Originally posted by MJKoski Right price for Pentax 15-30 is at maximum 15$ higher than the Tamron standard version.
No, the Pentax version should be cheaper as it is lacking the OS mechanism of the Tamron.
In what world does one pay more to get less?
This is not to say that IBIS is worse than OS, I don't believe that for a second, but part of the beauty of IBIS is that it allows simpler lenses.
I understand the "economy of scale" argument but the same argument applies to cameras and Pentax manages to produce bargain offers here. It may actually be a "mixed calculation" model where cameras are sold at super attractive prices to reap in the money on the lenses.
Here is to hoping that the initial pricing for the 2.8 zooms is not going to last forever (I understand it already moved a bit) and that Pentax will be able and willing to support more attractive lens prices in the future.