I stopped by a local store (Nelson) here, in San Diego. I was surprised by the inventory they had for Pentax K10D, K100D, 16-50/2.8 ($900), 50-135 ($1000), 77/1.8 ($1100), 40/2.8, 50 (?probably macro, f/2.8)... And this was at their smaller store in La Jolla.
First of all, I was surpised to see 16-50 and 50-135 in stock, while even large mail-order places don't have them. Second, I was surprised to see them at these prices, especially in contrast to the $1100 for the 77-ltd. I guess, it is because these prices are still at or close to MSRP, and that's probably an indication that they will go down (at mailorder placed) once the initial rush is over and the supply catches up with the demand. It was nice to see these lenses "live". I was pleasantly surprised that the 16-50 is smaller then I expected (it is smaller then my Tokina 28-70/2.6-2.8 atx-pro). So, it was very tempting... Igor -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
