Hello everyone We have a general disagreement on what the new digital will mean for lens prices.
Her is what I think: New lens prices will not be effected Used market for AF (and maybe the A) lenses will jack the prices up K and M lenses will be virtually unchanged. What does everyone else think? L On Wed, 2003-02-26 at 12:48, Brendan wrote: > Actually expect the prices to GO UP!!!! all those who > were dumping Pentax, are now going to jump back in and > buy stuff, watch our cameras and lenses increase in > value and ebay a sellers paradise for Pentax items. > > --- Levente -Levi- Littvay <[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... :-( > > > > Or it can mean that Pentax is a few years behind its > > competitors (Canon, > > Nikon, etc.) This camera does not know more then > > some of the top > > digital ones of the past two years. (unless you are > > a Pentax fanatic > > like many of us or own many Pentax lenses that you > > want to reutilize, > > hence did not go for the competitor's model) > > > > I will not go digital before 8-10 megapixels and 1 > > to 1 field of view > > crop... (and even then I will probably wait until > > the price becomes > > half way decent, which probably means another model > > coming out) > > > > (and of course it would have to be a Pentax) > > > > But I really don't thik that the price of K and M > > series machines or the > > LX took a nosedive though... > > > > L > > > > ______________________________________________________________________ > Post your free ad now! http://personals.yahoo.ca > > > >
