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Does European prices include taxes (Vat) while US prices do not. In the Chicago area we pay 10% sales tax ..
about to list mine. Excellent condition, zemlin hood, RRS replacement hood ... anyone interested?
TC 1.4 z and TC 2.0 z??? or perhaps 2 TC 1.4 z
Yes, I agree. Regradless of whether you care about the benefits that F5.6 offers over F6.3, or actually prefer the lower weight and smaller size of this lens at F6.3, the price is too high, and makes this lens poor value compared to the Z800PF as well as the F mount 500PF, no matter how sharp it may be or how small and light.
That no 'mood to schlepp' a fat lens has truly got me thinking (again!
) about going for the 800 pf (vs the 600 tc I'm waiting for)....
Price listings in Europe are always with sales tax included indeed. The amount varies a bit from country to country. In my case (Belgium), it's 21%, which is about average.
In Canada , it is 6500 Canadian. I don’t know why there is too much difference compare to US price, when we take in consideration the exchange rate. Does not make sens.
In Canada it is 6500 without taxe. Add to it 15 %
Yeah…for me I’m thinking that the 180-600 (if 8t ever gets here for me) and the 70-200 are going to be a very nice SW FL combo for maximum flexibility…and if a bit lighter is what I’m looking for then the shorter zoom, 400/4.5 and the TC are. Bunch lighter at not too much loss of flexibility.
I am, I think it will pair well with this one. That, and for what I do (reviews and such) I often need lenses I might otherwise sell. Still, there are times the 400 4.5 is perfect so it's a keeper.
Thanks - and no flash. Might have had some water reflection though.
. I certainly do not "need" it, in light of the telephoto arsenal I already own (including great Olympus glass). Its appearance was/is unexpected, kind of out-of-the-blue, really. I live on the west coast, and when the announcement went up there were no active purchasing links; even Nikon was not permitting preordering. But for whatever reason (!) I woke up at 2 am and placed a preorder with B & H. Since that is 5 am eastern time, I suspect that I am still going to be way down the list, but that's ok.
I tell ya, in looking at the images it's like I said in the video - they look really close. If I were just looking at a mix of photos between the two and judging sharpness, I'm not sure I could tell them apart. I'll be testing one I have my production copy.
Based on using the 400 4.5 with a TC and my limited with with the 600PF, the 600PF is the sharper choice - just not sure by how much.
Fixed
Yup - it's a really great location. Some at Merritt Island too.
Technically, the 500PF is a lighter - it's the 500PF + FTZ combo that puts it over the top. I used that example for weight in the video since you can't shoot a 500PF it.
