-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Maas Sent: Tuesday, February 20, 2007 10:08 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: 85mm f1.8 SMCT on ebay : $400+
J. C. O'Connell wrote: > 1. Because you CANT BUY manual focus lenses new anymore and they are > better for manual focussing if that is your preference. Incorrect. Voightlander SL, Zeiss ZF and ZS and Nikon AI-S manual focus lenses are currently available new for 35mm SLR camera mounts. ============================== Actually not really, I was correct but I didnt state PENTAX manual focusl lenses new but the original post DID state why not buy PENTAX AF lenses. Of course you can a lot of manual focus lenses in general, but not from PENTAX you cant for their DSLRs. ============================== > 2. Because they are way cheaper for same quality or way better for > same price or buy way more for same price and quality. True > 3. There are way more primes available in M42 than in the current > pentax AF lineup. True. heck, that's nearly the case for new glass (Once Carl Zeiss gets its dsitribuution fully functional). > 4. See my last post - this would be ideal for people who already have > a bunch of high quality M42 lenses, those people wouldnt need to buy > new lenses, they want a new BODY to use what they already have. Or you can use a M42 adaptor, along with other adaptors and get Zeiss, Leitz, Nikkor, Zuiko, Asahi Pentax and more glass working on the same (EOS) body, with some mild usability restrictions (Stop-down metering) and your pick of formats (35mm Full Frame, 1.3x crop, 1.6x crop). > 5. and "scouring ebay" is not that much different than buying new > online with the search engines they have. True, as long as you pay attention to the seller (Same goes for online stores though). > > jco > -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
