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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
03-30-2019, 09:56 PM
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I took a pretty steep haircut on the big zooms, even though I bought them second hand here.
I buy most of my new lenses on flash sales and Black Friday time. I sold an FA77 last winter for more than I paid for it NIB in 2014. Every once in a while I pre-order something I know will be a forever item like the K-1 and the DFA*50/1.4. The K lenses are collector’s prerogative.
The Limiteds (both formats) are users to match the KP and K-1, for the IQ and novelty of their size. AFA the KP (Limited) goes, I feel like I know something many people have missed. I think they expected an APSc flagship, were disappointed and just never considered it. Many other enthusiasts likewise never consider Pentax, which is why the Limiteds Special Site is so welcome.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
03-30-2019, 09:19 PM
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I think of these vanity / curiosity lenses as things I have on extended rental. When I sell them, if I get less than I paid, the difference represents the rent. ;)
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
03-30-2019, 08:31 PM
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It has been $800 everywhere until a couple weeks ago. B&H has it for $500 at the moment. Bad time to be selling.Bear in mind this is a hobby for me, and a part of my enjoyment is using gear. I’m inclined to keep things I like, and also to buy things and sell them later to get new things. It’s just what I do.
I was asking I think $565 including insured shipping and PayPal fees, which would be $530 net to me. I don’t think asking $530 dollars net to me was too rich for my copy but the market clearing level seems to be $400. I won’t sell an $800 lens this good for $400 so I was already contemplating withdrawing it and selling something else.
At this point I have all the HD DA Limiteds, including the 20~40. I still have the SMC DA40. I might keep it for nostalgic reasons since I bought it with my K-01 instead of the SX. I will also keep the SMC version of the DA35/2.8 MACRO. I just bought used copies of the DA*16~50 and 50~135 and have sold the big FF zooms. I’ll consider the 11~18 if I decide to try Astro.
I’ll do my AF shooting with the KP until it dies - I think it is a fabulous camera. I can’t see a reason not to be satisfied with the 20-40 and the DA70 Limited in a small travel bag even though the total volume is probably a bit more than the 21, 40, 70 pancake trio. I’ve traveled with that kit also.
I had a K-3 before I bought the K-1 so I don’t miss the flagship features absent from the KP. By the same token I have the Accelerator on the KP so I didin’t upgrade my K-1 last summer. I’ll use the K-1 with the FA Limiteds and my complete collection of the K series lenses. I can manual focus the K-1 using the OVF. I’ll consider the next flagship FF camera whenever iit is released but I don’t think I need more AF FF lenses (except the DFA*50/1.4) for digital.
It all makes sense to me, anyway.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
03-29-2019, 06:34 PM
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I’m convinced. Since no one seems to want to buy my mint sliver copy I just withdrew it from the Marketplace.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
03-29-2019, 03:47 PM
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Yes, I saw that flash by. I thought it was interesting.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
03-29-2019, 02:53 PM
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D FA20/2.8; D FA24/2; D FA30/2.8; D FA35/2 would be a porter-carry bag.
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
03-29-2019, 02:22 PM
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All the trolls who claim Pentax is a dead company that only sells rebadged Tamron and Tokina lenses should be forced to watch this (which is why I think they’re doing the special sites).
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Forum: Pentax News and Rumors
03-29-2019, 02:19 PM
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Perhaps they don’t want them to sell ‘better’ (I presume you mean more Units). They’re Limited lenses. Perhaps these are the optimal prices for gross profit as a function of volume and branding.
I think they know more than you and I do.
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