Frankly, if you were a Pentax shooter and you were considering spending $2500 for this lens, you would get more bang-for-the-buck by purchasing a Sony A900 (24.3MP Full Frame with Sony Exmor sensor & in-body image stabilization) and then getting the Zeiss 135mm f1.8 (for Sony) for a total outlay of about the same amount of money. You'd give up the 1.5x longer FOV, but in exchange get more megapixels and a full frame sensor.
On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 2:07 PM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: > Agree with P.J. > An argument could probably be made for the fact that it isn't going to > sell for LESS in the future, so from that standpoint could be looked > at as an investment. If and when Pentax ever offers a FF camera, the > price will probably easily jump a grand (minimum). > Frankly, I don't expect it to be available for long before somebody snags it. > > On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 2:01 PM, P.J. Alling <[email protected]> > wrote: >> They're rare, and Pentax is unlikely to ever make another, so I guess that >> they're worth that much to someone. If I had an unlimited pot of money, I'd >> buy it. >> >> >> On 7/22/2013 2:38 PM, [email protected] wrote: >>> >>> Can it really be worth $2569 ? >>> >>> Kenneth Waller >>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller >>> >>> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darren Addy" <[email protected]> >>> Subject: KEH has an A* 135mm f1.8 >>> >>> >>>> If anyone is interested. >>>> >>>> http://www.keh.com/camera/Pentax-Manual-Focus-Fixed-Focal-Length-Lenses/1/sku-PK06009016184N?r=FE >>>> >>>> -- >>>> "Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art" - >>>> Peter Galassi >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> -- >> There are two kinds of computer users those who've experienced a hard drive >> failure, and those that will. >> >> >> >> -- >> 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. > > > > -- > "Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art" - > Peter Galassi -- "Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art" - Peter Galassi -- 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.
