On 3 April 2012 20:11, Christine Nielsen <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 3, 2012 at 6:42 PM, Miserere <[email protected]> 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
Sorry Christine, I had just read your post about the 16-50 you never
purchased so you were the first that came to mind. I also know that
you don't rush into lens purchases, and you seem to be the middle
ground of Pentax users that I've interacted with over the past 5 years
or so.
My comments were not meant as an insult, because I am even more of a
tightwad than you! Oops, sorry, I think I meant "cheapskate" :-)
—M.
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