How come in many of these reviews, the reviewer says they can't believe the lens was under $100? The price I see is almost $300.
1086503
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!
1086504
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!
1270623
Hi, before buying this 55-200 I would rent the lens and try. After checking if this is enough for softball games, I would decide what to buy.You might be able to find similar prices for the 100-300mm as well.
1588008
Im not selling this, lens. I recently purchased one and it was new. I think somehow this link got sent to the wrong person.
1604636
Just noticed the typo of $239.00. That should have been 4439.00. I don't think it will work on lower end lenses. I tried it on my 70-400 and it was a no go. I tried it with my 70 too 200 mm 2.5 prime and the results were incredible. That lenses is also almost $1800.00. Super clear glass is is stupid expensive. Wish it wold have worked.
1345982
I'm starting to think Sony has something to do with this. It is my understanding that Sony owns a piece of Tamron, and Tamron makes some lenses for Sony (55-200 and 18-250). It may be that Sony does not want this lens to compete with it's 70-300 G since the Tamron is nearly half the price. I was looking for this lens to replace the 70-300G, after two bad copies I got rid of it, it's not worth $800.
2142745
which lens are you talking about? I thought you were asking a question about a new lens. I'm not a seller here... I happen to own the lense and amazon sent me your question...So you are probably asking the question to the wrong person heresorry
690436
Let's see: Package price $1049 - EF-S 55-250mm f/4.0-5.6 IS $300 - EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS $175 = resulting price of the XTi body is $571 $571 for an XTI body is a little higher than some vendors by $25-50 (you did you mention a bag though) BUT I've seen some crazy bargains pop up lately on the XTi (e.g., $320 body, $420-480 w/kit lens). Keep checking the slickdeals.net forums if you're interested in catching a bargain. These deals tend to go really fast so you'll need to be vigilant. :) While I'm not sure this a bargain price-wise, I can say that this would be a VERY nice starter package -- the lenses get pretty good reviews and are better than the previous kit lenses. Also, according to reports, the EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS seems to be pretty hard to find in-stock at the moment so I'm not sure how easy it would be to even buy seperately. Its a toss up. If you're looking for a NICE package for an OK price, this looks alright. But if you have Bargain Hunter genes, keep watching for slickdeals.
130813
Really quite Good. This is an excellent lens. I still have mine. Maybe the photos I took with it are still on http://amazon.com. Check out Kurtmunger for excellent review of this lens.
1312204
This is the first 10-100mm lens I have ever bought and I purchased it specifically for a Nikon 1 J3 so I did not 'shop it' at all. I am very happy w/the lens but am not conversant enough to explain why. Sorry.
992072
It's a prime lens and a faster lens. It also comes with the view finder, which sold separately, is retailing for $100.
1376191
The real problem is that the 17-55 f/2.8 lens is close to what every one wants but not quite there so people are disappointed with it. What dose every one looking at this lens really want? A real standard zoom L lens for ASP-C Bodies. Something with the same build/optical quality and features as the 24-70 f/2.8L, but with a focal length range that provides the same coverage on a ASP-C body. Something like 15mm on the wide end and like 45mm at the telephoto end. Since this lens doesn't exist people are forced the buy the next closest thing. Which is the EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS. Quite frankly for the build quality the 17-55 f/2.8 is way over priced and already in the same price bracket as an L lens. Which is why people expect same quality and then are dissatisfied when the build quality isn't much better then the kit lens. I don't see why canon doesn't just make an L version of the 17-55mm f/2.8 and sell it for like $1200-$1500. Especially considering the existence of the 7D, which is basically a pro-level ASP-C body. Oh wait I know, It's to force people who want/need to have L lens quality with decent wide coverage to upgrade to a full frame camera.
1398398
Yes. It might be a touch behind on quality, but it is a very good, highly-reviewed lense for a fraction of the price. Very well built.
137017
Honestly, there are some available on ebay with buyer protection (but I understand why you would want to get it from the above places instead). The 70-200mm is a great lens, but if you have your heart set on this particular lens you should wait to get this one :)I just ordered one from ebay but I did my research on the seller first.
1690496
Thanks for your question! I'm sure it's disappointing to see an increase in the price of the lens you were planning to purchase. Because we constantly receive new data from our suppliers, our prices regularly change. The price you saw was the lowest price we were able to offer at the time. More details about our pricing can be found on our Help pages:
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I think if you look at it in terms of (a) it's 5% of the cost of the speedlight, (b) it improves your photos by that much at least and (c) someone had to devolop it and resell it, they deserve a small profit, I think that it's that price is very acceptable. This is not a mass market item from k-mart. This flash is relatively specialized gear and I'm glad there are people taking the risk to develop products. Pony up the lousy $15 and give it a try.
1041292
I agree with the 35 F1.4 response. It is a very sharp lens and with the sale, it's priced great. WELL worth the $.
1856383
It is a hell of a great lens for its price. If you have extra money you can consider other lenses such as: Nikon 17-35mm f/2.8D ED-IF AF-S Zoom Nikkor Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras (http://www.amazon.com/Nikon-17-35mm-Nikkor-Digital-Cameras/dp/B00005LEOS) again, if you have extra money. I have used both but I was happier with this 18-35mm lens because it's so light weight. Unless you have an old camera with not-so-great ISO performance or you like to do astrophotography, I think this lens can make many people happy.