Re: "Official" Nikon 500 f/5.6E PF Discussion and Image Thread
ilkka_nissila wrote:
The problem is that you are comparing numbers for the first months of sales of the 500 PF against multi-year averages for the other lenses. It is typical that sales peak in the first months after release and then decline. Thus a reasonably realistic comparison of sales based on the user-reported serial numbers would take place several years from today, in the absence of detailed (by month) Nikon data.
It does seem the 500PF is popular for such an expensive lens, and quite many copies have been shipped to users.
In the case of this unique lens, I wager the proverbial glass is half full. Total sales will be close to the 300 PF. Higher possibly. Despite the higher price.
Why?
Wildlife photography is big business. Birding is far bigger, and many twitchers want to take high quality images with relative ease. Both are growing markets
Mar 20, 2019 at 06:35 AM
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