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Estimation about Samsung 16-50mm f2-2.8 price

Started Jan 15, 2014 | Discussions thread
Kaziklu Senior Member • Posts: 1,301
Re: Estimation about Samsung 16-50mm f2-2.8 price

OK what people don't get... first the 16,20,30, and 45 is about the same price as the 16-50 is likely going to be and B&H preorders say suggest it will be.

It needs to be that price, if only because of the Cost. Samsung Lens are actually similarly priced to other first party manufactures.

Nikon, Canon and Pentax lens are going to be the same price for the same lens.

Comparing a F2-2.8 lens with a F4 lens is apples and oranges.

The simple fact is that Samsung needs these lens' in order to fill out it's lens' and be taken serious. Sony will be producing them. MFT will be producing them.

The price is normal for this kind of lens.

If it is too much for you, or you don't understand it's use, or if you think that Mirrorless shouldn't have a functional lens of a normal weight... it's simple... don't buy it...

But please stop with all the self-rightous crap comparing a F4 several year old lens to the launch price of a f2-2.8 lens from a manufacture that hasn't produced this kinda of lens before...

That is where the price is coming from.

Launch - these aren't cheap to make
f2-2.8  - these aren't cheap to make
Samsung isn't Sigma/Tamron - Lens aren't cheap to make.

As such the fact it is so cheap is actually a surprise. They aren't going to sell these in Nikon numbers or have multiple lens to off set the price like Sigma or Tamron. As such this should actually be more expensive.

Samsung isn't the Drug store brand it was in the 80s but they didn't keep Rollei so they are building in many ways from scratch. That means increased cost at times.

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