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A new consumer lightweight wide angle lens announced today along with E520.
http://www.olympus.co.uk/consumer/dslr_digital_slr_zuiko_digital_09-18mm_1_4_0-5_6_19277.htm
I wonder how much the lens will be £300?
David
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Bone_Idle
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It will need to be competetive, now that sigma has released the 10-20mm in 4/3rds.
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Bone_Idle
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Expected RRP is $599, seems a bit steep!
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El Sid
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But that is the dollar price... If the usual 1:1 conversion rate applies then it will be a bit steep but if the conversion is rather closer to the real exchange rate then I guess the street price should be £300-350 tops. Still a bit pricey but then OEM kit usually does attract a premium.
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Bone_Idle
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Olympus tend to be on the 1:1 conversion scale.
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Iloca
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The rrp on the Sigma 10-20 is $730 See Here
$599 sounds good given that the Zuiko is wider, smaller and lighter.
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El Sid
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The rrp on the Sigma 10-20 is $730 See Here
$599 sounds good given that the Zuiko is wider, smaller and lighter.
Street price at B&H in NYC looks like being $499 (though that probably doesn't include local sales taxes). According to the fourthirdsphoto page $600 is the estimated street price for the Oly - which actually isn't that much of a premium to pay for an OEM and system dedicated lens. Of course whether similar margins will apply in rip-off Britain is another matter entirely........... 
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Iloca
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Hi Nigel,
The Sigma is very attractive at the price, I imagine thats why it's long been a favourite in other mounts.
I'd certainly consider the Zuiko myself. Although I have the 11-22 the weight saving and compact dimensions together with the wider angle of view of the 9-18 make it attractive.
Richard
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El Sid
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The Sigma is very attractive at the price, I imagine thats why it's long been a favourite in other mounts.
Definitely. The added bonus is that it delivers fine image quality into the bargain.
For anyone using the smaller Olys I reckon the new 9-18 might well be a better bet... The Sigma is not exactly compact or lightweight and pretty chunky even on my D30/20D bodies - on a lightweight camera like the E4xx or E5xx it could well be more than a touch unbalanced...
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