Re: Discontinue of the FA* 2.8/80-200

2003-09-25 Thread Cotty
On 24/9/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >PS: I really cannot understand why there's a bodycap for the >*Ist D listed on its own... is it any different from the usual K >mount one?? No aperture ring ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=| www.mac

Re: Discontinue of the FA* 2.8/80-200

2003-09-24 Thread Cotty
On 24/9/03, [EMAIL PROTECTED] disgorged: >That being said, I find it inexplicably stupid for Pentax to remove the >aperture ring at this point in time. They're turning their great AF >lenses into crippled tools designed for people who can't be bothered to >use an aperture ring. Out of context by

Re: Discontinue of the FA* 2.8/80-200

2003-09-24 Thread Gianfranco Irlanda
ginal Message - From: Rüdiger Neumann <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, September 24, 2003 6:22 PM Subject: Discontinue of the FA* 2.8/80-200 > Hallo > on > http://www.pentax.de/pentaxeurope/pentaxeurope_prod/pentaxeurope/v2/de/photo > /price

Re: Discontinue of the FA* 2.8/80-200

2003-09-24 Thread Chris Brogden
I'd be willing to bet money that Pentax leaves off the aperture ring on the new f2.8 tele zoom. The AF cameras that people would use this lens on either have crippled mounts or can set the aperture via the body, so why encourage people to use old bodies when they could spend money upgrading to th

Re: Discontinue of the FA* 2.8/80-200

2003-09-24 Thread Scott Nelson
On Wed, 2003-09-24 at 09:49, Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: > on 24.09.03 18:35, Alin Flaider at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > > > > FAJ* 80-200/2.8 ? :oT > Or worse DA 80-200/2.8 - suitable only for APS DSLR... > > -- > Best Regards > Sylwek > > Or even Worse: FAJ* 80-200/2.8 IS DA To really spi

Re: Discontinue of the FA* 2.8/80-200

2003-09-24 Thread Paul Eriksson
This makes a 80-200mm IS (or whatever) more plausable? Wishful thinking, i know. /Paul From: "Rüdiger Neumann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Discontinue of the FA* 2.8/80-200 Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2003 18:22:19 +0200 Hallo o

Re: Discontinue of the FA* 2.8/80-200

2003-09-24 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
on 24.09.03 18:35, Alin Flaider at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > FAJ* 80-200/2.8 ? :oT Or worse DA 80-200/2.8 - suitable only for APS DSLR... -- Best Regards Sylwek

Re: Discontinue of the FA* 2.8/80-200

2003-09-24 Thread Alin Flaider
Rüdiger wrote: RN> Will there be a replacement of the 2.8/80-200 ??? FAJ* 80-200/2.8 ? :oT Servus, Alin

Discontinue of the FA* 2.8/80-200

2003-09-24 Thread Rüdiger Neumann
Hallo on http://www.pentax.de/pentaxeurope/pentaxeurope_prod/pentaxeurope/v2/de/photo /pricelist.html is a new Pentax Preislist (starting from 15.9.2003) In the list is a footnote that the FA*2.8/80-200 will not be available for long anymore. This is the same with the FA 35-80, which has already a