The A70-210 is around £70 for a pristine example. The DA50-200 is £180. Both at retail outlets, although it is becoming more and more difficult to find secondhand equipment in the High Street. > > From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2007/03/15 Thu PM 02:53:36 GMT > To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: The DA 50~200 > > Pricing can be interesting, I got my smc F 70-210 for less than $70, a > few years ago. Even then it was known as a desirable lens optically, > (and built like a tank, really hard on the outside, inside there are > some weak points but...). I've found that in actual practice it > deserves it's reputation. You do have to search for bargains like that > one. Good new lenses you pay a premium either way. > > mike wilson wrote: > >> From: Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >> Date: 2007/03/14 Wed PM 11:12:37 GMT > >> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List <[email protected]> > >> 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 > >> > > > > I'll buy all the 50-200s you have at the going rate for 70-210s here. Even > > retail (although it may have gone up dramatically very recently) it is less > > than half the price. > > > > > >> 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 > >> > >> > > > > > > ----------------------------------------- > > Email sent from www.virginmedia.com/email > > Virus-checked using McAfee(R) Software and scanned for spam > > > > > > > > > -- > Entropy Seminar: The results of a five yeer studee ntu the sekend lw uf > thurmodynamiks aand itz inevibl fxt hon shewb rt nslpn raq liot. > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >
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