ahsanford said:[email protected] said:Just pre-ordered at 12:05 a.m.
The price, it turns out, is $1399, a bit more than expected, but not by too much.
Curious, I know it's not exactly the same FL / aperture combo as the 135L, but is this the first time an Art lens costs more than its L counterpart?
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Chaitanya said:Here is hands on with the beast:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9D7EXSlojXA
[email protected] said:ahsanford said:Curious, I know it's not exactly the same FL / aperture combo as the 135L, but is this the first time an Art lens costs more than its L counterpart?
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I do not think that this is the first time a Sigma lens costlessmore then the Canon lens.
The 50 mm 1.4 set of lenses is probably the best example. I don't know many people who would argue that the Cannon version of that focal length should cost more than the Sigma. While there are those who have experienced auto focus issues with some of the sigma lenses, at least they don't break apart.
ahsanford said:I was referring to L lenses. Has Canon L ever been outcharged by Sigma for a like-for-like (FL + aperture + IS or no IS) spec'd lens? I believe this is the first time.
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SecureGSM said:Sigma 135 F1.8 Art preorder at camerastore.com.au (SA, Australia)
Price: A$1,495.00 (US$1,126.00) with free shipping and taxes inclusive.
https://www.camerastore.com.au/sigma-135mm-f1-8-art-series-lens-canon-ef-mount.html
First shipment of the lens into country was sold out in a matter of hours and next one is expected to hit Australian shores in approx. 6 weeks from now. Retailer advised that number of lenses they have on order now doubled in recent days due to unusually high market demand for the lens.
My order was stock allocated, apparently, and will be shipped in next few days.
AE-1Burnham said:Hi all. Why couldn't they just put OS in this and sell it for more?!