New Pentax Price list (End of MZ-3)

[Rüdiger Neumann]

Hallo
on the German Pentax home page is a new price list (1.7.2003)
http://www.pentax.de/pentaxeurope/pentaxeurope_prod/pentaxeurope/v2/de/image
s/Preisliste_endverbraucher.pdf

In this price list are also the Optio 450, *ist and the FAJ lenses.

The following products are gone:
MZ-7, 330GS, FA 4-5.6/28-105 (from Tamron)

The following products will be stoped soon:
MZ-3,
FA 28-200, FA 85-Soft, A2.8 16 Fisheye, A3.5 15, K2.8 28 Shift
SMCA 645 2.8/55

There a still a lot of LX products in the list (viewfinder, gribs, screens,
..)

The FAJ lenses are very cheep in comparision to the former cheapest lenses
FAJ 28-8099 Euro (FA 28-80 179 Euro)
FAJ 75-300...149 Euro (FA 80-200 239 Euro)

regards
Rüdiger

Re: New Pentax Price list (End of MZ-3)

[whickersworld]

Rüdiger Neumann wrote:

The FAJ lenses are very cheep in comparision to the former
cheapest lenses
FAJ 28-8099 Euro (FA 28-80 179 Euro)
FAJ 75-300...149 Euro (FA 80-200 239 Euro)


Hi Rüdiger,

I have heard that the FAJ lenses are of the same generic
Tamron design
that is sold cheaply under the Nikon brand name as G
Series lenses.

If so, they will be very bad, both optically and in build
quality.

:-(

John