Re: Ridiculous prices
The only comment I read on this comparison lead me to beleive they are both comparable. Pretty much the same kind of rendering. This is only from readings 'cos I defenitely can't afford any of those but what you wrote surprise me very much. Just my 2 cents ... 2007/3/2, J and K Messervy [EMAIL PROTECTED]: I would dearly love an FA77 f1.8 limited lens and keep an eye out for them on Ebay. In terms of quality and rendering, from photos I've seen on the net, the DA70 limited comes a distant second. I found an ebay auction today here in Australia for an unused (the buyer says new, it's not) FA77 limited. The story is he ordered it and only received it in Feb. Now he's decided to sell it. Whether or not he's used it, he bought it retail and is now selling it, that makes it used. The auction has a couple of days to go and has no bids as yet...not surprising really, since the seller STARTED the auction at $1,100 AUD!!! That's bordering on criminal! Looks like I'll have to settle for a DA70 2.4 limited although they're also damn pricey. Much as I love my K10D, I hate what it and the K100 have done to used glass prices. :( James Messervy -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- K10D,Z1,SuperA,KX,MX, P30t and KR-10x ;) ... -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Ridiculous prices
I would dearly love an FA77 f1.8 limited lens and keep an eye out for them on Ebay. In terms of quality and rendering, from photos I've seen on the net, the DA70 limited comes a distant second. I found an ebay auction today here in Australia for an unused (the buyer says new, it's not) FA77 limited. The story is he ordered it and only received it in Feb. Now he's decided to sell it. Whether or not he's used it, he bought it retail and is now selling it, that makes it used. The auction has a couple of days to go and has no bids as yet...not surprising really, since the seller STARTED the auction at $1,100 AUD!!! That's bordering on criminal! Looks like I'll have to settle for a DA70 2.4 limited although they're also damn pricey. Much as I love my K10D, I hate what it and the K100 have done to used glass prices. :( James Messervy -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Ridiculous prices
At 11:10 AM 2/03/2007, J and K Messervy wrote: I found an ebay auction today here in Australia for an unused (the buyer says new, it's not) FA77 limited. The story is he ordered it and only received it in Feb. Now he's decided to sell it. Whether or not he's used it, he bought it retail and is now selling it, that makes it used. The auction has a couple of days to go and has no bids as yet...not surprising really, since the seller STARTED the auction at $1,100 AUD!!! That's bordering on criminal! Good luck to him. Assuming he hasn't used it, that's about the price for a new 77 Ltd. IMO lenses aren't like cars, WRT loosing value once they've left the store. BTW, if your interested in a 31mm Ltd. I'm willing to part with this one...: http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/Misc/31/ ...as I don't need 2: http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/Misc/Images/K10D/_IGP1240.jpg Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
Re: Ridiculous prices
On Mar 1, 2007, at 6:10 PM, J and K Messervy wrote: I would dearly love an FA77 f1.8 limited lens and keep an eye out for them on Ebay. In terms of quality and rendering, from photos I've seen on the net, the DA70 limited comes a distant second. ... Sorry.. having had and compared both in depth, I completely disagree. Far as I can see, they are so very much alike in overall sharpness, etc, and rendering it is hard to tell them apart. Godfrey -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
