I'm not quite agree with your comparison, the Contax 50 is a 1.4 not
1.2, you should compare Nikon 50/1.4AF or Minolta 50/1.4AF, their
price are around $250. The Contax 24-85 is a 3.5-4.5 not 2.8, you
should compare the same lens from Minolta or Canon, their price are
below $300.
Yes, they only make at a very low volume, the price must be high. But
with other camera manufacturers that offer at much much lower price,
it just hard to accept. Similar to OM, very few people have that money
for the 50/1.2 and 35-80/2.8, fortunately we have other cheaper choice
but N-1 system does not.
C.H.Ling
Winsor Crosby wrote:
>
>
> The standard normal lens for the OM is the 50mm/F1.2 sells for $439
> and the 35-85/2.8 sells for $1199 at B&H. The rumored price for the
> N-1 lenses do not seem that different, especially considering new
> tooling for a low volume/high quality lens maker. I am sure that if
> Olympus did a new normal lens design, their price would go up too.
> Many of us are just spoiled by the prices of used equipment which you
> cannot expect on a brand new system.
>
> Winsor
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> Winsor Crosby
> Long Beach, California, USA
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