Amazon pricing? The price listed for this lens by Amazon is $400. However, Canon's site for this lens (http://shop.usa.canon.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10051_10051_288151_-1) lists the price as only $299. Why is the Amazon price inflated? Amazon pricing? The price listed for this lens by Amazon is $400. However, Canon's site for this lens (http://shop.usa.canon.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10051_10051_288151_-1) lists... » Read More Amazon pricing? The price listed for this lens by Amazon is $400. However, Canon's site for this lens (http://shop.usa.canon.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_10051_10051_288151_-1) lists the price as only $299. Why is the Amazon price inflated? « Show Less
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This pricing scheme mostly has to do with a camera special. The price always skyrockets to an exorbitant amount when you are offered a good discount on select lenses when you buy a certain camera(s). After the special is over, the prices go back to normal.$399 was just too ridiculous. The person or program that adjust these prices is whack if they/it thinks someone will pay 25% more than the MSRP. (I wonder how many people actually did... ::facepalm::)
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Never again will i buy stuff during "cyber week"... The price has come down $55 in the past week on this!!!
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Yes it seems something has changed with Amazon, maybe the management ,someone trying to make a name for him or herself, but i tell you what , Netflix recently raised all their prices and lost customers and their stock went down significantly!Love Amazon and am hoping these high prices are temporary as some sort of an experiment, but i can say this, in the past month Amazon has been the highest price on almost everything when i compare prices.
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Wouldn't Canon have the official MSRP? They are the manufacturer of the lens.
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If anyone is interested I have a 24-70L 2.8 Canon Lens. I only use it about 5 times total. 6 weeks after I bought it I purchase the 24-105 IS Canon Lens because I shoot mostly Wedding & Party's. The 24-105 IS works much better for the type of photography I do. I would sell it for $900.00 and include the B&W; UV Filter which is the top of the line brand filter which is made in Germany. Plus $25.00 for shipping. You can email me at rjgphoto@sbcglobal.net if anyone is interested.
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The one that I got was a grey market so I sent it right back. It was presented as a USA lens in the product description but Tamron wouldn't let me register it. I asked Amazon to make sure the company listed it correctly but that hasn't happened either. And Amazon is not a Tamron authorized seller. Buyer beware. I was very disappointed with Amazon.
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incredible - my husband's Amazon (he does not have a Prime membership) shows the glasses selling for $79.50. So I am being charged more ($88 right now) because of Amazon Prime? Is this some kind of a joke?
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Most likely a price below $1499 is from a vendor that is not an authorized Tamron dealer. This means you may not be eligible for any rebates or the 6 year warrantee offered by Tamron. Most authorized dealers are going to set the price at MSRP ($1499). It is up to you if a discounted price is worth giving up any rebates and (more importantly) the 6 years of coverage. Go to http://www.tamron-usa.com/dealers.php to see if the dealer who is selling the lens is an authorized dealer of Tamron. If the cheapest price on Amazon is not from an authorized dealer go to the list of all dealers selling the lens on Amazon and find one that is authorized according to the Tamron website. I just bought this from Murphy's Camera because the rebate and warrantee were more important to me than saving a couple bucks. This is especially true when you consider the lens is not cheap and it would really bum me out if I needed to get it fixed out of warrantee.
