Quoting Darren Addy <[email protected]>:
Everyone is (understandably) excited and focused about the Pentax full frame offering
Not everyone, Darren. At best I find it mildly interesting but the hyper-activity on the Pentax Forum at DP Review is wonderfully entertaining...
Cheers Brian ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Brian Walters Western Sydney Australia http://lyons-ryan.org/southernlight/ and many may be saving their shekels for the body. But
I would suggest that this is Prime Time to be focusing upon filling any holes in your lens inventory. It is a market of supply and demand, and we have "enjoyed" a period when a steady trickle of Pentax users would abandon the brand for a full frame (or a mirrorless) and so there has been a decent buyer's market for a while. I've picked up a Bigma, a Pentax DA 16-45mm, and a Sigma 31mm f1.4 from just such sellers. But I think that trend is going to be reversing, if the Pentax FF performance meets expectations. Right NOW, the Northern Hemisphere is in the doldrums and the U.S. dollar is strong, so the U.S. buyer has probably the best economic conditions to purchase Pentax lenses in a long while (particularly from Canada). I expect Good Glass prices to be on an upward trend between now and the release of the Pentax FF: Particularly the FA Limiteds. I doubt that prices will ever be lower on the other good Pentax-F and Pentax-FA lenses. Some of the Pentax-A lenses will also be drawn upwards as demand for the AF lenses goes upward. What this means is that, if you want to rationalize some lens purchases, anything you buy now will probably be worth more (not less) in the not-to-distant future. And if you wait, it will cost more. All signs point to "BUY" in the Pentax lens market right now. There are some good lenses that are bringing a good deal less than the were last summer right now, and I expect we will see that trend reversing very soon. --
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