4/3 Prices

olynik969 wrote:

"Disclaimer" - I own Panny, Nikon, Canon and Pentax: And no stock in any photo company.

They (lenses and bodies) still seem to be significantly less (to me at any rate) than considering a C/N FF or even High End APS C - Crop Sensor body. In the last example, you can argue that the lens qualities are not the same or equal - but one could also argue that N/C don't even make an equivalent (and if they did, it would require a tank to carry around.....

Today on B&H:

Nikon 70-200 VR II 2.8 = $2,396

Canon 70-200 IS 2.8 = $2,099

Panny 25-100 IOS 2.8 = 1,499

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Nikon 24.70 2.8 (NO - VR) = $1,886

Canon 24-70 II 2.8 (NO - IS) = $2,299

Panny 12-35 2.8 (WITH - IOS) = $1,144

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Nikon 200-400 f/4 w/VR = $6,749

Canon 100-400 w/IS = $1,699

Panny 100-300 (200-600mm equiv) = $499

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GH3 = $1,298

7D = $1,799 (on sale for $1,599)

D300s = $1,699

Cheapest N/C/S FF - $2,000 ish (with far fewer features than the GH3)

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Again, prices are going up (on everything but FF, which still costs you $2,000 just to get started) - then FF lenses on top of that..... Canon doesn't offer the feature that Nikon does to use crop lenses on the FF bodies. Panny's offerings accept "all Panny m4/3 lenses".

Still looks like a pretty good deal to me.... (again, to "me")... YMMV.

Bob

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Bob (formerly bobmax)