KEH has a LN- D for $379 body only (down from $415 last week)...so a new with warranty D with a few bells and whistles at $499 may not be a bad deal.
At 7:08 PM -0500 12/7/06, J. C. O'Connell wrote: >I still dont see why you think this seller >got/gets the NEW *istD bodies cheap. They may be >losing their ass on them. I dont know, >but how do you? >jco > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of >P. J. Alling >Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 4:30 PM >To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >Subject: Re: *istD kits down to $499 New > > >Think computers, the *ist-D is a discontinued computer. It's >replacement is available now. It's being dumped before another >generation makes it unsaleable. The 28-80 doesn't have a sterling >reputation and they were made to be sold with the *ist film cameras. >I'll bet Pentax has a ton of them, for which there is not much demand. >Most film users can afford cameras with higher perceived value most of >which can use or need to use an aperture ring. The lens is an orphan. >Once again it's being dumped before it becomes unsaleable. This is just > >the beginning of the price slide. B&H photo is still selling the *ist-D > >for 799 without lens. But look to see much deeper discounting real >soon. Face it with an APS sensor 28-80 is not a very popular focal >length. >18-50 or so is. > >J. C. O'Connell wrote: >> High price? Wasnt the istD originally >> over $1000 for just the body? This is >> about $450 for a new *istD body and >> about $50 for all the rest including the >> FAJ lens by my estimate.....How do you >> know they got them (the bodies) cheap? >> jco >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >> Of P. J. Alling >> Sent: Thursday, December 07, 2006 3:29 PM >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: Re: *istD kits down to $499 New >> >> >> Nope, not wide at all, (like 43mm on a FF film camera), and the FAJ is >> FF. They're unloading a kit they put together fairly cheaply at a >> relatively high price. >> >> J. C. O'Connell wrote: >> >>> http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=160060811759 >>> >>> Seems like they are trying to unload these >>> older leftover models now..... >>> >>> How about that kit lens : Pentax SMC FAJ 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 Autofocus >>> Zoom Lens? Is that a APS or FF lens? Curious be because 28 isnt very >>> wide on APS now is it? >>> >>> jco >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> > > >-- >Things should be made as simple as possible -- but no simpler. > --Albert Einstein > > > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >PDML@pdml.net >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > >-- >PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >PDML@pdml.net >http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- Steve Sharpe [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://earth.delith.com/photo_gallery.html -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
