Originally posted by Isnwm WHY DO WE HAVE SUPERIOR CAMERA BODIES W/ HORRIBLE lens selection ?!?! We literally don't have ONE 2.8 lens that covers ANYTHING between 200 & 300. NOT ONE ! Why not ?! So our only choices are 70-200 f/2.8 , then go straight to 300 f/2.8 prime.
Um, failure of a third party lens manufacturer to provide a specific lens that would appeal to maybe 0.1% of the market, and with a couple of very good alternatives as you mention - hardly qualifies as "horrible lens selection", much less screaming about it.
And in any case, it is just as true that Pentax offers lenses the others guys don't - try finding anything like the DA Limiteds for NIkon or Canon, for instance. Different systems offer differ options. Chosoe the one that suits your needs best. Seems simple enough.
Quote: How have you life long pentaxians dealt with this for so long ?
99.9% of photographers couldn't care less about an XXX-300/2.8 zoom. The 0.1% who do generally realize this is an extreme speciality item and check to make sure it will be available before choosing a camera system.