Consider also that the Pentax DA 16-45/4 is a recent introduction that has probably soaked up a lot of the immediate demand for a lens in that range. Paul
-------------- Original message ---------------------- From: Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sylwester Pietrzyk wrote: > > Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote on 15.02.06 16:24: > > > > > >>I believe I have read this here before: selling lenses or sensors is a > >>different business line and they just sell to make money. It is not > >>the first manufacturer not to issue a lens in Pentax mount. > > > > True. But still strange as they released FF counterpart to this new lens > > with K-mount in the past. I mean 28-75/2,8 XR. Maybe they sold too few of it > > in Pentax mount? > > > > Tamron's got a couple of their best lenses which aren't available in K > mount, notably the 180mm Macro. It's possible that they simply don't > think there is a market for this one, or they just haven't introduced it > yet. > > -Adam >
