A slow lens is not necessarily a bad lens. In fact cheep, slow lenses can be quite useful, although perhaps not "professional".
My cheap F 4-5.6/35-80mmm is actually quite a nice performer. It beats my Tamron 3.5-5.6/28-80mm Aspherical in every respect. I guess the are priced alike. The trick is to stay in business by offering usefull gear, that most people can afford. Unlike Leica or Contax... :-) I mean - photographers don't buy these lenses anyway - unless of course, they come with a Canon or Nikon mount! Cheers Jens Bladt mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt -----Oprindelig meddelelse----- Fra: David Zaninovic [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sendt: 4. marts 2005 20:23 Til: [email protected] Emne: Re: :( That lens is too slow to cost more than that. ----- Original Message ----- From: "jtainter" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, March 04, 2005 2:13 PM Subject: :( > According to Pentax USA's web site, the DA 50-200 will cost "under $300." I take that to mean a MSRP of $299.95. Street price at B&H or Adorama would then be about $220 to $240 or so. > > This is disappointing. It suggests that Pentax considers the DA 50-200 a mediocre optic. > > Optimistically, perhaps Pentax USA got it wrong. The same site also lists the DA 16-45 as a DA J lens. > > Joe > >
