Some stores around here rent Tamron 300/2.8 lenses so you can try them out even on Pentax cameras. But mostly they rent Nikon gear. Kent Gittings
-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Tonghang Zhou Sent: Wednesday, January 02, 2002 2:26 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: lens value: a workable definition (dollar per photograph)? I suppose this is where certain other brands have an advantage. In photo stores, you can rent those lenses (and cameras) for a day or a week, lenses you'd otherwise never use due to their high prices. But no Pentex for rent. I recently visited a store, not only did they not have any Pentax to rent, they didn't even have a used pentax to sell. Only new stuff, and just the zooms. But they had lots of certain other brands' used lenses, both for rent and for sale. Regards, ___________________________________________________________________ Tonghang Zhou ("Zhou" is pronounced like Joe) On Wed, 2 Jan 2002, Paul F. Stregevsky wrote: > But I'll probably use a 400mm lens for maybe 15 shots a year. At that rate, > the cost per photo will be astronomical at any price, and perhaps I should > settle for a $200 specimen. Or a teleconverter, which would spare me the > need to buy yet another protective filter and carry yet another big lens. > > It seems unfair that frequency of use must dictate the quality that it is > prudent to buy, but I can't escape the math. > > It would certainly seem that a well-built lens is an extravagance for > someone who will probably not see rugged use. So a lens that has a > reputation for being optically excellent but mechanically mediocre would be > a good candidate for the infrequent user. > > Comments? - 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 email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. If you have received this email in error please notify the system manager. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by MIMEsweeper for the presence of computer viruses. www.mimesweeper.com ********************************************************************** - 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 .
