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 amount. Yes, it's > most evident among the shorter lenses (FA 50/1.4s > are going for more than B&H's new price on ebay -- > $209-- and B&H is sold out.) If you missed the > thread about Pentax digital on the Leica forum, go > take a look. The *istD and *istDS have revived the > brand. I guess that's a good thing. > Paul > > > > 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 process has presumably slowed or reversed, > and digital buyers > > > have pushed up demand for wide-angles, though > not for longer teles. > > > I recently paid quite a lot for a 20mm, and > just missed bidding on a > > > K 300mm f4 which went for very little. > > > > > > John > > > > > > > > > On Sat, 05 Feb 2005 11:22:27 -0700, Joseph > Tainter > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > > > >> "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 that > > >> Pentax autofocus primes have virtually > disappeared from KEH. Here's > > >> what I think has happened: > > >> > > >> 1. People who bought the D care about image > quality and can afford > > >> Pentax primes. They began to buy FA primes. > > >> > > >> 2. Pentax, meanwhile, had stopped production of > all, or at least > > >> most, FA lenses (but maybe not FAJ lenses). > > >> > > >> 3. Existing stocks began to run out. Look at > Pentax USA's web site > > >> and see how few primes are now listed. > > >> > > >> 4. Pentax got caught by surprise. It was in the > middle of shifting > > >> lens production to Vietnam and was planning > the new DA and D FA > > >> lines. Pentax did not anticipate that suddenly > the old FA primes > > >> would be in strong demand. Existing stocks > have sold out, or nearly > > >> so, and they are no longer being produced. > > >> > > >> 5. Nguyen is ill again this winter. > > >> > > >> 6. Ebay prices began to shoot up. > > >> > > >> Joe > > >> > > >> > > >> > > >> > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > I can understand why mankind hasn't given up war. > > During a war you get to drive tanks through the > sides of buildings > > and shoot foreigners - two things that are usually > frowned on during peacetime. > > --P.J. O'Rourke > > > > > > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com
