FlyPenFly wrote:
Probably want to add a price diff!
+1
If a $3k + $$$ lens FF cam can't out perform a $1k + $ lens by a noticeable margin then Nikon had best get out of the camera business! Actually I was impressed at how well the OM-D stood up.
In addition to the price diff should add the pix later in the thread showing footprint and camera size.
OntheRez wrote:
If a $3k + $$$ lens FF cam can't out perform a $1k + $ lens by a noticeable margin then Nikon had best get out of the camera business! Actually I was impressed at how well the OM-D stood up.
In my country the Oly 7-14mm is actually a little more expensive than the Nikon lens...
What are you guys talking about? The Nikon 14-24 is more than double the price of the Lumix 7-14. How can it be possible for the Lumix to be more expensive ... in any country or currency?
On PSM I see a cheapest price of the Panasonic of 969 Euro, and of the Nikon for 1617 Euro, both for Germany. In Holland, I see the same price at Kieskeurig for the Panasonic, but 1489 Euro for the Nikkor.
Maybe someone was looking up the Olympus 7-14mm for Four-Thirds, which is a lot more expensive?
I paid $888.95 on Monday for 7-14 directly from Amazon. Today it is listed as from $1125 from some questionable sellers. It is listed at $899 at B&H but out of stock. The Nikkor 14-24 is $1996.00 at B&H as of a few minutes ago.
I have only shot a few frames with it but it feels really good. A question I have is does it auto correct for distortion on an OM-D5 when shooting RAW? I wouldn't think so but the shot below has only some minor skewing on the top right to straighten out the line and to me it looks really good distortionwise for a 14mm equivalent lens. No other distortion corrections were made in either LR or PS so right out of the gate it is WAY better than my Canon 24-105, 24-70, 17-40 was or my Nikkor 20mm is.
This may seem weird but I had the Nikkor 16-35 as my next purchase but now when I need ultrawide I am just going to pull out the OM-D5 with 7-14 on it instead of changing lenses.
The Lumix 7-14 sells for $888.95 (725 Euros) in Adorama. Even with the import tax or duty plus shipping cost, it has to be cheaper for you guys to order from a mail order store in USA. Or buy it on eBay.
carstenw wrote:
On PSM I see a cheapest price of the Olympus of 1429 Euro, and of the Nikon for 1617 Euro, both for Germany. By shopping in Holland, it might be possible to get this down a bit. I see the same price at Kieskeurig for the Olympus, but 1489 Euro for the Nikkor.
Hrow wrote:
I paid $888.95 on Monday for 7-14 directly from Amazon. Today it is listed as from $1125 from some questionable sellers. It is listed at $899 at B&H but out of stock. The Nikkor 14-24 is $1996.00 at B&H as of a few minutes ago.
I have only shot a few frames with it but it feels really good. A question I have is does it auto correct for distortion on an OM-D5 when shooting RAW? I wouldn't think so but the shot below has only some minor skewing on the top right to straighten out the line and to me it looks really good distortionwise for a 14mm equivalent lens. No other distortion corrections were made in either LR or PS so right out of the gate it is WAY better than my Canon 24-105, 24-70, 17-40 was or my Nikkor 20mm is.
This may seem weird but I had the Nikkor 16-35 as my next purchase but now when I need ultrawide I am just going to pull out the OM-D5 with 7-14 on it instead of changing lenses.
bobbytan wrote:
The Lumix 7-14 sells for $888.95 (725 Euros) in Adorama. Even with the import tax or duty plus shipping cost, it has to be cheaper for you guys to order from a mail order store in USA. Or buy it on eBay.
VAT is 19% and the customs guys also take something. I think I normally pay +26.7% on top, and shipping will be much more expensive. Furthermore, the warranty probably won't be there, so in the end, we can just envy you your prices, but not much more.
Guari wrote:
Sorry I thought the OP was the thread generator at DP, I understand that hot linking is not cool
I shot the images and created the thread at DP. I didn't post the links here because I was lazy and didn't think an extra link would be too onerous. Btw, the image links are working for me. I also posted raws to that thread.
