Originally posted by reh321 Pentax would still have a $4K advantage as I commented on another PF thread on this same subject
Yes, but just trying to make sure it's apples-to-apples. I think if someone was going to use this as guidance they would have to consider whether 3rd party, manual focus lenses met their requirements.
What I'd like to see is a comparison of Fuji vs Pentax prices in APS-C. Probably not that hard...
Fuji prices from article, Pentax from MSRP via Google:
16mm f/1.4 WR - $999. Pentax 15mm f/4 $440, Irix 15mm f/2.4 $400.
35mm f/1.4 - $599. Pentax 35mm f/2.8 - $496
56mm f/1.2 - $999. Pentax 55 f/1.4 - $647
80mm f/2.8 - $1199. Pentax 77 f/1.8 - $896
90mm f/2.0 - $949. Pentax 100mm f/2.8 WR - $496
8-16mm f/2.8 WR - $1999. Pentax 11-18mm f/2.8 - $1400
16-55mm f/2.8 - $1199. Pentax 16-50mm f/2.8 - $1047
50-140 f/2.8 - $1599. Pentax 50-135 f/2.8 - $1047
100-400 4.5-5.6 - $1899. Pentax uhh... 60-250 f/2.8? - $1297. Or the 150-450 at $1997.
Fuji XT-3 body $1499. KP is only current Pentax APS-C you could describe as pro-ish, and it's $800.
The hard part was that in some cases there is no direct equivalent. Pentax has no APS-C 35mm 1.4. Or 100-400. Or 15ish 1.4. But most of the Pentax lenses are cheaper, if also older designs with screwdrive autofocus, or SDM designs.
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Originally posted by baro-nite Thing is, who buys a complete camera system this way?
Few people. But I think you'd get similar results with your own chosen subset of equipment.