Gary L. Murphy observed:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>> 2. The competition for Pentax glass just increased 5-10 fold. That's if the
>> D*ist looks as good as it seems to and is priced right. In other words, it
>> will probably be a seller.
> Which could also mean the value of your Pentax film cameras just took a
> nosedive... :-(
For a retailer trying to make money selling film cameras, the
value of their inventory taking a nosedive is a bad thing.
For a speculative collector (i.e. one who buys collectibles
as investments), likewise.
But for someone who never plans to _sell_ her cameras, because
they're _tools_, this only means that buying backup gear on the
used market get easier, n'est-ce pas? (Though it does mean that
buying _lenses_ gets tougher for a while...)
As long as the profit margin on new film cameras stays just
high enough for them to continue to be manufactured at all,
and for Pentax to keep repairing them when they wear out,
anyhow.
-- Glenn
