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jsherman999 · 04-13-2012, 08:46 AM

Originally posted by luftfluss

PS. the Sears marketplace has a 3rd party vendor named "H and B Digital"(!) and they will ship me a 60-250/4 for $2000 + $551 shipping!

Is it being delivered to your door by a swimsuit model?

**germar** · 04-13-2012, 08:52 AM

As of Friday, 4/13 Amazon itself is listing the DA 60-250mm f/4 for $1720 USD. Yes, that is Amazon itself, not a partner seller. Is this the start of the thaw???

Still way too early to pounce, far too much money for this lens. Hopefully there's still some distance yet to fall before things stabilize. Hopefully there won't be a buying frenzy at this price point.

Here's hoping.

Blue · 04-13-2012, 09:04 AM

Originally posted by jsherman999

Is it being delivered to your door by a swimsuit model?

I was going to ask if it was by strip-o-gram.

**boriscleto** · 04-13-2012, 09:05 AM

Originally posted by jsherman999

Is it being delivered to your door by a swimsuit model?

No, he lives in NJ, so it would be delivered by a Jersey Shore cast member. Probably a shirtless guy with lots of product in his hair.

Last edited by boriscleto; 04-13-2012 at 09:12 AM.

Blue · 04-13-2012, 09:10 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by eddie1960

they made one limited run of the FA43 in Leica thread mount (m39). the rumour is the actual assembled and body of that lens was Cosina with optics and optical design from Pentax. I came with an OVF for use on leica cameras since none of the frame lines would show a 43mm FOV. It's pretty highly regarded. I think Digitalis on the Forum owns one.

Steven Goudy discusses it on his FA43 page

Pentax 43/1.9 Limited

The lens for the Leica was called the Pentax SMC Pentax-L 43mm f/1.9 Special. It was based on the optics of the 43 LTD and had a matching optical view finder. Obviously, it was manual focus. A couple of years ago, it could still be had for ~ $650. If I had an M9, I would have been all over it like a lime green suite on a used car salesman.
Here is a review of it.

Pentax SMC Pentax-L 43mm f/1.9 Special leica L mount lens w/43/50 viewfinder, black Mint- - Classic Connection Store

eddie1960 · 04-13-2012, 09:20 AM

Originally posted by Blue

The lens for the Leica was called the Pentax SMC Pentax-L 43mm f/1.9 Special. It was based on the optics of the 43 LTD and had a matching optical view finder. Obviously, it was manual focus. A couple of years ago, it could still be had for ~ $650. If I had an M9, I would have been all over it like a lime green suite on a used car salesman.
Here is a review of it.

Pentax SMC Pentax-L 43mm f/1.9 Special leica L mount lens w/43/50 viewfinder, black Mint- - Classic Connection Store

Heck if I had any leica m3 or later i would be very tempted. not so easy to come by though. I have seen a couple come up on RFF over the years

**luftfluss** · 04-13-2012, 09:24 AM

Originally posted by Blue

I was going to ask if it was by strip-o-gram.

+

Originally posted by boriscleto

No, he lives in NJ, so it would be delivered by a Jersey Shore cast member. Probably a shirtless guy with lots of product in his hair.

Ewwwwwww.......

Blue · 04-13-2012, 09:28 AM

Originally posted by eddie1960

Heck if I had any leica m3 or later i would be very tempted. not so easy to come by though. I have seen a couple come up on RFF over the years

True about the M3.

**luftfluss** · 04-13-2012, 09:31 AM

Originally posted by jsherman999

Is it being delivered to your door by a swimsuit model?

I don't know if my g/f would be happy with that, I might be, though!

oklahomakid93 · 04-13-2012, 09:32 AM

Originally posted by luftfluss

+

Ewwwwwww.......

I was thinking Carl from Aqua Teen Hunger Force.

**rparmar** · 04-13-2012, 09:45 AM

Originally posted by bossa

So it's OK for Pentax to make FF lenses but not FF cameras? Strange concept.

Why strange? That's exactly what Pentax do now.

I've been advocating that Pentax leverage their lens know-how into other platforms for years. They could have repurposed the entire line of Limiteds for MFT and swept the market. Until recently there was absolutely no fast, small, well-built primes to compete.

Blue · 04-13-2012, 10:01 AM

Originally posted by rparmar

Why strange? That's exactly what Pentax do now.

I've been advocating that Pentax leverage their lens know-how into other platforms for years. They could have repurposed the entire line of Limiteds for MFT and swept the market. Until recently there was absolutely no fast, small, well-built primes to compete.

It wouldn't be all that hard to tweak the FA ltd lenses for the Nikon platform given the registration distance. EOS would be double because of the registration as well but the af would be more tricky. Pentax could bring out another run of the A 50/1.2 as well.

Blue · 04-13-2012, 10:04 AM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by luftfluss

I don't know if my g/f would be happy with that, I might be, though!

You could just blame it on the shipping company and their new "uniforms."

jsherman999 · 04-13-2012, 10:25 AM

Originally posted by Blue

You could just blame it on the shipping company and their new "uniforms."

rofl

glanglois · 04-13-2012, 11:14 AM

What do we do when the worker is NSFW?

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04-13-2012, 08:46 AM	#811
jsherman999 Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,237	Originally posted by luftfluss PS. the Sears marketplace has a 3rd party vendor named "H and B Digital"(!) and they will ship me a 60-250/4 for $2000 + $551 shipping! Is it being delivered to your door by a swimsuit model?

