Caporegime
Isn't that lens made to order?
FYI - Lens price drops
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Isn't that lens made to order?
Soldato
Nope, the 1200 is though.
Although the new 400 f/2.8 looks even meaner. It's just 3.5kg (so 5 with a 1D) so it's handholdable, the AF supposedly looses no speed when IS is enabled and it's meant to be as sharp as the 800mm f/5.6 with a 2x TC! Should be a beast! (still being a student with no money, I'll stick to 300/2.8 and food!!)
try the canon 1200 mm its a rarity
Pricey or what! I think im going to get out of this forum immediately, I am neither rich or knowledgable enough to stay here haha!
Associate
Anyone any thoughts on this at all?
Pricey or what! I think im going to get out of this forum immediately, I am neither rich or knowledgable enough to stay here haha!
I'm not quite sure how you got this far, only lottery winners and future kings are allowed to enter this sacred place!
Yes.
If I was a retailer I'd struggle to see a legitimate reason to offer you a retrospective discount on something that, in all probability, I paid a higher price for in the first place.
As far as I'm concerned you chose to purchase the item when you did, you were perfectly happy with the price you paid at the time and, until this latest wave of price drops, would have no reason to take issue with the financial aspect of the transaction.
However, you might see things differently and feel somewhat hard done by.
I'd be pretty peeved if I'd just bought it too though. If the website you got it from has some sort of no-quibble 28 day returns or whatnot, email them saying you'd like the difference refunded to save you returning it for a refund and then buying it again at the lower price.
That obviously only affects some websites.
Associate
Agree with all of that and yes I was most happy at the time. Wasnt complaining in any way just wondering if people thought it was worth a call.
Will look into this thanks!
None of the ones I randomly checked out.
Think a few seem to have gone down in price but by no means all, or necessarily even most.
Hopefully it's a trend of things to come. Although I wonder if it's a good thing, I've just fiddled around with my lens choices recently and not going to be in the position to buy in the near future. Selling on the other hand...
And I'm not saying that I wouldn't too.
However, from the retailers perspective, I've paid a higher price for that lens and sold it at the profit margin that I deemed appropriate at the time. The customer willingly bought the lens and had no issue with said price at the time of purchase.
But faced with the choice of having the lens returned to me and potentially having to sell it as a second (depending on the condition of the lens and packaging) I'd be willing to listen to what the customer had to say.
But then again, I wouldn't be offering a 28-day returns policy on photographic equipment. Once you're past the 7-day cooling-off period and the lens has been 'used' I think it's fair to say that you're on your own.
If I was antc, I'd be checking the T&C's on the website and seeing where I stood. If I was within my rights to return the lens and receive a refund, I'd ask for them to credit me the difference. If I wasn't, I'd be asking for something back as a gesture of goodwill, assuming the price has dropped at the retailer in question.
And if it was a case of the latter, perhaps a credit note or voucher to the value of the price difference? That way the retailer ensures the money will be spent with them and the customer gets something they aren't entitled to, but that hopefully smooths over the cracks nicely.
Nope. It is a stock item.
In fact, what seems to happen is that they tool up and make several year's worth of a big white lens in one run and then re-tool to make something else. There was a thread on TP about some bozo complaining that his new 200mm f2.0 was a couple of years old. They all are. They are still on the first batch.
The 1200 f5.6 may have been different. It take a long time to grow a flourite crystal big enough to grind the optics (a year or so...). They only made a handful. I think I also read that some of them were originally FD lenses and re-worked to EF.
Andrew
Soldato
Only 2 lenses i want at present, a 50mm 1.8 and a 55-250 IS. I think 2nd hand would be my best bet!
It's come down £600 pound since Feb the current USA price is less than £1500. I honestly don't think it will take 3 years to get down that low.
I'm budgeting for £1900 so anything it comes down between now a xmas is a bonus
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Prices best not come down for a while! Landed £1860 on a 7D + 70-200 F4 L IS recently.
When im ready to buy a 5D, 16-35 and 24-70 then it can crash
When im ready to buy a 5D, 16-35 and 24-70 then it can crash
I clicked on the link for the 800mm f/5.6 it brings up a list of retailers selling the lens. If you look at the retailer that is supposedly selling it for £2399 and then click on the link to their website you'll see that it is for a projector lens not the 800mm. Looks like that lens got in there by mistake, thereby skewing the lowest price for the 800mm.
These price drops may well be the result of two things.
1) Canon waking up to the fact that they have lower sales in the UK as a result of the recession / increases in prices
2) Japan tinkering with its monetary system, there was something on the TV the other day, cannot remember the specifics, but the Yen is apparently very strong at the moment hurting Japanese exports, apparently they're trying to do something to make their economy more competitive.
Either way, hopefully prices will start to drop
Caporegime
I'm rubbing my hands together, I'm close to affording a 24-70 and now even closer!!