----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom C" Subject: Re: Interview w/Pentax exec
> >Interesting question. >>from BH Photo: >>Canon 300/2.8 IS US$3900 (in stock) >>Pentax FA 300/2.8 non-is $US4550 (accepting orders) >> >> > Don't let the cat out of the bag now, Some time ago (probably close to 15 years), a friend was looking to get an 80-200/2.8 lens. He was a long time Pentax user, but he found when pricing things out that he could get a Nikon 80-200/2.8 for about $700.00 less than the equivalent Pentax lens. Based on that one price disparity, he is now a Nikon user. I suspect that there is an economy of scale at work with the higher end glass. Canon sells more 300/2.8s and so can sell them individually for less money. They may also have the resources to subsidize the higher end stuff from sales of lower end equipment, not that I would suggest for a moment that this is what they do. William Robb -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