04-13-2012, 08:52 AM	#812
germar Site Supporter Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: North Palm Beach, Florida Photos: Gallery Posts: 728	As of Friday, 4/13 Amazon itself is listing the DA 60-250mm f/4 for $1720 USD. Yes, that is Amazon itself, not a partner seller. Is this the start of the thaw??? Still way too early to pounce, far too much money for this lens. Hopefully there's still some distance yet to fall before things stabilize. Hopefully there won't be a buying frenzy at this price point. Here's hoping.

04-13-2012, 09:04 AM	#813
Blue Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida Hill Country Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,377	Originally posted by jsherman999 Is it being delivered to your door by a swimsuit model? I was going to ask if it was by strip-o-gram.

04-13-2012, 09:05 AM	#814
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,477	Originally posted by jsherman999 Is it being delivered to your door by a swimsuit model? No, he lives in NJ, so it would be delivered by a Jersey Shore cast member. Probably a shirtless guy with lots of product in his hair. Last edited by boriscleto; 04-13-2012 at 09:12 AM.

04-13-2012, 09:10 AM - 1 Like	#815
Blue Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida Hill Country Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,377	Originally posted by eddie1960 they made one limited run of the FA43 in Leica thread mount (m39). the rumour is the actual assembled and body of that lens was Cosina with optics and optical design from Pentax. I came with an OVF for use on leica cameras since none of the frame lines would show a 43mm FOV. It's pretty highly regarded. I think Digitalis on the Forum owns one. Steven Goudy discusses it on his FA43 page Pentax 43/1.9 Limited The lens for the Leica was called the Pentax SMC Pentax-L 43mm f/1.9 Special. It was based on the optics of the 43 LTD and had a matching optical view finder. Obviously, it was manual focus. A couple of years ago, it could still be had for ~ $650. If I had an M9, I would have been all over it like a lime green suite on a used car salesman. Here is a review of it. Pentax SMC Pentax-L 43mm f/1.9 Special leica L mount lens w/43/50 viewfinder, black Mint- - Classic Connection Store

04-13-2012, 09:20 AM	#816
eddie1960 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,667	Originally posted by Blue The lens for the Leica was called the Pentax SMC Pentax-L 43mm f/1.9 Special. It was based on the optics of the 43 LTD and had a matching optical view finder. Obviously, it was manual focus. A couple of years ago, it could still be had for ~ $650. If I had an M9, I would have been all over it like a lime green suite on a used car salesman. Here is a review of it. Pentax SMC Pentax-L 43mm f/1.9 Special leica L mount lens w/43/50 viewfinder, black Mint- - Classic Connection Store Heck if I had any leica m3 or later i would be very tempted. not so easy to come by though. I have seen a couple come up on RFF over the years

04-13-2012, 09:24 AM	#817
luftfluss Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NJ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,629	Originally posted by Blue I was going to ask if it was by strip-o-gram. + Originally posted by boriscleto No, he lives in NJ, so it would be delivered by a Jersey Shore cast member. Probably a shirtless guy with lots of product in his hair. Ewwwwwww.......

04-13-2012, 09:28 AM	#818
Blue Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida Hill Country Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,377	Originally posted by eddie1960 Heck if I had any leica m3 or later i would be very tempted. not so easy to come by though. I have seen a couple come up on RFF over the years True about the M3.

04-13-2012, 09:31 AM	#819
luftfluss Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2011 Location: NJ Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,629	Originally posted by jsherman999 Is it being delivered to your door by a swimsuit model? I don't know if my g/f would be happy with that, I might be, though!

04-13-2012, 09:32 AM	#820
oklahomakid93 Inactive Account Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 73	Originally posted by luftfluss + Ewwwwwww....... I was thinking Carl from Aqua Teen Hunger Force.

04-13-2012, 09:45 AM	#821
rparmar Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2008 Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,823	Originally posted by bossa So it's OK for Pentax to make FF lenses but not FF cameras? Strange concept. Why strange? That's exactly what Pentax do now. I've been advocating that Pentax leverage their lens know-how into other platforms for years. They could have repurposed the entire line of Limiteds for MFT and swept the market. Until recently there was absolutely no fast, small, well-built primes to compete.

04-13-2012, 10:01 AM	#822
Blue Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida Hill Country Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,377	Originally posted by rparmar Why strange? That's exactly what Pentax do now. I've been advocating that Pentax leverage their lens know-how into other platforms for years. They could have repurposed the entire line of Limiteds for MFT and swept the market. Until recently there was absolutely no fast, small, well-built primes to compete. It wouldn't be all that hard to tweak the FA ltd lenses for the Nikon platform given the registration distance. EOS would be double because of the registration as well but the af would be more tricky. Pentax could bring out another run of the A 50/1.2 as well.

04-13-2012, 10:04 AM - 1 Like	#823
Blue Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida Hill Country Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,377	Originally posted by luftfluss I don't know if my g/f would be happy with that, I might be, though! You could just blame it on the shipping company and their new "uniforms."

04-13-2012, 10:25 AM	#824
jsherman999 Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 8,237	Originally posted by Blue You could just blame it on the shipping company and their new "uniforms." rofl

04-13-2012, 11:14 AM	#825
glanglois Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Madison, Wis., USA Posts: 1,506	What do we do when the *worker* is NSFW?

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