I think (and hope) that's a bit of an overestimate. I'd guess that 2x the (current) price of the K10D is the upper end of the price range, and it may even end up just a little cheaper than that. After all, the FA* 80-200/f2.8 (with a larger front element than a 60-250/f4) didn't cost that much.
On Sat, Jan 06, 2007 at 01:12:38AM +0900, David Savage wrote: > I can't comment on the K10D & DA 50-200 combination, but I suspect the > DA* lenses are going to cost quite a bit more than the price of the > K10D. My guess for the DA* 60-250 f4, at least 2-3 times the cost of > the K10D. > > Cheers, > > Dave > > On 1/6/07, Tim ?sleby <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I'm debating with myself. > > I have an urge for the K10 (who doesn't?). I've also got a need for an AF > > tele zoom for soccer, birds in flight and general use. > > > > The obvious solutions for those two needs is a combo of K10 and DA* 60-250. > > In a long perspective it is very likely I'll go for this combo, but I can't > > afford both at the same time. > > > > I'm thinking six-seven months ahead. Then I'll be going to a soccer > > tournament. Last year I tried shooting with MF. The keepers rate was low, to > > low for my needs. So what do I do? By the zoom of my dreams, the DA* and use > > it on my DS. Or do I by a K10 and DA 50-200 combo, and the DA* later? > > > > The soccer tournament is for kids. So the game is pretty hard to predict. In > > other words, I will need speedy AF performance. So one of the things I'm > > wondering about is the AF performance of K10/50-200. Anybody got some > > insights on this? > > -- > 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
