Originally posted by IchabodCrane If history is any indication, the DA 16-85 may be $749.95 (per Ricoh) for a long time which then does make it stand out as higher priced than its counterparts.
It's just barely available for pre-order, let's wait and see.
I expect it to be available in "high end kits" soon, too, I wonder how those will be priced? There used to be quite attractive kit offers with the K10D and the DA16-45, at least here in Norway. They didn't have any such offer when I bought my K10D in Tokyo 7 years ago, but when I asked for it, they made a kit offer for me.