Lasse Eriksson wrote:
$1000-1500 is really low end price, when talking about 600mm lenses. I have never seen a 600mm lens for that price except mirror lenses
Minolta 600mm/5.6. Not a mirror lens. $410 shipped from KEH (that lens cap on the end there is a NEX-5N).
F6.3 isn't that bad for 600mm...I usually stop down to f8 with the 500/4 + 1.4x so I am quite excited to see how this one performs. My sigma 120-300OS may go on the chopping block if this thing turns out to be good enough optically!
Color me skeptical, but I think it will come in at least $2,500-$3,000. Nothing to base that on other than the thought that Tamron must know that a lens of this FL range with modest aperture and image stabilization will have huge demand. The Canikon alternatives to reach 500mm and beyond are no less than $5,000 for stabilized, older, used models. So, why offer so much in return for so little? At $1,500, they'd be leaving a lot of money on the table. A nikon 80-400 is what, $2,600-$2,700? Following Canon's recent pricing, a new 100-400L would seemingly fall in that range as well. It's those buyers that I'd be targeting, and they'll still sell plenty to pros and amateurs who would like a zoom to complement their prime superteles.
Imagemaster wrote:
Hmmmm, I picked up a used 400 f4 DO in great condition (later model) for $3500. Put a 1.4x TC on it and I have a very good 560mm f5.6 lens:
So a 150-600mm zoom that's in the $2,500-$3,000 range still would be attractively priced compared to a 400 DO plus 1.4x.
If the Tamron comes in cheaper than that, even better
Imagemaster wrote:
Hmmmm, I picked up a used 400 f4 DO in great condition (later model) for $3500. Put a 1.4x TC on it and I have a very good 560mm f5.6 lens:
Well if you get bored of it and want to resell it at that price, shoot me a PM. I haven't found that good of a deal on one.
I wonder what the aperture transition points are on the Tammy. It'd be nice if it were faster than f/5.6 at 400mm, but I doubt that, not that it would be faster than say f/5. But every little bit helps.
Pricewise I think the Tamron will be in direct competition with the Canon 100-400L II, but slightly less expensive. Note that I am not comparing focal length, just pricing. My guess for the Tamron 150-600? Around $1899. Just a guess, mind you.
arbitrage wrote:
Well if you get bored of it and want to resell it at that price, shoot me a PM. I haven't found that good of a deal on one.
Keep your eyes open, I got my 400 DO for $3,500 all-in as well here on the B & S boards. Great shape and had just gotten back from a CPS service. I've been very happy with it from size/weight/IQ/AF standpoints, and use it probably 70% of the time with a 1.4TC on my 7D. Granted, the thought of being able to sell the 400 DO and have a lot of cash leftover after picking up a Tamron 150-600mm sounds attractive, but the Tamron is really going to have to punch above it's projected fiscal weight in the 500-600mm range to make me consider it.
(that lens cap on the end there is a NEX-5N).
