Re: lens around to buy?

[Pål Jensen]

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From: "Adam Maas" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>

Pentax still sells several film bodies. The MZ-M, *ist and MZ-70 and 
MZ-50.

Sell? Well, I doubt they sell a lot. Besides, hardly anyone buy these camera 
for use with 200/2.8 lenses.

A 200/2.8 isn't exactly exotic glass either. 200mm lenses are pretty 
vanilla, along with 300/4's they're pretty much the standard long primes.

I think a 200/2.8 is pretty exotic for the average slr buyer. I also believe 
that the *stD appeal to two kinds of buyers; 1) entry level users who buy 
kit lenses. 2) Pentax users that already own the lenses they want. They only 
use the *istD because something better isn't available. I believe there are 
very few who buys exotic Pentax glass these days.


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