Nikon Lens Pricing

[Wes]

Has anyone else noticed that the prices of Nikon lenses seem to have gone up? The 70-200 is now $1899 - less than 1 month ago it was about $1650. The 200-400 used to be $5199; now it's $5699.

Did a lens factory burn down or something?

[HaloZ]

Dropping dollar to yen or yen to dollar is the reason.

http://nikonrumors.com/2009/01/01/ni...own-under.aspx

http://photo.net/nikon-camera-forum/00S7un

http://www.fencecheck.com/forums/ind...7877.msg212489

this was the reason i bit the bullet and picked up my 70-200 for 1629 and my 50 1.8 for 109. from B&H

[Debbi]

No. There have been lots of articles about Nikon lenses going up in price, especially over on Nikon Cafe. Sounds kinda silly to me, given the economy, but what do I know?

[JohnT]

I believe Canon has increased their lens prices as well.

[ggeen]

Nikon announced an increase in prices effective 1 February 2009 due to the dollar to yen conversion. I also took the opportunity to pick up a D700 before the increase despite the fact they claimed there would be no such increase on bodies. Now everyone is selling it at the price Ramsey gave me. He did apologize by the way. :)

[dcnctx]

Nikon supposedly raised lens prices 20% on Feb 1st. A few camera shops gave about a 15 or 20 day warning. (As Glen mentioned, it may have be the entire product line.)

[joedanger11]

lower production rate for for higher reproduction rate....

http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_w...kers_out_.html

[toverman]

Originally Posted by JohnT

I believe Canon has increased their lens prices as well.

I believe so, too. Fortunately, I bought my last two lenses under Canon instant rebates (score!).

[tc95]

I think some of the price increase has to do with CC and Ritz also....both companies owe Nikon, Canon and everyone else a lot of money...coupled with the yen to dollar....Nikon has to make up the money somewhere....

The good thing is at-least most of these companies are still here....it's hard to take a 30 to 40 million dollar hit in two to four months......

[hooligan]

I had heard that as well several weeks back. I had the Nikon 50mm AF-S 1.4 in my wish list at Adorama. It was around $439.99 when I put it in there. now it is a nickel shy of 5 Ben Franklins. Oh well, It all worked out I guess, instead of that lens I wound up getting a D300 and the 50mm f1.8.

[photonewb]

I know this is going to come off bad...but welcome out from under the rock you have been under

[hooligan]

Thank you..............I think.

[Wes]

Originally Posted by photonewb

I know this is going to come off bad...but welcome out from under the rock you have been under

Yup. It came off as bad. I appreciate your input.

[AndrewR69]

It's not just Nikon. Canon has been going up as well. At Christmas the 300 f/2.8 was as low as $3650 at B&H, today $4100. Same with the Mark III, just two weeks ago it was around $3700, now at $4000.

[cooltouch]

If Nikon and Canon are really basing their price increases on the exchange rate of the dollar vs the yen, I suspect we'll see price drops in the near future. If the present trend continues, at least:

http://finance.yahoo.com/q/bc?s=USDJ...=on&z=m&q=l&c=