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Digital Camera World
Digital Camera World
Hillary K. Grigonis

Will Trump tariffs affect the cost of cameras? We asked the biggest camera brands – and the answer is concerning

Two DSLR lenses with lens caps and SD cards sit on a pile of US money.

Aluminum, lumber, electricity and pharmaceuticals are just part of the list of industries affected by recent tariffs changes by US President Donald Trump, and the retaliatory tariffs announced by the targeted countries. But, is the cost of cameras and lenses going to end up on that list?

I asked seven major camera brands to weigh in on the trade war and, while none said that costs would increase for certain, few were able to give any sort of answer either way, as the status of the trade war seems to change on a daily – and sometimes even hourly – basis.

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