On Feb 28, 2006, at 1:18 PM, Jens Bladt wrote:
The problem seems to be, that those who can afford/need FA* glass,
could
also afford a pro spec'ed camera body, which unfortunately is not
available
with a K-mount. It seems like Pentax have chosen to discontinue the pro
level lenses, rather than indtroducing a pro-level body!
As I said before, I think these are more "we're out of stock, finally"
than anything else -- I don't think this was a recent decision.
I agree that the lack of a direct competitor for the F5 hurt their
sales of nice glass.
-Aaron