Groan. The 16-50 has been on my wish list for a while... I guess I should have bought it $700 ago.
I can understand incremental price increases, but almost double? Yikes. For a long time, one of the advantages of Pentax has been the value proposition... if that goes away, then what? Just as expensive as Canikon, but quirkier, and with no FF option? -c On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 10:38 AM, Bryan Jacoby <[email protected]> wrote: > So, how 'bout them new lens prices?!? > > I have been pretty impressed with what I've seen in the Ricoh era > (yes, I think the K-01 is a great idea) and therefore I've been > optimistic about the future. But these new lens prices seem, shall we > say, less than well-considered. > > I guess I can understand a pricing policy designed to give > bricks-and-morter shops a chance to compete, but I don't see how it's > necessary to nearly double the price of some lenses to do that. > Sorry, but I don't see people lining up to pay $1500 for a DA* > 16-50mm. Can anybody explain this to me? > > On the bright side, the price of the FA 31mm Limited hasn't changed, > and in comparison it now seems like a heck of a deal. How could I not > buy one? > > -- > 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.
