The Pentax 28-200 may be a Tamron Design but I think the Glass and SMC coating is by Pentax.
The amateur quote came from a Canon ad by the way... > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: 01 November 2001 12:59 > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Pentax USA > > > Nothing screams amateur as a person who does not explore what > other companies > have to offer. When anyone makes a lens as good as the Tamron > SP 24-135 for > tyravel then I'll buy it. Your Pentax 28-200 is Tamron made. > Amateur is > someone who blindly buys a label because he does not know better. > By the way, try reading the Canon or Nikon lists and see some > REAL subjects. > Telling someone to go elsewhere is amateur. I use Pentax > because I like using > it. I don't have to like the company. Nor do I have to like their > unprofessional way of doing things. I'm not knocking the > reps. Never spoke to > one. I'm complaining about Pentax USA at 1-800-877-0155. Try > them. Speak to > them. Its an experience. > Burt Yust > NYC > USA > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
