On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 6:02 PM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: > On Tue, Feb 7, 2012 at 4:52 PM, P. J. Alling <[email protected]> > wrote: >> I'm thinking it'll be more cost effective to look for a nice 50mm f1.7 in F >> or FA livery. > > Not necessarily. Just as the DA 35mm f2.4 has cut the legs out of the > used market for the slightly faster 35mm f2.0 lenses, I think Pentax > realizes that they are competing with their own used lens market. The > fact that it is a f1.8 and not a f1.4 sort of makes that clear. > > F50 f1.7s are now consistently going for north of $200, so a 50mm f1.8 > that comes in at a price similar to the DA 35mm f2.4 (sub-$200) would > probably sell in comparable numbers.
Interesting... Nikon & Canon both offer their 50s in 1.4 & 1.8... the latter being the "nifty 50" that sells for relatively short money. Talk about a hole in the Pentax lens line-up. Maybe this 50/1.8 will fill it...? Here's hoping, -c :) -- 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.
