The current Photo-of-the-week on www.photo.net was made by Sigma 50-500. Looks decent, at least at the resolution presented.
Leon >-----Original Message----- >From: Tom C [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Tuesday, May 10, 2005 6:04 PM >To: [email protected] >Subject: 500mm Zooms > >Does anyone have any experience or comments on the following lenses? > >Sigma Zoom Telephoto 170-500mm f/5-6.3 APO Aspherical for Pentax AF > >http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A =details&Q=&sku=121742&is=REG > >Sigma Zoom Normal-Telephoto 50-500mm f/4.0-6.3 EX APO RF >Autofocus Lens for Pentax AF > >http://www.bhphotovideo.com/bnh/controller/home?O=productlist&A =details&Q=&sku=192448&is=USA > >Thanks. > >Tom C. > > > >>From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Reply-To: [email protected] >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: Re: OT: Digital camera sales in the USA >>Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 11:50:15 -0400 >> >>You understand, good. It's amazing how many others do not. >> >>Tom C wrote: >> >>>How can that work. Losing money on every sale means the higher the >>>volume the more money you lose. Unless of course you're being >>>faceatious. ;) >>> >>>Tom C. >>> >>> >>> >>>>From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>>>Reply-To: [email protected] >>>>To: [email protected] >>>>Subject: Re: OT: Digital camera sales in the USA >>>>Date: Tue, 10 May 2005 09:41:45 -0400 >>>> >>>>Yep, they lose money on every sale, how do they make it up, Volume. >>>> >>>>Bob Sullivan wrote: >>>> >>>>>Found this in email today. Somebody said there is nothing so >>>>>devistating to an opinion as a fact. With 900,000 shipped >and a 20% >>>>>market share, I make it 4,500,000 digital P&S cameras for >the USA in >>>>>the 1st quarter. Wow. >>>>>Regards, Bob S. >>>>> >>>>>Kodak Leads in U.S. Digital-Camera Market ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) - >>>>>Eastman Kodak Co., which shipped more digital cameras in >the United >>>>>States in 2004 than any of its Japanese rivals, retained >its edge in >>>>>the first quarter, a market research firm said Monday. >>>>>Kodak shipped 900,000 point-and-shoot digital cameras to domestic >>>>>retailers in the January-to-March quarter - 41 percent >more than in >>>>>the first quarter of 2004 - and its market share rose to 20.4 >>>>>percent from 18.1 percent a year ago, according to IDC, based in >>>>>Framingham, Mass. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>-- >>>>A man's only as old as the woman he feels. >>>> --Groucho Marx >>>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >>-- >>A man's only as old as the woman he feels. >> --Groucho Marx >> > > >
