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11-09-2017, 11:32 AM
(This post was last modified: 11-09-2017, 11:34 AM by mst.)
Quote:This Pany 200 f2.8 is absurdly expensive and large for what it is:
- Pany 200 f2.8: 8,75 x 17.4 cm, 1245g, $3000
- Canon 200 f2.8: 8.38 x 13.72 cm, 765g, $750
Let me fix that for you ![Wink Wink](https://forum.opticallimits.com/images/smilies/wink.png)
- Pany 200 f2.8: 8,75 x 17.4 cm, 1245g, $3000
- Canon 200 f2.8: 8.38 x 13.72 cm, 765g, $750
- Canon 400 f5.6: 9 x 25.6 cm, 1250g, $1250
Doesn't change much about the conclusion, though. Yep, insanely expensive, even though it comes with a free TC...
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... and the G9 with a free grip for pre-orderers...
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- and it's a LEICA-badge on it... I'm surprised they didn't just double the price ![Wink Wink](https://forum.opticallimits.com/images/smilies/wink.png)
I would be surprised if they hadn't already tripled it! :o
With the camera being the size it is, they could have squeezed in an APS-C sensor at least....... realistically is it any smaller than the X1D?
Panasonic is testing the price waters here!
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Dave, that's one of the least offensive posts ever made in PZ.
Quote:Dave, that's one of the least offensive posts ever made in PZ.
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Thanks JoJu!
Yep, unbiased and non controversial, fanboy free and will not offend even the most sensitive of beings......
truly one of my finest master-strokes of diplomacy!
How the hell do you get rid of these unfilled posts? :unsure:
MST where are you when we need you so?
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"we"?
Are Sire talking of "notre Majesté"?
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Quote:Let me fix that for you ![Wink Wink](https://forum.opticallimits.com/images/smilies/wink.png)
- Pany 200 f2.8: 8,75 x 17.4 cm, 1245g, $3000
- Canon 200 f2.8: 8.38 x 13.72 cm, 765g, $750
- Canon 400 f5.6: 9 x 25.6 cm, 1250g, $1250
Doesn't change much about the conclusion, though. Yep, insanely expensive, even though it comes with a free TC...
Regarding comparing with the Canon EF 200mm f2.8 L II:
- It makes sense to compare it, because the same focal length and max. aperture, should give a comparable price
- Still not fair to compare it, because that Canon lens is a really old lens, with a really deflated price. A new Canon EF 200mm f2.8 L IS USM would not cost $750. Probably also not as high as $3000, though
![Wink Wink](https://forum.opticallimits.com/images/smilies/wink.png)
Regarding the EF 400mm f5.6 L USM:
- Makes sense to compare it because it is equivalent (don't let Wim hear that)
- Not fair because that Canon is also really old, with a really deflated price. A new Canon EF 400mm f5.6 IS USM would not cost $1250.
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Someone said the "equivalence" code?
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Quote:When it launches in January 2018, some functions on the 200mm F2.8 will not be compatible with the Panasonic GH5, and a firmware update slated for March will take care of that.
Whhhuuuut? I read "we don't care about existing cameras and their users, if you need that lens, get a new camera to use it early" <_< Not exactly a slick move...
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Must be a very complex software issue that they need to solve to get that lens to work :lol:
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