----- Original Message ----- From: Brad Dobo Subject: Re: 28-105 vs 24-90 vs 35-105
I don't know the background of the people you treat as experts, but I do know good quality camera equipment, and I am very demanding of high optical quality and solid build quality. This is why I shoot with a 4x5, and am somewhat disdainful of 35mm. The limited lenses are expensive because making an excellent lens is an expensive process. The limited lenses are extremely high quality, both optically and mechanically. That they appeal to a different, much smaller demographic than the average Bohemian from London Ontario means they won't sell in quantity. Anything that is both rare and high quality is expensive. William Robb > Okie, not gonna like it however, > > My beloved instructor that you all hate. Someone at Pentax Canada (not a > rep or sales/phone person). A dealer of Pentax in a store here in London, a > guy who knows his stuff too, not a 16yr old part-time cash person. > > There, said that, and still waiting on some more information on it. As well > getting someone to look at Defence here in London and the large amount of > plastic used in armour now. (Look up the specs. of an American M1A Main > Battle Tank for a good example, of course, the best parts are 'classified'. > I wouldn't use web resources for this type of query.) > > They didn't say, they're not good, or any such thing, but the price is > inflated because of the look and the buyers, and demand. > > I'd take an ill-informed guess that the optics are great or perhaps superb, > but the mechanics or build quality may have some fooled. Metal and quality > are wholly separate things. > > Regards, > > Brad Dobo > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Alan Chan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Wednesday, November 20, 2002 8:34 PM > Subject: Re: 28-105 vs 24-90 vs 35-105 > > > > >I have been told that the Ltds. are more expensive, not because they are > so > > >superior in build and optics (but not saying they aren't) but that they > are > > >for a select few, like some here, and thus command a far higher price, as > > >they are a 'different' lens, so to speak. > > > > May I ask, who? Just curious. > > > > regards, > > Alan Chan > > > > > > ________________________________________________________________ _ > > MSN 8 with e-mail virus protection service: 2 months FREE* > > http://join.msn.com/?page=features/virus > > > > >
