So that $2100 in 2002 dollars is roughly equivalent to $2625 in 2012 dollars. The MSRP of $2299 is then a price decrease over the 2002 MSRP for version 1 of this lens
and there you go, although back then actual store price did tend to drop below MSRP more quickly and often right at the start I believe, but even so, the new one is only a trace more at worst then
Feb 07, 2012 at 06:01 PM
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