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pricing of new L lenses
kubelik:
thanks for the link and the info, neuro ... seeing the price hikes it really makes me wish I'd gotten serious about my photography a year or two earlier! can't believe how much everything got jacked up at the beginning of 2009 ...
I'd consider buying the new 400 f/2.8 even at its full list price just because of the extra reach and the weight savings ... I don't know that the new 300 justifies the bloated sticker, but a 1 kilo weight savings on the 400 takes it into hand-holdable and carry-able territory, which is crucial.
I'm crossing my fingers for the new 500 f/4; if it turns out to be modestly cheaper and modestly lighter than the 400 f/2.8, I may get it instead, if it releases in time
Justin:
Very much looking forward to a year or two from now to being able to pick up the 500 f/4 and pair it with a safari and trip to Alaska. Beyond that I want to chronicle all the bird species that visit my farm. Times awasting for sure.
--- Quote from: kubelik on October 18, 2010, 01:31:35 PM ---thanks for the link and the info, neuro ... seeing the price hikes it really makes me wish I'd gotten serious about my photography a year or two earlier! can't believe how much everything got jacked up at the beginning of 2009 ...
I'd consider buying the new 400 f/2.8 even at its full list price just because of the extra reach and the weight savings ... I don't know that the new 300 justifies the bloated sticker, but a 1 kilo weight savings on the 400 takes it into hand-holdable and carry-able territory, which is crucial.
I'm crossing my fingers for the new 500 f/4; if it turns out to be modestly cheaper and modestly lighter than the 400 f/2.8, I may get it instead, if it releases in time
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kubelik:
I'm hoping that, given the fact that the new 500 and 600 lenses were already on display at photokina, they may be ready for a january/february launch either to go with CES or PMA ... which would mean they would start showing up on market before the summer ...
Jaszek:
The prototypes were also on display at the Canon Expo.
Edwin Herdman:
--- Quote from: jdgagne on October 17, 2010, 05:51:50 PM ---Just take these examples: 14 f/2.8L II, 24 f/1.4L II, 85 f/1.2L II, 70-200 f/2.8L II 24 TS-E II were all around 30% higher in price than predessors.
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The old TS-E 24mm is selling at Amazon for $1,399.95; the new one, $1940. So that indeed is around 138% of the price of the new one - but nobody is going to try to pawn off the old one for a price like the new one. I thought that the price would have started out higher, and been lowered over time, but interestingly Photo.net's 1999 review has it priced at $1100. As I suspected before looking up the numbers, I believe inflation has more impact on the price difference: What Canon could make a profit off at $1100 retail now has become more expensive. (Inflation calculator: "What cost $1100 in 1998 would cost $1440.94 in 2009.") I also think that the lens hasn't been going down in price because these were never high-volume lenses, but instead are made for specific professional needs. (The inflation calculator also supports this point.) Alternatively, it could always be possible that the old item is staying high in price, or even going up, because supply is short - though I usually see disreputable players trying to take advantage of this, by offering old cameras (especially) for more than most people would pay simply because they can't be found.
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