Originally posted by BigMackCam I'll admit to being a little pedantic here, but I'd say folks being "upset" is over-stating it - or if they're
truly upset,
my how fortunate they are to be troubled by such a first world problem. Do they wish the lens was cheaper? Sure. We all do... As @biz-engineer indicated, we'd all like the lens for peanuts, or free
That's obviously not going to happen... but, In time, it
will find its natural price level based on supply and demand. Until then, those who really need or have a burning desire to own the lens will pay the premium launch price, and that's good for Ricoh.
This is typical internet forum stuff. People are complaining about a product that has not been announced by the manufacturer over who really makes it, even though they have no idea who is making it or even if it will really be made, and over the price, even though no one knows what it will cost, presuming it actually is being produced and will eventually come to market.
Presuming it actually gets announced on Thursday morning, expect the complaints about focusing speed and accuracy to start cropping up in the afternoon and complaints about it's optical performance shortly thereafter.
Oh, and no matter what, the proposed price will be far to high. That is pretty much a given.