The Pnoto Net Leica forum is here: http://www.photo.net/bboard/forum?topic_id=1548
The recent Pentax digital thread is here: http://www.photo.net/bboard/q-and-a-fetch-msg?msg_id=00B20N Paul > What Leica forum are you referring to? Do you have a > link to it? > > TIA > > PS: I can't believe some of the prices on ebay > recently. Almost makes me think about selling all of > my gear. > > > --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > I've noticed that the prices on all Pentax lenses > > seem to be up by a considerable amount. Yes, it's > > most evident among the shorter lenses (FA 50/1.4s > > are going for more than B&H's new price on ebay -- > > $209-- and B&H is sold out.) If you missed the > > thread about Pentax digital on the Leica forum, go > > take a look. The *istD and *istDS have revived the > > brand. I guess that's a good thing. > > Paul > > > > > > > The M* and A* 300's are still quite pricey. > > > > > > John Forbes wrote: > > > > > > > Also, the long wait for a Pentax DSLR resulted > > in some defections to > > > > other brands, which depressed demand for Pentax > > glass between say > > > > 2002 and 2003, while putting quite a lot of > > used lenses onto the > > > > second-hand market. > > > > > > > > That process has presumably slowed or reversed, > > and digital buyers > > > > have pushed up demand for wide-angles, though > > not for longer teles. > > > > I recently paid quite a lot for a 20mm, and > > just missed bidding on a > > > > K 300mm f4 which went for very little. > > > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 11:22:27 -0700, Joseph > > Tainter > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > > > >> "I have noticed a sudden increase in pentax > > prices lately. It can't all > > > >> be because of the istDs...." > > > >> > > > >> A few months after the release of the D there > > began to be a run on > > > >> Pentax primes. It still continues, and I > > suspect that DS owners will > > > >> soon try to join in after they decide which > > zoom to buy. Note that > > > >> Pentax autofocus primes have virtually > > disappeared from KEH. Here's > > > >> what I think has happened: > > > >> > > > >> 1. People who bought the D care about image > > quality and can afford > > > >> Pentax primes. They began to buy FA primes. > > > >> > > > >> 2. Pentax, meanwhile, had stopped production of > > all, or at least > > > >> most, FA lenses (but maybe not FAJ lenses). > > > >> > > > >> 3. Existing stocks began to run out. Look at > > Pentax USA's web site > > > >> and see how few primes are now listed. > > > >> > > > >> 4. Pentax got caught by surprise. It was in the > > middle of shifting > > > >> lens production to Vietnam and was planning > > the new DA and D FA > > > >> lines. Pentax did not anticipate that suddenly > > the old FA primes > > > >> would be in strong demand. Existing stocks > > have sold out, or nearly > > > >> so, and they are no longer being produced. > > > >> > > > >> 5. Nguyen is ill again this winter. > > > >> > > > >> 6. Ebay prices began to shoot up. > > > >> > > > >> Joe > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. > > > During a war you get to drive tanks through the > > sides of buildings > > > and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually > > frowned on during peacetime. > > > --P.J. O'Rourke > > > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around > http://mail.yahoo.com >
