One reason many Pentax users covet their lenses as they do is simply because the finest Pentax lenses are not a dime-a-dozen as they are with other makes. This gives us the feeling that when we are able to acquire a "good" lens, say the 20mm f2.8 vs. the more commom f4, we want to dance.
I just did an informal check on eBay searching for "pentax 20mm." One russian lens came up. The same search for c**** produced 5 lenses and N**** produced 11. At KEH right now, there are 2 20mm pentax lenses for sale, one auto, one man. C**** has 4 man leses listed and 1 auto, N**** lists 10! manual (plus 5 21mm lenses) and 3 autos. And as we all know this is nearly always the status quo. How often do you find shops that only carry Leica, N**** and C**** in 35mm? It's enough to make you scream. Pentaxians are a diehard group. Period. We look at our gear and hear strains of "sometimes it feels like you and me against the world." Along with all of the other reasons for choosing Pentax lenses one cannot be amazed at one's luck to come across a K85 f1.8 (at any price) or a 50mm 1.2 for less than $250. Were the best gear found all over the place we wouldn't think of Pentax the same way. Who else but a Pentax user would spend years searching for a particular lens? - Brendan MacRae - 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 .
