Estimation about Samsung 16-50mm f2-2.8 price

Arn wrote:

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.

But at the same time I don't really believe the 16-50mm f/2-2.8 is marketed only at current users (most of which are unwilling to pay much since they got their cameras discounted).  If they can market it successfully and get people cross shopping other brands (and the larger aperture might help catch attention) they can ask more than they have historically.

I think a lot depends on what they do with their top end camera too.  If they make it better spec wise than many competitors they can ask what they want for it.  Sony has shown this with cameras like NEX 7 and A7 which are really very expensive for what they are.

Samsung hasn't been able to get much for many of their cameras as they aren't quite at the level of their competitors in many cases, and historically a lack of marketing, so they don't generate the same level of interest as say a Sony A7 or NEX 7 when they were released.  That interest can generate sales.  The Sony 16-50mm f/2-2.8 is a very interesting lens.  The NX30 is neat, and priced better than NX20, but doesn't generate the same level of interest (I don't think).  I really want to see what their high end body is

The question I ask is has high end APS-C lost its interest?  Even if Samsung comes out with a killer APS-C body, is it going to compete with the full frame cameras now?

Eric