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Estimation about Samsung 16-50mm f2-2.8 price

Started Jan 15, 2014 | Discussions thread
Arn
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Re: Estimation about Samsung 16-50mm f2-2.8 price
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viking79 wrote:

I think price of 16-50mm f/2-2.8 is fair, in full frame equivalent this is 24-75mm f/3-4.2 equivalent or so (lets just say f/2.8 to 4). Canon 24-70mm f/4L is $1500 and Sony 24-70mm f/4 is $1200, and neither is effectively as large of aperture, or if you look at APS-C equivalent lenses by Nikon, Canon, Pentax, Sony it is in the same range, but again, a stop larger aperture at the wide end.

As I said in my other post, I don't think Samsung is in any kind of position to price high. I believe the brand in a serious danger of going the way of the dodo, if they do not get more market recognition and sales soon. As far as equivalent lenses go, you can get the excellent Tamron SP 24-70/2.8 for around $900 and it's effective aperture is larger than the Samsung 16-50's. You can get the Canon 24-105/4L for even less and it's got equivalent aperture in the tele-end and a much wider focal length range.

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