RE: Tamron introduces DI 17-50/2,8
Yes, Sigma makes a EX 170-500mm F5.6-6.3 APO for Pentax and others. It's even reasonably priced at apr. 600 Euro (Germany) = 725 USD. It's probably a very good lens: http://www.treknature.com/gallery/Africa/South_Africa/photo12819.htm http://www.treknature.com/gallery/Africa/South_Africa/photo17020.htm http://www.treknature.com/gallery/Africa/South_Africa/photo5957.htm http://www.treknature.com/gallery/Asia/India/photo10701.htm http://www.treknature.com/gallery/Africa/South_Africa/photo19822.htm Regards Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Sylwester Pietrzyk [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 15. februar 2006 17:18 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: Tamron introduces DI 17-50/2,8 Jens Bladt wrote on 15.02.06 16:57: > I don't believe that. Any manufacturer is in it for the money! > I just don't belive it's profitable to make them with Pentax mount. The > Tamron AF 200-500mm is not available in K-mount either. But the old MF was > (very rare). I guess there's just not enough K-mount buyers. So they just > make them for Canon and Nikon - which probably covers 90% of the market. Or > perhaps Pentax just paid Tamron not to ;-) Pentax and Tamron has been > coopereating before, since Tamron manufactured certain Pentax lenses. I can understand lack of 200-500 and 180 in K-mount as they are expensive lenses and Sigma makes the ones with very similar parameters, but 17-50/2,8 would be very popular among Pentax DSLR users. If Tamron did it in Minolta mount and KM DSLRs has sold in lesser quantities than Pentax ones then... But of course Pentax makes some remarkable DA lenses (DA 16-45, DA 14, DA 12-24) while KM only sold Tamron's clones of htier WA angles for DSLRs and KM never had high quality standard zoom like DA 16-45/4 for their DSLRs. -- Balance is the ultimate good... Best Regards Sylwek -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.15.9/261 - Release Date: 02/15/2006 -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.1.371 / Virus Database: 267.15.9/261 - Release Date: 02/15/2006
Re: Tamron introduces DI 17-50/2,8
> Pentax and Tamron has been > coopereating before, since Tamron manufactured certain Pentax lenses. And Nikon/KM ones too BTW (AFAIR) -- Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SFXn,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ...
Re: Tamron introduces DI 17-50/2,8
Jens Bladt wrote on 15.02.06 16:57: > I don't believe that. Any manufacturer is in it for the money! > I just don't belive it's profitable to make them with Pentax mount. The > Tamron AF 200-500mm is not available in K-mount either. But the old MF was > (very rare). I guess there's just not enough K-mount buyers. So they just > make them for Canon and Nikon - which probably covers 90% of the market. Or > perhaps Pentax just paid Tamron not to ;-) Pentax and Tamron has been > coopereating before, since Tamron manufactured certain Pentax lenses. I can understand lack of 200-500 and 180 in K-mount as they are expensive lenses and Sigma makes the ones with very similar parameters, but 17-50/2,8 would be very popular among Pentax DSLR users. If Tamron did it in Minolta mount and KM DSLRs has sold in lesser quantities than Pentax ones then... But of course Pentax makes some remarkable DA lenses (DA 16-45, DA 14, DA 12-24) while KM only sold Tamron's clones of htier WA angles for DSLRs and KM never had high quality standard zoom like DA 16-45/4 for their DSLRs. -- Balance is the ultimate good... Best Regards Sylwek
Re: Tamron introduces DI 17-50/2,8
Consider also that the Pentax DA 16-45/4 is a recent introduction that has probably soaked up a lot of the immediate demand for a lens in that range. Paul -- Original message -- From: Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: > > Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote on 15.02.06 16:24: > > > > > >>I believe I have read this here before: selling lenses or sensors is a > >>different business line and they just sell to make money. It is not > >>the first manufacturer not to issue a lens in Pentax mount. > > > > True. But still strange as they released FF counterpart to this new lens > > with K-mount in the past. I mean 28-75/2,8 XR. Maybe they sold too few of it > > in Pentax mount? > > > > Tamron's got a couple of their best lenses which aren't available in K > mount, notably the 180mm Macro. It's possible that they simply don't > think there is a market for this one, or they just haven't introduced it > yet. > > -Adam >
RE: Tamron introduces DI 17-50/2,8
>maybe they don't want this > popular standard lens in K-mount because they will have to compete with > Samsung now? What? I don't believe that. Any manufacturer is in it for the money! I just don't belive it's profitable to make them with Pentax mount. The Tamron AF 200-500mm is not available in K-mount either. But the old MF was (very rare). I guess there's just not enough K-mount buyers. So they just make them for Canon and Nikon - which probably covers 90% of the market. Or perhaps Pentax just paid Tamron not to ;-) Pentax and Tamron has been coopereating before, since Tamron manufactured certain Pentax lenses. Regards Jens Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -Oprindelig meddelelse- Fra: Kostas Kavoussanakis [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 15. februar 2006 16:24 Til: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Emne: Re: Tamron introduces DI 17-50/2,8 On Wed, 15 Feb 2006, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: > New, bright APS-C dedicated lens: > http://www.tamron.co.jp/en/news/release_2006/news0215_a16.html > Unfortunately no Pentax mount for now but there's Minolta version planned. > Rumours are that Sony has some Tamron shares and maybe they don't want this > popular standard lens in K-mount because they will have to compete with > Samsung now? I believe I have read this here before: selling lenses or sensors is a different business line and they just sell to make money. It is not the first manufacturer not to issue a lens in Pentax mount. Kostas
Re: Tamron introduces DI 17-50/2,8
Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote on 15.02.06 16:24: I believe I have read this here before: selling lenses or sensors is a different business line and they just sell to make money. It is not the first manufacturer not to issue a lens in Pentax mount. True. But still strange as they released FF counterpart to this new lens with K-mount in the past. I mean 28-75/2,8 XR. Maybe they sold too few of it in Pentax mount? Tamron's got a couple of their best lenses which aren't available in K mount, notably the 180mm Macro. It's possible that they simply don't think there is a market for this one, or they just haven't introduced it yet. -Adam
Re: Tamron introduces DI 17-50/2,8
Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote on 15.02.06 16:24: > I believe I have read this here before: selling lenses or sensors is a > different business line and they just sell to make money. It is not > the first manufacturer not to issue a lens in Pentax mount. True. But still strange as they released FF counterpart to this new lens with K-mount in the past. I mean 28-75/2,8 XR. Maybe they sold too few of it in Pentax mount? -- Balance is the ultimate good... Best Regards Sylwek
Re: Tamron introduces DI 17-50/2,8
On Wed, 15 Feb 2006, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: New, bright APS-C dedicated lens: http://www.tamron.co.jp/en/news/release_2006/news0215_a16.html Unfortunately no Pentax mount for now but there's Minolta version planned. Rumours are that Sony has some Tamron shares and maybe they don't want this popular standard lens in K-mount because they will have to compete with Samsung now? I believe I have read this here before: selling lenses or sensors is a different business line and they just sell to make money. It is not the first manufacturer not to issue a lens in Pentax mount. Kostas
Tamron introduces DI 17-50/2,8
New, bright APS-C dedicated lens: http://www.tamron.co.jp/en/news/release_2006/news0215_a16.html Unfortunately no Pentax mount for now but there's Minolta version planned. Rumours are that Sony has some Tamron shares and maybe they don't want this popular standard lens in K-mount because they will have to compete with Samsung now? -- Balance is the ultimate good... Best Regards Sylwek
