Rumor has it that a lot of Nikonians buying the D40 an D60 cameras are re-learning the joys of manual focusing, well because they have to.
David Savage wrote: > People new to the brand aren't interested in manual focus lenses no > matter how good they are. > > Cheers, > > Dave. > > On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 11:38 PM, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> short term maybe, but when FF permiates, the aps >> lenses are simply not going to be very desireable >> when you have got a nice FF camera in you hand. >> >> Secondly, the other half of my statement was that >> the secondary market for FF lenses ( assuming good >> ones like smc K,M,A,F,FA etc will soar in value, >> especially the ones with features you cant buy anymore like the >> K,M,A ( precision manual focus ). >> jco >> >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam >> Maas >> Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 11:29 AM >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> >> >> Subject: Re: full frame rumours and innuendo >> >> >> And the experience in the Nikon world is that the high-end DX lenses hold >> their value even after FF arrives. >> >> -Adam >> >> On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 9:52 AM, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >> wrote: >> > Like the Canon and Nikon offerings, Pentax advanced amateur cameras >> > will always outsell any FF camera by a wide margin. They're obviously >> > not going to abandon APS-C at any point in the near or even somewhat >> > distant future. So lens values will remain at least reasonably >> > constant. As for me, I'll have paid for my DA lenses in work long >> > before a FF camera is available. And like Nikon FF cameras, I'm sure >> > a Pentax offering will have a DA frame size option. Paul >> > >> > >> > On Apr 13, 2008, at 8:11 AM, J. C. O'Connell wrote: >> > > Watch the secondary market FF lenses soar in value as the DA > >> > lenses plummet if and when this happens. This is why I havent > >> > bought anything but really good FF lenses for myself. > jco >> > > >> > > -----Original Message----- >> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >> > > Behalf Of >> > > Derby Chang >> > > Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 6:28 AM >> > > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> > > Subject: full frame rumours and innuendo >> > > >> > > >> > > ...but probably inevitable >> > > >> > > http://tinyurl.com/6bczpo >> > > http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/news/ >> > > Samsung_hints_at_fullframe_sensor_ >> > > for_professional_digital_SLR_camera_news_227234.html >> > > >> > > >> > > -- >> > > >> > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] >> > > http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc >> > > >> > > -- >> > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> > > PDML@pdml.net >> > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> > > follow the directions. >> > > >> > > >> > > -- >> > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> > > PDML@pdml.net >> > > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >> > > and follow the directions. >> > >> > >> > -- >> > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> > PDML@pdml.net >> > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >> > and follow the directions. >> > >> >> >> >> -- >> M. Adam Maas >> http://www.mawz.ca >> Explorations of the City Around Us. >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> >> >> -- >> >> >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> PDML@pdml.net >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and >> follow the directions. >> >> > > -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
