AW: Prices of Pentax Lenses

2005-02-12 Thread Michael Heim
Also, the US dollar is down considerably lately, so international bidders will tend to push the prices up when things are priced in USD. That's a good arguement. 100$ was 160 Francs for me, two years ago. Now it's 115! Michael

Re: Prices of Pentax Lenses

2005-02-11 Thread Scott Nelson
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've noticed that the prices on all Pentax lenses seem to be up by a considerable amount. Yes, it's most evident among the shorter lenses (FA 50/1.4s are going for more than BH's new price on ebay -- $209-- and BH is sold out.) If you missed the thread about Pentax

Re: Prices of Pentax Lenses

2005-02-06 Thread Mark Roberts
Derby Chang [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 11:22:27 -0700, Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote A few months after the release of the D there began to be a run on Pentax primes. It still continues, and I suspect that DS owners will soon try to join in after they decide

Prices of Pentax Lenses

2005-02-05 Thread Joseph Tainter
I have noticed a sudden increase in pentax prices lately. It can't all be because of the istDs A few months after the release of the D there began to be a run on Pentax primes. It still continues, and I suspect that DS owners will soon try to join in after they decide which zoom to buy. Note

Re: Prices of Pentax Lenses

2005-02-05 Thread John Forbes
Also, the long wait for a Pentax DSLR resulted in some defections to other brands, which depressed demand for Pentax glass between say 2002 and 2003, while putting quite a lot of used lenses onto the second-hand market. That process has presumably slowed or reversed, and digital buyers have

Re: Prices of Pentax Lenses

2005-02-05 Thread Peter J. Alling
The M* and A* 300's are still quite pricey. John Forbes wrote: Also, the long wait for a Pentax DSLR resulted in some defections to other brands, which depressed demand for Pentax glass between say 2002 and 2003, while putting quite a lot of used lenses onto the second-hand market. That

Re: Prices of Pentax Lenses

2005-02-05 Thread pnstenquist
I've noticed that the prices on all Pentax lenses seem to be up by a considerable amount. Yes, it's most evident among the shorter lenses (FA 50/1.4s are going for more than BH's new price on ebay -- $209-- and BH is sold out.) If you missed the thread about Pentax digital on the Leica forum

Re: Prices of Pentax Lenses

2005-02-05 Thread Steve Pearson
What Leica forum are you referring to? Do you have a link to it? TIA PS: I can't believe some of the prices on ebay recently. Almost makes me think about selling all of my gear. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've noticed that the prices on all Pentax lenses seem to be up by a considerable

Re: Prices of Pentax Lenses

2005-02-05 Thread pnstenquist
of the prices on ebay recently. Almost makes me think about selling all of my gear. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I've noticed that the prices on all Pentax lenses seem to be up by a considerable amount. Yes, it's most evident among the shorter lenses (FA 50/1.4s are going for more

Re: Prices of Pentax Lenses

2005-02-05 Thread Derby Chang
On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 11:22:27 -0700, Joseph Tainter [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote A few months after the release of the D there began to be a run on Pentax primes. It still continues, and I suspect that DS owners will soon try to join in after they decide which zoom to buy. Note that Pentax