Originally posted by stevebrot Anyone know what the original list price was for this lens? The catalog listing may well represent an out-of-date offering from years back. The Web is full of this sort of stuff that comes up on a search, but is not available and/or with inaccurate pricing.
Steve
Hi Steve,
I have a complete retail price list from @ 2003/4 (I think). The MSRP for this lens was $792 USD, but I'm sure the street price was considerably less.
Here are the prices listed, so you can get an idea -- I'd say that @ 30% off would be a fair approximation for the street price for the more common lenses (this is a direct cut and paste from the list):
FA-ZOOM
27960 SMCP-FA 20-35mm f/4.0 AL (w/case & hood) 792.00
27627 SMCP-FA 24-90mm f/3.5-4.5 AL (IF) 665.00
27661 SMCP-FA* 28-70mm f/2.8 (w/hood, w/o case) 1,633.00
27697 SMCP-FA 28-90mm f/3.5-5.6 Silver 116.00
27678 SMCP-FA 28-105mm f/4.0-5.6 (IF) Silver (w/hood) 333.00
27997 SMCP-FA 28-105mm f/3.2-4.5 AL (IF) 317.00
27667 SMCP-FA 28-105mm f/4.0-5.6 (w/o case) (Power Zoom) 595.00
27597 SMCP-FA 80-200mm f/4.7-5.6 (w/o case) 210.00
27590 SMCP-FA* 80-200mm f/2.8 ED(IF) (w/case & hood) 2,075.00
(Power zoom)
27608 SMCP-FA 80-320mm F/4.5-5.6 Silver (w/o case) 320.00
27617 SMCP-FA 100-300mm f/4.7-5.8 Silver (w/o case) 250.00
27910 SMCP-FA* 250-600mm f/5.6 ED(IF) (w/trunk case) 10,254.00
(Power zoom)
FA J-ZOOM
27707 SMCP-FA J 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 AL 83.00
27717 SMCP-FA J 75-300mm f/4.5-5.8 AL 200.00
FA-STANDARD
20170 SMCP-FA 43mm f/1.9 Limited (w/case & hood) 750.00
20907 SMCP-FA 50mm f/1.7 (w/o case) 233.00
20817 SMCP-FA 50mm f/1.4 (w/o case) 315.00
FA-WIDE ANGLE
22880 SMCP-FA 20mm f/2.8 (w/case) 792.00
22630 SMCP-FA* 24mm f/2.0 AL(IF) (w/case) 583.00
22527 SMCP-FA 28mm f/2.8 AL (w/o case) 350.00
20280 SMCP-FA 31mm f/1.8 Limited (w/case & hood) 1,415.00
22190 SMCP-FA 35mm f/2.0 AL (w/case & hood) 475.00
FA-TELEPHOTO
27970 SMCP-FA 77mm f/1.8 Limited (w/case) 1,107.00
23080 SMCP-FA* 85mm f/1.4 (IF) (w/case) 1,293.00
23427 SMCP-FA 135mm f/2.8 (IF) (w/o case) 515.00
24140 SMCP-FA* 200mm f/2.8 (IF) (w/case) 1,422.00
24370 SMCP-FA* 300mm f/2.8 ED (IF) (w/case & hood) 6,067.00
24400 SMCP-FA* 300mm f/4.5 ED(IF) (w/case) 1,235.00
24580 SMCP-FA* 400mm f/5.6 ED(IF) (w/case & hood) 1,980.00
24870 SMCP-FA* 600mm f/4.0 ED(IF) (w/trunk case) 8,566.00
FA-MACRO
28170 SMCP-FA 50mm f/2.8 Macro (1:1 magnif., w/case) 498.00
28930 SMCP-FA 100mm f/2.8 Macro (1:1 magnif., w/case) 813.00
29007 SMCP-FA 100mm f/3.5 Macro (1:0.5 magnif., w/o case) 332.00
27630 SMCP-FA 200mm f/4.0 ED(IF) Macro 2,132.00
(1:1 magnif., w/o case) (w/hood)
Scott