I think that's Cole's Law.
On Sat, Jan 4, 2014 at 2:13 PM, Boris Liberman <[email protected]> wrote: > Well, as Pentax/Ricoh perceive themselves getting higher up the market > ladder, they rack up the prices... Sigma is how much - like USD 800 MSRP? > > But that's beside the point. I believe that DA*16-50 is priced similarly to > 17-55/2.8 offerings from Canon and Nikon. I've just looked up prices on B&H: > > Nikkor 17-55/2.8 - USD 1,300 imported, USD 1,400 USA. > Canon 17-55/2.8 - USD 1,180 imported, USD 880 USA (there seems to be some > kind of a sale on this very lens). But Pentax sits right there with the big > boys... Well, if the net rages about K-3, it is time to cut some cabbage is > we say in Russian :-). > > > > > > On 1/4/2014 9:06 PM, Ken Waller wrote: >> >> I'm floored by the price of a new DA*16-50 - 1296.95 - I got mine way >> back when for less than half that ! >> >> Kenneth Waller >> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller >> >> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Boris Liberman" <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: DPReview readers love the K-3 >> >> >>> Attila, you have to realize that this Sigma has nothing on the market >>> to compare it to. DA* 16-50 is a different lens. It has WR, it is >>> wider and longer as far as zoom range goes, while Sigma boasts >>> tremendous image quality and the USB dock so that you could play with >>> your copy to your heart liking. >>> >>> I'm not buying Sigma and I'm not re-buying DA* 16-50. But I very much >>> would like Pentax to do something rather unlimited and produce a lens >>> that will compete with Sigma in IQ dept face to face. >>> >>> On 1/3/2014 3:27 PM, Attila Boros wrote: >>>> >>>> Seems like Sigma is putting out some nice lenses lately. But this is >>>> bigger and heavier than the DA* 16-50mm, and has a smaller zoom range. >>>> Would like to see some comparison between the two lenses. >>>> >>>> On Fri, Jan 3, 2014 at 7:10 AM, Boris Liberman <[email protected]> >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Also the lens of the year is sigma 18-35/1.8... >>>>> >>>>> Sent with AquaMail for Android >>>>> http://www.aqua-mail.com >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> On January 3, 2014 4:55:31 AM Aahz Maruch <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> http://www.dpreview.com/news/2014/01/02/best-gear-of-2013-the-results-are-in/11 >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> The Pentax K-3 was an early front-runner in this poll, and blazed >>>>>> through to a convincing victory, garnering an impressive 31.4% of >>>>>> the total vote. Strangely, stablemates the K-50 and K-500 got >>>>>> almost >>>>>> no love, but the capable, innovative K-3 was your pick for best >>>>>> DSLR/SLT of 2013 by a landslide. Which probably means we >>>>>> should get >>>>>> going with our full review, right? We'll get right on it. >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Hugs and backrubs -- I break Rule 6 >>>>>> http://rule6.info/ >>>>>> <*> <*> <*> >>>>>> Help a hearing-impaired person: http://rule6.info/hearing.html >> >> >> > > > -- > 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. -- -bmw -- 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.
