if the 70-210/4.0 A lens, which is no longer avail new, sells for "nearly" the price, (LESS) than the new 50-200, the 50-200 is NOT a "far less expensive lens" than the 70-210/A lens, it not even less expensive at all than the 70-210/A, it's MORE expensive.
jco -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Adam Maas Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 7:13 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: The DA 50~200 The SMC-A 70-210 f4 typically sells used for nearly the price of a new 50-200 DA, the latter is a far less expensive lens, and pretty much a match in performance (apart from the variable aperture). -Adam J. C. O'Connell wrote: > why not? those lenses were never expensive > and a APS version would be less costly to > make than a FF version of same quality or > better quality for same cost of the FF version. > jco > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf > Of Thibouille > Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 5:09 PM > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List > Subject: Re: The DA 50~200 > > > yeah and sell it for the price they sell this 50-200 ? LOL > > 2007/3/14, J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: >> Jeez, you would think they could at least do >> F4 constant in the reduced APS format like they have >> done in the past on FF 35mm format many times. >> jco >> -----Original Message----- >> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf >> Of Bruce Dayton >> Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2007 3:33 PM >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> Subject: Re: The DA 50~200 >> >> >> I have resisted buying it so far. I would prefer a better build >> quality and a faster (constant) lens. It appears to be very good for >> the price. My take is optical quality is better than expected for the >> price point, but build quality is consumer level. >> >> -- >> Bruce >> >> >> Wednesday, March 14, 2007, 9:09:54 AM, you wrote: >> >> SB> Is the 50-200 supposed to be a "consumer" zoom - i.e., designed >> SB> more >> >> SB> to a price point than the highest quality image? For those who >> SB> use the lens, are you pleased with it. Paul, and a few others, >> SB> seem to be quite happy with theirs, but what about those of you >> SB> who don't often comment on such things? >> >> >> SB> Shel >> >> >> >> >> -- >> 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 >> > > -- 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
