Not if I wanted AF and not if I wanted a lens that could take advantage of
program lines, and not if I wanted meaningful EXIF data.
I'm not meaning to be dificult, but IF adevertised lenses are hard to get or
IF there is a long wait for them, it appears it's a simple matter of 1)
Pentax is incapable of meeting demand or 2) Pentax is shaving things so
close that they are putting their own fear of financial loss ahead of
servicing the customer demand, which would be rather ironic (hard to sell
lenses if you don't have any to sell). Surely it's not that Pentax is so
lacksadaisical that they would fail to update their website in a timely
manner.
Tom C.
From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Reply-To: [email protected]
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: lens around to buy?
Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 21:19:16 +0000
And you would find that you could buy thirty years worth of used lenses,
all of which wold work on your Pentax.
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From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> It definitely matters perception-wise, I would think. If I was a
non-Pentax
> owner in the market for a D200 competitor, and Pentax had a competitive
> offering, the next thing I would look at was available lenses. I
probably
> would be fooled into thinking I could just buy anyone of them off the
shelf
> at any time.
>
>
> Tom C.
>
>
>
>
>
>
> >From: Pål Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >Reply-To: [email protected]
> >To: <[email protected]>
> >Subject: Re: lens around to buy?
> >Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 21:59:00 +0100
> >
> >
> >----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> >
> >
> >>Exactly! And the thing is these relatively inexpensive lenses should
never
> >>be 'off the shelf' if there is a demand. Pentax shooting themselves
in
> >>the foot again. They're likely creating a continous cycle of customer
> >>frustration.
> >
> >
> >I don't think you could expect these lenses to be in stock on permanent
> >basis. Pentax only sells the *istD's at present and there cannot be
much
> >demand for more exotic glass. The *istD's aren't very impressive anyway
and
> >I cannot imagine than many without Pentax lenses are buying them.
Lenses
> >that are natural partners for the *istD seems to be available
everywhere;
> >even the Limiteds. When Pentax release the D200 competitor the lens
line-up
> >availability certanly need to be better. But as to right now I don't
think
> >it matter for that many.
> >
> >
> >Pål
> >
> >
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