On 27 Jan 2006 at 1:36, John Forbes wrote: > I'm not arguing with you, Rob, that they should be available new. I'm > just saying that one can equip oneself quite well by buying second-hand. > If I had the cash, there is not one desirable Pentax lens that I could not > have bought in the past year in excellent condition at lower than new > prices. > > So: > > 1. yes, they ought to be available new, > 2. but it doesn't matter; they're available second-hand (and cheaper).
I suspect that our definitions of cheap and available differ somewhat. Last Dec an A*200/4 sold on eBay for $1,343.43 Last June two FA80-200/2.8 sold on eBay for $1,563.35 and $1,149.99 Last June an FA*200/4 sold on eBay for $1,132.00 Last May an A*200/4 sold on eBay for $1,125.00 Last April an FA*200/4 sold on eBay for $1,225.92 Last April an A*200/4 sold on eBay for $1,187.29 Last March an FA80-200/2.8 sold on eBay for $1,081.35 Cheap to some but hardly common given the volume of Pentax gear that filters though eBay. 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
