Sigma 10-20 Price Increase

glanglois · 05-19-2008, 01:26 PM

Is my memory failing, or did the market price just jump for this lens?

I thought it was generally $450-$500 until I looked today via shopping.com. Now many dealers are asking $550-$570 for this lens.

Amazon is offering it for $480 but a: they don't actually have it, and b: they're not on the Sigma USA site as a US-authorized dealer. I think that means that buyers don't qualify for the extra 3-year warranty that gives a total of four years.

In any case, I used this news and my birthday as an excuse to give in to LBA and buy from B&H. "Look, my faerie queen, at how much money I saved by buying before they raised their prices!" I've been rehearsing that since noon CDT.

There's an airshow nearby this weekend and I can't wait to muck about (photgraphically speaking) a KC-135, AC-47, or an old red bi-wing of some kind or another. Life is good!

k100d · 05-19-2008, 02:05 PM

all the Sigma dealers have been forced to increase their prices do to price hikes

tybeck · 05-19-2008, 02:56 PM

Guess these guys didn't get the memo or they are grey market.

glanglois · 05-19-2008, 03:12 PM

Originally posted by tybeck

Guess these guys didn't get the memo or they are grey market.

They appear to be grey market - they don't appear on the authorized list at the Sigma USA Web site.

Of course all of this is moot for those outside the US. I don't know anything of the availability of the four-year warranty elsewhere.

falconeye · 05-19-2008, 03:25 PM

US prices should increase due to dollar weakness.

However, even here in Euro zone, my Sigma 12-24 now costs a lot more than at the time I purchased it

Geekybiker · 05-19-2008, 05:35 PM

Oh man, that sucks. This is one of the ones Ive been waiting to get.

Teo D'Or · 05-20-2008, 12:54 AM

B&H still have it for $500

cupic · 05-20-2008, 06:51 AM

Price rise comes in effect on the 1st June(accordind to Hkong dealers)

cheers

reeftool · 05-20-2008, 08:07 AM

Things like the weak US dollar and increased manufacturing costs, shipping costs due to high fuel prices,is driving the prices of everything up. Now is probably a good time to buy. Sigma isn't forcing the dealers to raise prices, last winters heating bills are. A trucker hauling a load from coast to coast saw his profit for the trip gone because diesel prices rose 20 cents a gallon from the time he left to his delivery. Everybody is jacking up their prices to cover the costs. Get used to it.

fearview · 05-20-2008, 10:00 AM

us$ 460 in Indonesia

Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC HSM forPentax · Oktagon - Photography Store

Okami · 05-20-2008, 01:07 PM

Wow

I wanted to get this lens too but not enough deniro right now....

pixelpruner · 05-20-2008, 04:06 PM

i paid £240 ($480 ish). Would be more worth it if we got SDM like Canikon users do!

Classvino · 05-21-2008, 08:36 AM

Originally posted by glanglois

Of course all of this is moot for those outside the US. I don't know anything of the availability of the four-year warranty elsewhere.

Occasionally that's a good thing - the Canadian Sigma distributor (Gentec) offers a 10 year warranty...

05-19-2008, 01:26 PM	#1
glanglois Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Madison, Wis., USA Posts: 1,506	Sigma 10-20 Price Increase Is my memory failing, or did the market price just jump for this lens? I thought it was generally $450-$500 until I looked today via shopping.com. Now many dealers are asking $550-$570 for this lens. Amazon is offering it for $480 but a: they don't actually have it, and b: they're not on the Sigma USA site as a US-authorized dealer. I think that means that buyers don't qualify for the extra 3-year warranty that gives a total of four years. In any case, I used this news and my birthday as an excuse to give in to LBA and buy from B&H. "Look, my faerie queen, at how much money I saved by buying before they raised their prices!" I've been rehearsing that since noon CDT. There's an airshow nearby this weekend and I can't wait to muck about (photgraphically speaking) a KC-135, AC-47, or an old red bi-wing of some kind or another. Life is good!

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05-19-2008, 02:05 PM	#2
k100d Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Toronto Posts: 3,911	all the Sigma dealers have been forced to increase their prices do to price hikes

05-19-2008, 02:56 PM	#3
tybeck Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 452	Guess these guys didn't get the memo or they are grey market.

05-19-2008, 03:12 PM	#4
glanglois Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Madison, Wis., USA Posts: 1,506 Original Poster	Originally posted by tybeck Guess these guys didn't get the memo or they are grey market. They appear to be grey market - they don't appear on the authorized list at the Sigma USA Web site. Of course all of this is moot for those outside the US. I don't know anything of the availability of the four-year warranty elsewhere.

05-19-2008, 03:25 PM	#5
falconeye Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Munich, Alps, Germany Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,871	US prices should increase due to dollar weakness. However, even here in Euro zone, my Sigma 12-24 now costs a lot more than at the time I purchased it

05-19-2008, 05:35 PM	#6
Geekybiker Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chicagoland Posts: 337	Oh man, that sucks. This is one of the ones Ive been waiting to get.

05-20-2008, 12:54 AM	#7
Teo D'Or Junior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Bucharest Posts: 37	B&H still have it for $500

05-20-2008, 06:51 AM	#8
cupic Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Australia-NSW Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,824	Price rise comes in effect on the 1st June(accordind to Hkong dealers) cheers

05-20-2008, 08:07 AM	#9
reeftool Pentaxian Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Upstate New York Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,554	Things like the weak US dollar and increased manufacturing costs, shipping costs due to high fuel prices,is driving the prices of everything up. Now is probably a good time to buy. Sigma isn't forcing the dealers to raise prices, last winters heating bills are. A trucker hauling a load from coast to coast saw his profit for the trip gone because diesel prices rose 20 cents a gallon from the time he left to his delivery. Everybody is jacking up their prices to cover the costs. Get used to it.

05-20-2008, 10:00 AM	#10
fearview Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Jakarta Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,067	us$ 460 in Indonesia Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC HSM forPentax · Oktagon - Photography Store

05-20-2008, 01:07 PM	#11
Okami Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Georgia Posts: 376	Wow I wanted to get this lens too but not enough deniro right now....

05-20-2008, 04:06 PM	#12
pixelpruner Inactive Account Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Leeds, NE UK Posts: 220	i paid £240 ($480 ish). Would be more worth it if we got SDM like Canikon users do!

05-21-2008, 08:36 AM	#13
Classvino Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 132	Originally posted by glanglois Of course all of this is moot for those outside the US. I don't know anything of the availability of the four-year warranty elsewhere. Occasionally that's a good thing - the Canadian Sigma distributor (Gentec) offers a 10 year warranty...