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Sigma 200-500mm f/2.8 Zoom Now Available
February 17th, 2008 1:30am JST (14 years, 3 months ago)

11 months after being announced, Sigma's 200-500mm f/2.8, 35-pound monster is finally available for purchase. When it was announced almost a year ago, I naïvely speculated that it might run $6,000, so it was a shock when I found it at a retailer in Japan for about 2.6 million yen (US $25,000). I haven't seen it in a US retailer yet, but I doubt it'll be substantially less.

I wouldn't have gotten one at $6,000, but at $25,000, all I can say is "wow", and note that my birthday is coming up....


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Sigma 200-500mm f/2.8 Zoom
March 9th, 2007 3:21pm JST (15 years, 2 months ago)

Both Fumie and Anthony have been down with the flu lately, so not much posting on my part, but seeing today the announcement of Sigma's 200-500mm F2.8 zoom, I had to at least mention it so that everyone would know to add it to your "things to buy for Jeffrey someday" list.   🙂

Too bad it doesn't have Optical Image Stabilization. Not having it reduces the lens' appeal for handheld use. (That's a joke -- the lens will likely weigh 20 pounds.)

The press release doesn't mention a price. My guess is $6,000.

UPDATE:  six   nine months later, the lens [...]


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