I think of you as more of cheapskate than a tightwad, Christine. Just for the record.
On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 8:11 PM, Christine Nielsen <ch...@inielsen.net> wrote: > On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 6:42 PM, Miserere <miser...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> >> Christine was complaining that the DA* 16-50mm was too expensive for >> her when it cost $800, which is a bargain when you consider what >> Canikonians pay for the standard f/2.8 zooms, and she's far from the >> only one. The core Pentax userbase is a bunch of tight bastards who >> spend money only at gun-point (I'm one of them) and I don't see them >> (us) buying a $3,000 FF from Pentax. > > Hang on -- how did I get to be the posterchild for Pentax Tightwads?! > :) Just to clarify -- my doubts about that lens have more to do with > its spotty reputation... deserved or not... and its unseemly zoom > behavior. I happily spent at least as much on the 50-135, and know > what a bargain it is, compared to the (FF) equivalents of the other > brands. I won't detail the rest of my gear purchases, but believe me, > I'm down with spending. > > But cheapskate or no, 800 bucks is 800 bucks. If I'm not convinced I > want the product, I'm not going to spend it. As it is, each time I > think about buying a new lens (or body), I go through the motions of > convincing myself that Pentax & I are in it for the long haul. They're > putting out lots of mixed signals, for sure. > > I would be very interested to know just who the core Pentax userbase > really is, btw. Obviously, the samples here and at PF must be small > in comparison to the general population... and I wonder how different > the demographic is here in the US vs. Europe vs Japan, for ex? > > :) > -c > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- Steve Desjardins -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
