I'm not too sure you are right. Pro's may think this way. But they'll buy a Canon or a Nikon, anyway. Consumers who buy Pentax ccameras probably can't imagine - at the time they buy the camera - that they will ever want more than two F. 3.5-5.6 zoom lenses. I couldn't - 10-15 years ago.
Jens Bladt http://www.jensbladt.dk -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: Tom C [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 26. januar 2006 22:11 Til: [email protected] Emne: Re: lens around to buy? It definitely matters perception-wise, I would think. If I was a non-Pentax owner in the market for a D200 competitor, and Pentax had a competitive offering, the next thing I would look at was available lenses. I probably would be fooled into thinking I could just buy anyone of them off the shelf at any time. Tom C. >From: Pål Jensen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Reply-To: [email protected] >To: <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: lens around to buy? >Date: Thu, 26 Jan 2006 21:59:00 +0100 > > >----- Original Message ----- From: "Tom C" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > >>Exactly! And the thing is these relatively inexpensive lenses should never >>be 'off the shelf' if there is a demand. Pentax shooting themselves in >>the foot again. They're likely creating a continous cycle of customer >>frustration. > > >I don't think you could expect these lenses to be in stock on permanent >basis. Pentax only sells the *istD's at present and there cannot be much >demand for more exotic glass. The *istD's aren't very impressive anyway and >I cannot imagine than many without Pentax lenses are buying them. Lenses >that are natural partners for the *istD seems to be available everywhere; >even the Limiteds. When Pentax release the D200 competitor the lens line-up >availability certanly need to be better. But as to right now I don't think >it matter for that many. > > >Pål > >
