I paid 65 dollars for the new wide angle lens version of this camera, why is the standard version so expensive on amazon?
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They are all the same cameras but have different options. The price you paid is all over the place, shop around.
857984
It's likely that the version you got was not an original manufacture, but a cheap copy.
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I bought mine here at Amazon for about 17 dollars. Where are you getting 700, it's absurd.
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I've been reading that the mom&pop; camera shops have them in stock. This is BS that Amazon is claiming that these lenses have not been released yet.
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Same here. It's pretty clear that the 18-135 STM movie kits are very, very scarce, if not non-existant. Lots of speculation about manufacturing problems, etc. Also just quite possible that Canon jumped the gun on allowing retailers to take orders without an adequate supply, and they didn't anticipate such high demand. One dealer in Hong Kong is claiming to offer them right now, and that's about it.You can't even buy the lens or the movie kit from Canon directly right now.
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Because Amazon is changing.... It used to be my default online store to buy stuff, even they are a little more expensive occasionally. Now they started charging 8% sales tax in CA. That's a deal breaker when I'm buying the D600+24-70mm lens because I'd have to pay $300 for tax. I bought from B&H, no tax no shipping.
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Hi, thanks for your question. I see that this lens is available from the seller, A&R PHOTO VIDEO INC. Sellers on our website are allowed to sell items at any price they feel is fair. The other reviewers may have purchased their cameras from other sellers. I hope this helps!
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Hi, thanks for your question. I'm sorry that you were charged more than you thought you would pay for the lens. In this situation, I'd suggest contacting our Customer Service Team directly as they will be able to see your order and if it was ordered from a seller or directly from Amazon.com. Here's a link to our Contact Us page:
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Not sure what Amazon's price was before with freebies, but I gather its price (compared with others on the Amazon site) reflects that the freebies aren't really free. On the 24th Sony Style store was selling it in store for 2200 with free financing options. Not sure about today.
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That's just marketing. There's 2 versions of the camera, the standard and the (rare) wide angle. There's a number of outfits selling the same camera so you'll see slightly different word choices. I would assume that the standard and sport camera are the same unit unless there was some obvious difference highlighted in the description.
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i just couldn't justify spending another $1500 MORE over the 80-200mm for 10 mm more low end range and VR .. which is just marketing hype in all but a few situations. its right up there with polarized lenses.
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You lose very little with this lens vds 70-200. The gain is the extra reach and wide angle, it a major upgrade. Having said that , and given the high $$$, I'd wait for the new model. New Model? I suspect so. Everyone, including Canon, is 'out-of-stock'. Couple that with Canon's receent announcment (July 2009) that they have a new IS that will be in 'interchangable' lenses by the end of 2009, it is not a surprise they stopped producing the 28-300mm so they could clear out the stock.I use the XTi- 40D and now the 5D mark II. The glass makes the picture.
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Simple, the camera is new and the demand exceeds supply. However, the #1 reason is that somebody will pay $535 to get it.
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The 15mm wide angle is nice, but I had image quality issue with my copy of this lens. I don't think it's worth the money. I just recently bought the Canon 10-24mm lens and am much happier with it as a wide angle choice. Don't get sucked in by the fact that it's got a nice general purpose range. Its quality just doesn't match its cost.
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It's about the same this lens is what the earlier models came with I think I have the 16-50 lens too this one is just all manual and it feel there's more attachments for it like wide angle and fish eye instead of buying a whole new lens for both of those options.
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Well drop in the price is a very good indicative that something was wrong with and others models of compact Lumix. I bought another one, just because I drop the camera and was broken, and the SAME dust problem!!
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The white box one mentions list price as $499, while this one says $800. I checked at Canon web site. The list price for this lens should be $499. So any clues why Amazon has it listed as $800 on this page? Are there two versions of the same lens - i.e. is this the newer version compared to White Box offer? This is all too confusing as there are listings for seeming the same product. I understand the reason behind White Box etc., but why difference in list price???
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It was quite expensive. Anyone looking at it was probably also looking at the LX3 which has become the reference camera. Now, it can be had for $200 and is a good deal. Same sensor as FX35.