through Amazon.com, and I get it here via Aramex shop and ship. The only problem is exchange - in case somthing is wrong with lense. But so far i got 2 lenses in Dubai and 3 via Amazon.com wwitout any problems