On 24 Mar 2005 at 21:23, Paul Stenquist wrote: > In truth, I had the same thought as John. some of the 645 lenses are > relatively inexpensive right now. I expect there will be some price > rise. Twenty percent isn't at all unrealistic. And if you can make > twenty percent on your money in a year or so, you're doing quite well.
I don't think anyone can realistically expect anything like what appears to have happened in the 35mm market due to a not yet realized camera which will have a far far smaller market penetration than the 645 film cameras ever did. My expectation is that even if the 645 DSLR does eventually appear there will remain an abundance of used lenses and at best you may see prices rise a little. However even a 50% rise wouldn't offset the sales fees, shipping costs or time and effort expended to purchase and then re-sell the items at these prices. I can confidently say that two years ago I sold my last 645 kit for least 300% more cash than I could achieve for the same gear today. Plus as a bonus the $US to $AU exchange rate was in my favour as a seller. Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications/ Pentax user since 1986, PDMLer since 1998
