I think I'll filter the rest of these to the trash... This "discussion" has been done to death.
Godfrey - www.gdgphoto.com On Apr 13, 2008, at 8:58 AM, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > That's simply not true. Manual focus glass is very definitely popular > amongst some groups of photogs, some of whom, like myself, were > recently new to Pentax. MF lenses were the first things I bought both > times I've bought into the Pentax system in the last 3 years. > > -Adam > > On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 11:41 AM, David Savage <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: >> People new to the brand aren't interested in manual focus lenses no >> matter how good they are. >> >> Cheers, >> >> Dave. >> >> >> >> On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 11:38 PM, J. C. O'Connell >> <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>> short term maybe, but when FF permiates, the aps >>> lenses are simply not going to be very desireable >>> when you have got a nice FF camera in you hand. >>> >>> Secondly, the other half of my statement was that >>> the secondary market for FF lenses ( assuming good >>> ones like smc K,M,A,F,FA etc will soar in value, >>> especially the ones with features you cant buy anymore like the >>> K,M,A ( precision manual focus ). >>> jco >>> >>> >>> -----Original Message----- >>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >>> Behalf Of Adam >>> Maas >>> Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 11:29 AM >>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> >>> >>> Subject: Re: full frame rumours and innuendo >>> >>> >>> And the experience in the Nikon world is that the high-end DX >>> lenses hold >>> their value even after FF arrives. >>> >>> -Adam >>> >>> On Sun, Apr 13, 2008 at 9:52 AM, Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED] >>> > >>> wrote: >>>> Like the Canon and Nikon offerings, Pentax advanced amateur cameras >>>> will always outsell any FF camera by a wide margin. They're >>>> obviously >>>> not going to abandon APS-C at any point in the near or even >>>> somewhat >>>> distant future. So lens values will remain at least reasonably >>>> constant. As for me, I'll have paid for my DA lenses in work long >>>> before a FF camera is available. And like Nikon FF cameras, I'm >>>> sure >>>> a Pentax offering will have a DA frame size option. Paul >>>> >>>> >>>> On Apr 13, 2008, at 8:11 AM, J. C. O'Connell wrote: >>>>> Watch the secondary market FF lenses soar in value as the DA > >>>> lenses plummet if and when this happens. This is why I havent > >>>> bought anything but really good FF lenses for myself. > jco >>>>> >>>>> -----Original Message----- >>>>> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On >>>>> Behalf Of >>>>> Derby Chang >>>>> Sent: Sunday, April 13, 2008 6:28 AM >>>>> To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> Subject: full frame rumours and innuendo >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ...but probably inevitable >>>>> >>>>> http://tinyurl.com/6bczpo >>>>> http://www.amateurphotographer.co.uk/news/ >>>>> Samsung_hints_at_fullframe_sensor_ >>>>> for_professional_digital_SLR_camera_news_227234.html >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> >>>>> [EMAIL PROTECTED] >>>>> http://members.iinet.net.au/~derbyc >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly >>>>> above and >>>>> follow the directions. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>>> [email protected] >>>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >>>>> and follow the directions. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >>>> and follow the directions. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> M. Adam Maas >>> http://www.mawz.ca >>> Explorations of the City Around Us. >>> >>> -- >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >>> and >>> follow the directions. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> >>> >>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>> [email protected] >>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >>> and follow the directions. >>> >> >> -- >> >> >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >> to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above >> and follow the directions. >> > > > > -- > M. Adam Maas > http://www.mawz.ca > Explorations of the City Around Us. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
