560/5.6 at $6999 !!! You have got to be kidding ! Pricing and Availability
The new smc PENTAX DA 18-270mm F3.5-5.6 ED SDM zoom lens will be available at retail outlets nationwide and online in November 2012 with a suggested retail price of $799.95. The new HD PENTAX DA 560mm F5.6 ED AW will be available at retail outlets nationwide and online in December 2012 with a suggested retail price of $6,999.95.
I am utterly shocked by this!
I have been anxiously waiting for this announcement for months and when I saw the annoucement, I nearly puked!
If this is going to be the going price for this lens, I'd better keep a GOOD eye on any forthcoming comparisons between that and the Sigma 500/4.5 at $1000 to $2000 less, depending where you can buy it.
I mean, there's got to be a mistake in the pricing ... tell me I am seeing an illusion here.
JP