On Thu, 12 Jan 2006 15:38:53 -0000, Kostas Kavoussanakis
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On Thu, 12 Jan 2006, John Forbes wrote:
You're right. Like the FA* 80-200/2.8 ED [IF]. It's been done before.
And it's a modern lens so why redo it? For the extra 30mm on the wide
end, maybe. How well did that sell and why will this sell?
There's already a slow 50-200mm. Why re-do that lens, as you seem to be
proposing?
The 80-200 f2.8 was a premium lens at a premium price, so obviously sales
were relatively low. A replacement will appeal to those who like good
glass, and can afford it.
A 50-200/2.8 would be a sore thumb (actually one could say it's the
other fingers that are sore ;-) in the line-up. The new lens will likely
complement the 16-45 f4, which is a high-performance lens. A quality,
semi-bright long zoom has not featured in the Pentax lineup for 15 years
(if you are lenient enough to class the F70-210/4-5.6 as a semi-bright
lens :-). They never came up with a companion to the 28-70/4, or even a
worthy replacement for the F, and this is what I think they will do.
There can't be a companion to the 28-70 f4, as it no longer exists.
Anyway, it's all guesswork, and your guess is as good as mine. Probably
better, because I admit that mine is based in part on wishful thinking
(like an awful lot of kit-related conjecture).
John
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