According to Pentaximaging, (Pentax USA), all the lenses you complain about are still current.
Zooms: http://www.pentaximaging.com/products/cameras/lenses/digital_35mm/zoom.jsp Telephotos: http://www.pentaximaging.com/products/cameras/lenses/digital_35mm/telephoto.jsp If they list them I'm sure that you can get them. I don't know how long you'll wait, and you probably will have to find a retailer who'll work with you. Patrick Genovese wrote: >> It seems to me that people are confusing out of production with >> discontinued. As far as I understand, all camera companies produce their >> lenses in batches to a certain degree, and just because a lens is not >> being produced right now, you should not assume it's not in the line-up >> anymore. It may well be that production was temporarily halted because >> there is already stock to last for a long time. >> > > The pentax japan web site does not list any of the old FA* lenses... > All gone... bar the 300 f/2.8 and the 600 f/4 .. The problem is there > are no replacements. I'm no expert on lens production etc but how > hard can it be to update an already excellent lens design such as the > 80-200 f/2.8 and bring it in line with current digital requirements > and maybe even add an SDM motor. Im sure it is quicker than designing > the 50-135 from scratch and they would have had a much more desirable > product. Other manufacturers seem to be able to do this quite quickly. > > Patrick Genovese > > -- Remember, it’s pillage then burn. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
