Ya.. it's expensive and it's a stop slower than the Canon 16-35 2.8 L lens (also targetted at APS sized DSLR users) - but guess what, it's about the same price as the Canon. What it loses in speed it gains in FOV/AOV.
So the price isn't outrageous, especially if you're going to use it on a "standard" film SLR (F100 for example). Price points for high end Canon and Nikon goods are expensive but they seem to be in line with current pricing of their other products so it's not that incredible. Dave Original Message: ----------------- From: Mike Johnston [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tue, 18 Feb 2003 05:56:54 -0600 To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: OT: Ridiculous Price of Nikkor 12-24/f4G (what will Pentaxdo?) > But, one > interesting thing is that, Nikon has just announced the price for their new > Nikkor AFS DX 12-24/f4G ED IS lens, which is designed specifically to serve > the wide angle problem in APS-sensor size D-SLR. Guess how much is it? > > The list price is 162,000yen, i.e. approximately US$1350!!!!!!! Yeah, and the damn thing weighs a ton, too. Close to 500 grams I think. --Mike -------------------------------------------------------------------- mail2web - Check your email from the web at http://mail2web.com/ .
