On 5 Apr 2005 at 10:15, Joseph Tainter wrote: > Pentax lost money on both the FA 50 f2.8 and FA 100 f2.8 macros. So they > were redesigned to be less expensive to build. The D FA is reported to > keep the same optical design as the F/FA 50 -- and that formula is near > legendary. The D FA 100 is a new formula.
I can't help thinking that something got lost in translation here. I can believe that they didn't make the profit margin that their other lenses did, but making at least two popular lenses at a loss for years? I'm sure the construction of the new macro lenses will provide a big margin and along with a weight/size advantage for the user. 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
