> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Re: Dear Mr Pentax : >) > > Are you saying that Nikon make two different 80-200 f2.8 lenses? > > YES > AF-S 80-200mm f/2.8D IF-ED > AF 80-200mm f/2.8D ED > > And before responding negatively read Pals e-mail below he summed up what I was > trying to say. Instead the few e-mails that I sent in reference to a slight update >on the > MZS all I got was negative vibes on how slrs are dead and the digital revolution is >here.
> I don't really care if digital is here or not what I was on about was a lack of >commitment > from Pentax - period. ---- So you mean that if a company keeps the old lens for a period, while making a new lens - then this company shows commitment? Well, Pentax has done this for years. Just look at the F and FA serie. When they decided to skip true support for power zoom in the new bodies, they still had the FA 70-200 f/4-5.6, FA 28-105 f/4-5.6, FA 100-300 f/4-5.6 etc. while they were marketing new replacements without power zoom. Like the F/FA 80-200 f/4.7-5.6, FA 28-105 f/4-5.6 (IF) and FA 28-105 f/3.2-4.5 AL (IF), F100-300 f/4-5.6 - FA 80-320 f/4-5.6. So I don't see your point here. With your logic, Pentax must be showing more commitment than Nikon because they have three 28-105's available... One very old, one quite old and one new. And the oldie FA 70-200 f/4-5.6 can still be bought, despite the fact that the replacement - the 80-200 f/4.7-5.6 already has been updated once. (shifted from F to FA and got a new outer design). You say that Pentax does not show commitment just because they haven't updated the 80-200 f/2.8. That's a bit loose grounds... If the Limited range wasn't showing commitment, then what is? It's quite fantastic that Pentax has three high-performance lenses that's very close in focal length to other high-performance Pentax lenses. FA* 85 f/1.4 and the FA 77 Limited, the FA 35 f/2.0 and 50 f/1.4 - and the FA 43 Limited, the FA 35 f/2.0 and FA 28 f/2.8 and the FA 31 Limited. All are excellent performers. You don't have this choice with other makers. The Limited range is daring, brave and fantastic. And shows commitment. Not only to new users, but also old users. If you don't like the FA 80-200 f/2.8, then don't buy it. You have the choice. You can buy an excellent Tokina instead, or a really good Sigma. No one is forcing you to buy the Pentax, so why are you so upset? Yes, the 80-200 is an expensive lens. We can write long mails about Nikon not showing commitment because their 28-70 f/2.8 are more expensive than Pentax, and we can write the same about Canon or Minolta. We can write long mails about Canon not showing commitment because Canon 50 f/1.4 is more expensive than Pentax one, and we can write the same about Minolta or Nikon. Quite meaningsless I say. As P�l once wrote - it evens out. Sometimes Pentax is more expensive, often Pentax is less expensive. It evens out. It's quite likely that the FA Star serie is going to be updated soon, now what Pentax has released new FA lenses (24-90, 28-105, 28-90) and one Limited - it's time to concentrate on the FA Star serie. Time will tell what Pentax is up to. When the MZ became a success, Pentax took the decision to invest more money in R&D for new lenses. This is great news. But in order to support the success of the MZ-line, Pentax had to concentrate on the FA serie - simply because that the userbase of the MZ serie demanded more FA lenses. FA Star serie are an exclusive serie of lenses, reachable only to the fortunate few. Few of the fortunate few has bought a MZ body. This changes with the MZ-S body. I'm sure that we will see new updates in the FA Star serie in the near future. At least for the zoom lenses. Quite silly having power zoom when no one of the current bodies supports it fully. Best regards, Roland - 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 .
