f-stop Gear DuraDiamond® Drone Case - Small

f-stop Gear DuraDiamond® Drone Case - Small

Name: f-stop Gear DuraDiamond® Drone Case - Small
Brand: f-stop Gear
SKU: FSGDRONES
Price: 1699.0 ZAR
Availability: OutOfStock

FSGDRONES

R 1,699.00

Tax included.

The Drone Case Small is for Serious Travel, Adventure, and Outdoor Drone Pilots & Photographers

The DuraDiamond® Drone Case Small gives pilots, enthusiasts, and photographers an easy and safe way to carry drones and accessories. The DuraDiamond® fabric is weather resistant, and the padded interior dividers protect the drone. The interior dividers are adjustable, so users can configure the case for their specific drone kit. The case also features internal storage pockets and compartments to organize and protect accessories like batteries, extra blades, controllers, cables, and media cards. Fits most foldable wing drones similar in size to the DJI Mini 2.

Features

Compatible with a variety of foldable drones, including, but not limited to - DJI Mini, Autel Evo Nano, Ruko F11 Mini.
Full access zipper opens to padded brushed nylon interior with adjustable dividers and organizer lid.
Organizer lid includes four accessory pockets with magnetic closures and drop in pouch for small tablet storage
DuraDiamond® weather resistant exterior features glove friendly zipper pulls, carry handle with closure clip, and four (4) Gatekeeper attachment points.

Specifications

External Dimensions: 26 Length x 9 Width x 18 Height (cm)
Weight: 255 g
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Why are f-stop Gear products so expensive in SA?

People like to jump to the conclusion that it is because someone in the local supply chain is making a lot of money, but unfortunately for us, that is not the case. *Photo
by Brendon Wainwright

The real answer is import duty.

Virtually all backpacks or backpack systems are subject to a whopping 30% import tax. These taxes are supposed to protect local manufacturers by giving them a competitive edge against the rest of the globe. It works well to protect local businesses and jobs, but unfortunately in a situation like this, where there is no local competition for a product like fstop gear, it just enriches the tax collector.

If you consider the cost of the Tilopa in America at $399, you can calculate the correlating local price by multiplying it by x1.45 (15% VAT + 30% import duty).

$399*US price x 1.45*tax = $578
$578 x R18.40*exchange rate = R10 653
Our price R8 595

*based on prices and exchange rate as Feb 2023

We know it’s tempting to buy it in the US and have it shipped here, but you will be slapped with the same 45% taxes when it has to go through customs. It is also worth noting that in a small market like SA, importers have smaller margins because we cannot benefit from the economy of scale as similar brands can in the large first world markets.

We barely scrape a profit on this brand - we import it because like most photographers, we tried multiple bags from multiple brands and hated every single one. Fstop gear is the only company that makes a comfortable, practical, high quality backpack for adventurous photographers.