It just makes you wonder how many people will buy lenses that are for the 400 f 2.8 10.5 k uk price and 11.6-12 k for the 600 f4 uk price? it cannot be huge numbers can it world wide even given pros buying in?
! my reply was why not tell sony and return it, no he said I do not want the hassle of all that back and fourth with sony a new one it is. In fact he never did get the new one next time I met up with him he was holding his new toys canon dx what ever top of the range at the time 600 mm prime 400 prime saying time for a change we are from different worlds clearly.
Yeah different worlds. I was stunned by how many just bought an A1 when it came outBack when a-mount was the thing a friend had a 500 f4 bought new and we both put it through its paces and found to our dismay it was not really that sharp at the fast end and only came good mid range, well not being aware of my friends deep pockets at the time he simply said oh well its probably just a poor copy I will get rid and order another
yep that was a big bump in price
YOU might have hit the nail on the head with the above
So not much chance of them filtering down to us then at a cost we can deal withIf I had to guess I'd probably go with around 500 a year for each lens, but that's a total guess! I won't be adding to those numbers myself anytime soon unless I win the lottery!
None! There were 2 used ones on B and H in the US this week, they were still $8500
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That's cheaper than first suggested, but still a lot. I'm amazed that people aren't moving to the Olympus OM1 and the new 150 450 zoom, as there you have 50fps and 1000mm 5.6 if you want, and people seem obsessed with figures. 8.5k for that package. It's a remarkable bit of kit and Olympus colours are very pleasing.Nikons new 800mm F6.3 is slightly more affordable at $6,500.
Nikon reveals its new $6,500 800mm F6.3 VR S super telephoto lens for Z-mount cameras
This new 800mm F6.3 VR S lens is the longest super telephoto yet for Nikon's Z series cameras and comes in at almost half the weight, and less than half the price, of its 800mm F5.6 F-mount predecessor despite being only 1/3EV darker.
I was quoting UK prices, but yeas, the 200 600 and A74 or A9ii are the best value big combo for Wildlife by far. The Olympus kit is impressive though, and still cheaper than a 600f4.
As one of those people (my preorder was in when I finished reading the press release on announcement day), I would like to say that I still haven’t bought a telephoto prime longer than 200mm - I would like a 300mm, or 400mm, or longer, but my pockets aren’t that deep.
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On another note do you think the a1 lives up to the price point and what you expected of it in performance termsAs one of those people (my preorder was in when I finished reading the press release on announcement day), I would like to say that I still haven’t bought a telephoto prime longer than 200mm - I would like a 300mm, or 400mm, or longer, but my pockets aren’t that deep.
However, the A1 is not the most expensive camera I have bought - that would be a Canon 1Ds III (also pre-ordered, way back in 2007) - it was a higher number than the A1, and was in 2007 dollars, not 2021 dollars. Besides, I had a bit more cash than usual due to massive lockdowns (you may have heard about them - they were in all the papers
I saw quite a few of the people who bought the A1, and many of them were retirees - the kind who are spending their retirement travelling the world (that ain’t me - I am still working!), and they could not travel then, so they had spare cash, too.
I think it was a freak coincidence of circumstances, a freak storm that made Sony a whole bunch of A1 sales last year.
Agreed. I read an article by a Sony insider that said they really didn't expect the demand to be so high, especially for a premium camera. It kind of caught them off guard.As one of those people (my preorder was in when I finished reading the press release on announcement day), I would like to say that I still haven’t bought a telephoto prime longer than 200mm - I would like a 300mm, or 400mm, or longer, but my pockets aren’t that deep.
However, the A1 is not the most expensive camera I have bought - that would be a Canon 1Ds III (also pre-ordered, way back in 2007) - it was a higher number than the A1, and was in 2007 dollars, not 2021 dollars. Besides, I had a bit more cash than usual due to massive lockdowns (you may have heard about them - they were in all the papers
I saw quite a few of the people who bought the A1, and many of them were retirees - the kind who are spending their retirement travelling the world (that ain’t me - I am still working!), and they could not travel then, so they had spare cash, too.
I think it was a freak coincidence of circumstances, a freak storm that made Sony a whole bunch of A1 sales last year.
