> > From: Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2007/03/14 Wed PM 11:12:37 GMT > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <pdml@pdml.net> > Subject: Re: The DA 50~200 > > The SMC-A 70-210 f4 typically sells used for nearly the price of a new > 50-200 DA, the latter is a far less expensive lens, and pretty much a > match in performance (apart from the variable aperture). > > -Adam
I'll buy all the 50-200s you have at the going rate for 70-210s here. Even retail (although it may have gone up dramatically very recently) it is less than half the price. > > J. C. O'Connell wrote: > > why not? those lenses were never expensive > > and a APS version would be less costly to > > make than a FF version of same quality or > > better quality for same cost of the FF version. > > jco > > -----Original Message----- > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > > Thibouille > > Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 5:09 PM > > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > Subject: Re: The DA 50~200 > > > > > > yeah and sell it for the price they sell this 50-200 ? LOL > > > > 2007/3/14, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > >> Jeez, you would think they could at least do > >> F4 constant in the reduced APS format like they have > >> done in the past on FF 35mm format many times. > >> jco > >> -----Original Message----- > >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > >> Of Bruce Dayton > >> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 3:33 PM > >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > >> Subject: Re: The DA 50~200 > >> > >> > >> I have resisted buying it so far. I would prefer a better build > >> quality and a faster (constant) lens. It appears to be very good for > >> the price. My take is optical quality is better than expected for the > >> price point, but build quality is consumer level. > >> > >> -- > >> Bruce > >> > >> > >> Wednesday, March 14, 2007, 9:09:54 AM, you wrote: > >> > >> SB> Is the 50-200 supposed to be a "consumer" zoom - i.e., designed > >> SB> more > >> > >> SB> to a price point than the highest quality image? For those who > >> SB> use the lens, are you pleased with it. Paul, and a few others, > >> SB> seem to be quite happy with theirs, but what about those of you > >> SB> who don't often comment on such things? > >> > >> > >> SB> Shel > >> > >> > >> > >> > >> -- > >> 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 > >> > > > > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > ----------------------------------------- Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
