Like I said earlier, you can get smc-A/70-210mm/4 lenses in LIKE NEW stone mint condition for $139 fairly easily on ebay. Sure, weather sealing, greater zoom range, and AF definately add value to the DA lens but it would NOT add over a $1200 value to a $139 lens to ME if the image quality was only the same in the DA lens. To each his own. There is also the possiblility that the DA lens wont cover FF digital in the future as well as the A lens does. Thats a possible liability, not a plus for the DA lens. Bottom line is that I wouldnt pay the $1200 premium if the A70-210 was just as good optically for the DA60-250. The $1200 saved could buy to many other MUCH more valuable features to me like more good lenses and good DSLR bodies. To some, the extra things the DA60-250 does would be worth that premium, but not for me. We are talking 10 times the price or approx $1200 more for the DA lens vs the A lens mentioned. Thats really a huge difference in price to be considering.
JC O'Connell (mailto:hifis...@gate.net) "Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom" - Thomas Jefferson -----Original Message----- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Nick Wright Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2009 7:36 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: DA* 60-250 at B&H For what it is, no it is not that much. And no, I'm not particularly interested in seeing quality comparisons. My el-cheapo 18-55 lens regularly knocks my socks off in terms of image quality. I'm sure the $1,200 lens will be just fine. Sure and I know that the 70-210A are great lenses. But they aren't brand-new, they aren't weather sealed and they aren't autofocus. I wonder if anyone would care to figure out how much the A70-210 went for brand-new and adjust that for inflation? I'd bet there wouldn't be that big a difference. On Sat, May 9, 2009 at 2:56 AM, JC OConnell <hifis...@gate.net> wrote: > $1300+ is not that terrible much? Wouldnt you rather see a test > comparison to the $139 typical smc-A/70-210/F4 before judging that > $1300+ price? > > JC O'Connell (mailto:hifis...@gate.net) > "Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom" - Thomas > Jefferson > > > -----Original Message----- > From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf > Of Nick Wright > Sent: Friday, May 08, 2009 10:12 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: DA* 60-250 at B&H > > > I don't think it's all that terrible much. > > The Canon 70-200/4L IS runs about $1,100. > > Both lenses are weather-sealed f/4. The Canon has IS built in. But the > Pentax offers 10mm wider and 50mm longer range. > > If I were still shooting for newspapers I would be chomping at the bit > to get this lens. > > On Fri, May 8, 2009 at 8:07 PM, JC OConnell <hifis...@gate.net> wrote: >> DAMN steep, you can get a nice clean smc-A 70-210/4 for 1/10 the >> price. How would that compare? Id love to see a good aperture for >> aperture test. >> >> JC O'Connell (mailto:hifis...@gate.net) >> "Honesty is the first chapter in the book of wisdom" - Thomas >> Jefferson > > > -- > 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. > -- ~Nick David Wright http://www.nickdavidwright.com/ -- 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.
