I'm confident you won't be sorry, Fritz! Jack
--- On Wed, 3/11/09, Frits Wüthrich <[email protected]> wrote: > From: Frits Wüthrich <[email protected]> > Subject: Re: DA*60-250 > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, March 11, 2009, 6:17 AM > TeKaDe informed me the 60-250 lens will be available in > small numbers > from April onwards, probably. Anyway, I decided to switch > and I ordered > the 50-135/F2.8. Apparently Pentax increased the prices > with 15% lately. > This is in line with other price increases from the > Japanese industry to > compensate for the lower demand because of the current > economy. > > Thanks for all the thoughts. > > Frits > > Jack Davis wrote: > > Terminal case of LBA, I'm afraid. No known cure, > you must simply feed it. ;) > > > > Jack > > > > > > --- On Sun, 3/8/09, Paul Stenquist > <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > >> From: Paul Stenquist > <[email protected]> > >> Subject: Re: DA*60-250 > >> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > <[email protected]> > >> Date: Sunday, March 8, 2009, 7:41 PM > >> On Mar 8, 2009, at 6:31 PM, Jack Davis wrote: > >> > >> > >>> I owned an A*300 f/2.8 for a number of years > and > >>> > >> during that time > >> > >>> made a few halfhearted efforts to sell it. I > do have a > >>> > >> couple of > >> > >>> keepers that I wouldn't have if I > hadn't > >>> > >> lugged it all over the > >> > >>> North American continent for so long. Finally > sold it > >>> > >> about two year > >> > >>> ago. > >>> I, then, lusted after the DA*60~250 for a > couple > >>> > >> years. Thankfully, > >> > >>> during my wait I came to my senses and bought > the > >>> > >> DA*50~135. Much > >> > >>> more practical for my type of shooting. > I'm now > >>> > >> glad I "waited". > >> > >>> What a wonderful lens it is! > >>> > >>> Jack > >>> > >>> > >> I want both, but I'm a lens pig. > >> Paul > >> > >> > >>> --- On Sun, 3/8/09, Frits Wüthrich > >>> > >> <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >>>> From: Frits Wüthrich > >>>> > >> <[email protected]> > >> > >>>> Subject: Re: DA*60-250 > >>>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" > >>>> > >> <[email protected]> > >> > >>>> Date: Sunday, March 8, 2009, 1:48 PM > >>>> I have it confirmed by TeKaDe the price of > the > >>>> > >> 60-250 will > >> > >>>> be 999 euros > >>>> or perhaps even less then that. > >>>> Sometimes I wonder if the 50-135 wouldnt > be a > >>>> > >> better > >> > >>>> choice, given an > >>>> extra stop and it is available. > >>>> > >>>> Frits > >>>> > >>>> David J Brooks wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> On Sat, Mar 7, 2009 at 6:22 PM, Frits > >>>>> > >> Wüthrich > >> > >>>> <[email protected]> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>>> Yes, on eBay, but for about $1700 > or more. > >>>>>> I see a Tamron 70-200mm F2.8 SP > Di-LD for > >>>>>> > >> 599 > >> > >>>> euro, > >>>> > >>>>>> and a Sigma 70-200mm F2.8 II EX DG > APO HSM > >>>>>> > >> for 659 > >> > >>>> euro, this lens has > >>>> > >>>>>> hypersonic drive. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Anyone that has experience with > either one > >>>>>> > >> of > >> > >>>> these? > >>>> > >>>>> I know you are referring to the 80-200 > here > >>>>> > >> for $1700, > >> > >>>> but for that > >>>> > >>>>> money, i can get a D300 and drip, and > use > >>>>> > >> lenses i > >> > >>>> already have.:--) > >>>> > >>>>> I hear the 60-250 will sell around > $1200-1300, > >>>>> > >> some > >> > >>>> were around there. > >>>> > >>>>> I think that's to much, > considering i can > >>>>> > >> now get > >> > >>>> a 50-135 for less > >>>> > >>>>> than 1K here. > >>>>> > >>>>> Dave > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>>> Frits > >>>>>> > >>>>>> Stan Halpin wrote: > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>>> Reading the tea leaves and > other > >>>>>>> > >> cryptic signs > >> > >>>> on the USA Pentax site: > >>>> > >>>>>>> 55/1.4 is shown as New/Buy It > Now; > >>>>>>> 15/4.4 is shown as Coming Soon > >>>>>>> 60-250/ is shown. > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> There is an 80-200/2.8 on eBay > right > >>>>>>> > >> now... > >> > >>>>>>> stan > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>> On Mar 2, 2009, at 7:33 PM, > Joseph > >>>>>>> > >> McAllister > >> > >>>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Latest hint from Pentax is > late > >>>>>>>> > >> spring > >> > >>>> 2009 - "production problems" > >>>> > >>>>>>>> On Mar 2, 2009, at 15:30 , > Frits > >>>>>>>> > >> Wüthrich > >> > >>>> wrote: > >>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Is there any news > about the > >>>>>>>>> > >>>> availability of this lens? I pre ordered > >>>> > >>>>>>>>> with TeKaDe, it was > suppose to > >>>>>>>>> > >> arrive > >> > >>>> around Christmas, de price has gone > >>>> > >>>>>>>>> down in the mean time, > and > >>>>>>>>> > >> TeKaDe has > >> > >>>> no idea when the lens will arrive. I > >>>> > >>>>>>>>> wonder if I should go > for > >>>>>>>>> > >> another > >> > >>>> lens, Tamron or Tokina, don't know who > has > >>>> > >>>>>>>>> a nice alternative. > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> Frits > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> Joseph McAllister > >>>>>>>> Pentaxian > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > http://gallery.me.com/jomac > >>>>>>>> > >>>>>>>> > >>>> > http://web.me.com/jomac/show.me/Blog/Blog.html > >>>> > >>>>>>>> -- > >>>>>>>> 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. > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>> -- > >>>> 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. > >> > > > > > > > > > > -- > > 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.
