In a message dated 4/20/02 11:36:58 AM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: <<"Mishka" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: i feel like i am completely missing something here. are these lenses "collectibles" (i wasn't aware pentax glass has this status) or simply so much better than competition (i mean, cannon 85/1.2 goes for the same $ as pentax 85/1.8)? if (as i suspect) they are neither, wouldn't it make more sense to get a similar cannon or nikon lens with a *free* body for this kind of money?
Paul Franklin Stregevsky>> I think the difference here is that the older pentax lenses continue to work with the newer Pentax bodies. That's not the case with Canon. So everyone is trading in their old "useless" Canon lenses for new ones to use with their new cameras. Pentax users continue to use the old lenses with their new cameras. As a result, there are fewer out there and supply and demand makes them more valuable. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
