On 27 Jan 2006 at 12:42, John Forbes wrote: > Now you're putting words into my mouth, Rob. I never said "cheap", I said > "cheaper" [than new], and as for "available", I said that over a year > every desirable lens could have been bought. Obviously that's not nearly > as good as being able to buy off the shelf, but it does mean that those > who seek can find.
They may be able to find a specific lens over a year if the buyer remains sufficiently vigilant but it doesn't mean that they can buy even it they are willing to offer big $$. I do log prices of that sort of gear, I also log availability and many of the available pieces weren't available to purchasers in my locale. Obviously there are ways around it but I'd much rather be able to go to my local photo shop and bang a CC on the sales counter for what I want and when. The current situation is ludicrous. 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
