Availability of the new Pentax smc-D 100mm F2.8 macro

2004-09-02 Thread Christien Bunting
Hi all. Does anyone know when this lens will be available in the US ? Thanks. Chris

Re: Availability of the new Pentax smc-D 100mm F2.8 macro

2004-09-02 Thread Peter J. Alling
I don't think anyone knows when it will be available anywhere as of yet. Christien Bunting wrote: Hi all. Does anyone know when this lens will be available in the US ? Thanks. Chris -- Politicians are interested in people. Not that this is a virtue. Fleas are interested in dogs. P. J. O'Rourk

Re: Availability of the new Pentax smc-D 100mm F2.8 macro

2004-09-02 Thread Joseph Tainter
"Does anyone know when this lens will be available in the US ?" Based on recent experience we can expect the following: It will start to show up five to six months after being announced. So that would be Jan-Feb. Last year the DA 16-45 was announced in August, and was available in the U.S. in lat

Re: Availability of the new Pentax smc-D 100mm F2.8 macro

2004-09-02 Thread Alan Chan
The truth is, they have learnt the trick of limiting the supply so that they are more desirable. The rarer it gets, the more you want it. Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan "Does anyone know when this lens will be available in the US ?" Based on recent experience we can expect the following:

Re: Availability of the new Pentax smc-D 100mm F2.8 macro

2004-09-03 Thread jtainter
Pentax's other new motto: "All our lenses are limited." Joe The truth is, they have learnt the trick of limiting the supply so that they are more desirable. The rarer it gets, the more you want it. Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan "Does anyone know when this lens wil