I'm half way to feeling smug as I have a decent set of 645 lenses, from 35mm to 200mm, most in AF versions.
However the big flaw in my plan is the lack of $10,000 or any realistic chance of acquiring that short of robbing a bank. Still, I do get a lot of pleasure from taking 6x4.5 trannies every so often. Peter On 13 Jan 2011, at 13:01, John Sessoms wrote: > From: Steven Desjardins >> Here's what I'm thinking. As I save, the price of used 645Ds will >> drop. At some point in the future, the two will intersect. It will >> probably be in 8 years and they'll still cost $5000 > > I've been thinking sort of that way too. Let someone else take the > depreciation. But, I think the bigger problem is going to be finding lenses. > > I've been looking around, and it seems like anyone who has the 645 > (particularly the AF models) is hanging on to their lenses anticipating the > day they can afford to buy a 645D. And that idea seems to be supported by the > John Carlson interview referenced in another thread. > > I just took a quick look at KEH, and they don't even list a category for > Pentax 645 lenses. They've got 645, 645N and 645NII bodies, but not a single > lens. > > B&H lists one lens - Pentax-D FA 645 55mm F2.8 > > What does that tell you? > > > > ----- > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com > Version: 10.0.1191 / Virus Database: 1435/3376 - Release Date: 01/12/11 > > > -- > 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.