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Yes I also noticed that. I had purchased this camera last month and returned mine for an exchange due to possibly being defective (after an email exchange with Canon support). Unfortunately they then emailed me that they no longer had it in stock and didn't know when they were going to get more. They could only offer me a refund. They finally showed it back in stock but then I was amazed at the price! I even emailed them to find out why but just got a non answer (to be expected I guess) about how their suppliers set the prices. As you say, this price is higher than Canons, so it makes you wonder what they are playing at. I guess they don't want anyone to buy it from them...! Yes I also noticed that. I had purchased this camera last month and returned mine for an exchange due to possibly being defective (after an email exchange with Canon support). Unfortunately they then emailed me that they no longer had it in stock and didn't know when they were going to get more. They could only offer me a refund. They finally showed it back in stock but then I was amazed at the price! I even emailed them to find out why but just got a non answer (to be expected I guess) about how their suppliers set the prices. As you say, this price is higher than Canons, so it makes you... » Read More Yes I also noticed that. I had purchased this camera last month and returned mine for an exchange due to possibly being defective (after an email exchange with Canon support). Unfortunately they then emailed me that they no longer had it in stock and didn't know when they were going to get more. They could only offer me a refund. They finally showed it back in stock but then I was amazed at the price! I even emailed them to find out why but just got a non answer (to be expected I guess) about how their suppliers set the prices. As you say, this price is higher than Canons, so it makes you wonder what they are playing at. I guess they don't want anyone to buy it from them...! « Show Less
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Hi, thanks for your question. I'm sorry that you were charged more than you thought you would pay for the lens. In this situation, I'd suggest contacting our Customer Service Team directly as they will be able to see your order and if it was ordered from a seller or directly from Amazon.com. Here's a link to our Contact Us page:
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I bought this lense for my Nikon D90 along with the approriate adapter. I have been exceptionally pleased and only bought it after several months of research visiting and participating in a number of user forums and finally finding it used on Amazone for $200 plus shipping. What I found was that most of the "experts" on both Nikon and user forums univerally blasted this lense but had never used it or even touched it. Finally, on a Canon forum, an expert put it to a test and got some really sharp photos. The Opteka website also has a video with some excellent shots with this lense. Those tests by the Canon guy convinced me that it was a worthwhile investment at $200. You don't see many used Opteka lenses on Amazon or Ebay. That tells me that those who have bought them must be happy with them. Further, when I bought my lense several months ago, the new prices for the Opteka were in the $230 to $270 range. They are now approaching $300. If the law of supply and demand is at work it must mean that this lense is quite popular and the dealers can get these kinds of prices. I would recommend this lense for a Nikon photographer who doesn't want to make a substantial investment of thousands of dollars for a long lense. But you must understand that the lense MUST be shot on a tripod, preferably with a remote shutter release or a self timer.
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Gray market means that this lens is not distributed officially by Canon in the USA, so you don't have warranty of Canon USA, that's why is cheaper.The lens is the same lens, so if you don't care about the warranty go for it.Good luck!
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Vendors (in this case, Canon) sets and adjusts the prices due to supply & demand among a variety of other factors. Fluctuations are normal. Use a price tracker or keep checking back until you find it at a price you want. Amazon does not raise prices based off of your personal views/clicks on a product.I wouldn't count on the price swinging down im the near future (holiday season premium maybe?)
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White box is just what it implies....lens comes in a white box rather than the Canon box. These are supposed to be a lens that was removed from a kit, where the camera was sold separetly. Perhaps because the buyer only wanted the camera. I also have to wonder if some retailer separate kits becasue they can get more $'s selling separetly. Just speculation??? Anyway, I have a white box lens and it came in a white box with the full warranty documentation, was brand new and works just great. I didn't need the $100 Canon box since I have no intention of reselling the lens down the road. But with anything, buyer beware so where you get it from might make a difference.
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They did the same thing on the S11 and such. I e-mail them with a correction to the page, but they never responded or corrected it. Crooks. Maybe if enough people e-mail them links to Canon's site and complain their listed prices are misleading, (bordering on fraudulent; claiming a $200 discount when you're getting no such thing and paying FULL PRICE) they'll fix it?
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I believe this is what they call "gray market" if it is then it is a Canon lens but canon will NOT service it for free for the first year. Even the US lenses are not serviced for free after the first year
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Hi Christy, I am firm on the price. I am having a hard time parting with this lens. -- Ralph
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Why the sudden price increase from $430 to $489 everywhere? This lens is totally not worth that price.
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The seller may have raised the price since the email was sent. The price on the listing is the price Amazon is selling it for, there are 6 other sellers and the least expensive one has it for $43.90.
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The gray market lens is shown in the title as gray market and costs only $1500. The $2699 is USA version and will include the certificate for 1yr + 4Years of warranty. Regards.