> Hey guys, first, seeing a Limited lens on the MZ-S would be quite the sight! > Second, I don't think anyones ever explained to me why these are limited? I > asked the shop I go to, and they say sure we can order it. It doesn't seem > to me that they build 100 of these Limited lenses and the first 100 buyers > are the lucky ones. They are not Limited to Japan. I can't base this on > my experience, but supposedly Limited lens are very good, but that can't be > why they are call Limited, they would then be Pentax * primes. So since > they are good Limited doesn't mean they only work to a degree, and are > limited to certain things. Of course, they will make them for only so long, > but of course we know that lenses are constantly evolved, M, A, FA, F, > whatever, and are no longer manufactured, so that can it be it. They are > silver metal (at least here), but that doesn't make them Limited. So, why > Limited? Did the Japanese get a translation wrong? :)
Sure you aren't the 1st to ask this question. The only reason I can imagine is that Pentax didn't know how many 43/1.9 would be sold when it was introduced. They couldn't decide how many to make till it hit the market for awhile. However, they thought it would be limited production since it was such an expensive standard lens, they just didn't know how many at the time. Unfortunately, or fortunately, the original 43/1.9 was sold like hot cakes and Pentax hit a gold mine! They couldn't resist but keep manufacturing the 43/1.9 till.... as we all know now. The problem is, the word "Limited" had already been printed on those lenses and they had no way to extract it. On the other hand, the name "Limited" has become the hallmark and Pentax just took advantage of it and keep introducing more Limited lenses. That's my speculation anyway. :) regards, Alan Chan
