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Pentax/Ricoh putting prices up
I think a lot of people are overlooking the obvious.. ( imay have mentioned this a few years back already) but cameras are noe consumer electronics, not the jewel like devices they used to be. To remain competitive with products that lose thier value rapidly as newer devices hit the market, Pentax n...
Posted by Don on 15/04/2012 - 14:23
Pentax/Ricoh putting prices up
I find all this chat quite amusing....I for one don't give a damm about the rising prices....I know they need to rise...Exchange rates is not an excuse.....it's a fact.....a cold hard fact....as is availability of components....You guys are supposed to be Pentax supporters????? Most of you sound li...
Posted by foneypony on 16/04/2012 - 15:30
Pentax/Ricoh putting prices up
I find all this chat quite amusing....I for one don't give a damm about the rising prices....I know they need to rise...Exchange rates is not an excuse.....it's a fact.....a cold hard fact....as is availability of components....You guys are supposed to be Pentax supporters????? Most of you sound li...
Posted by fatspider on 16/04/2012 - 17:25
Pentax/Ricoh putting prices up
I think the main reason for the price increases is due to the rising cost of materials, look how valuable scrap metal is at the moment, this is due to the closures of many steelworks, forcing the price up, same with gold we have all seen the we buy your gold adverts, gold is used in PCB's & the bigg...
Posted by cabstar on 17/04/2012 - 12:05
Pentax/Ricoh putting prices up
We have been enjoying relatively low prices for a very long time and we predicted that after the Japanese tsunami and then the Thailand floods that prices would increase. It's not really a surprise. They will settle again in due course as supply improves, but I'd buy now if we are buying because ...
Posted by johnriley on 17/04/2012 - 13:13
Pentax/Ricoh putting prices up
We have been enjoying relatively low prices for a very long time and we predicted that after the Japanese tsunami and then the Thailand floods that prices would increase. It's not really a surprise. If either of these really was the issue, do you not think Pentax would have been completely up-fron...
Posted by ChrisA on 17/04/2012 - 17:10
Pentax/Ricoh putting prices up
From Ned Bunell of Pentax USA: I guess this applies to the UK a little too? I think that Pentax are going to have to try really hard to get more Shops to stock them but I'd love to see it! I get sick of seeing Canon/Nikon/Sony/Panasonic and nothing else, in every Camera Shop! :roll: I realize ...
Posted by jules on 18/04/2012 - 11:58
Pentax/Ricoh putting prices up
Fundamentally different mechanisms in the UK and US behind the price rises so I don't think you can extrapolate Ned's comments to cover the UK as well. Quite so. However, I imagine that the same strategy will be applied across the developed world, so it is useful to have confirmation of it from an ...
Posted by George Lazarette on 18/04/2012 - 16:41
Pentax/Ricoh putting prices up
Neds,web page ; http://nedbunnell.posterous.com/lens-prices-and-our-channel-strategy-in-the-u Lens prices and our channel strategy in the U.S. I realize that many of you have expressed concern over our new unilateral pricing policy and specifically the lens pricing. However, the new p...
Posted by obione on 18/04/2012 - 18:00
Pentax/Ricoh putting prices up
I've noticed the images I produce with other brands are no worse, leading me to the conclusion the brand is irrelevant. No worse than what? You're not using Pentax lenses. G You missed the all important word "mostly". Have another go. Also I'm not sure about your high falutin' ways up-countr...
Posted by dougf8 on 18/04/2012 - 18:55
Pentax/Ricoh putting prices up
A post on another website alleges that the dealer margin in one Eurozone country on one Pentax lens, the 50mm f2.8 macro, is 69% with the DA 21mm coming in at a scarcely less tasty 61% - on a notional selling price before any dealer reductions. I've no idea whether similar margins apply to the UK. E...
Posted by jules on 18/04/2012 - 21:24
Pentax/Ricoh putting prices up
The way I see it, my collection of Pentax lenses has suddenly increased in value, which is a pleasant change. I'm happy with the perceived increase in prices. If I were to sell some of them in a month or two I might even get back what I paid for them. Come to think of it, I could probably sell...
Posted by Mannesty on 18/04/2012 - 21:52
The Sigma 150-500mm F5.6-6.3 APO DG OS HSM
It's a DG lens, so it's full frame. Sigma's DC lenses are for the smaller image circle of modern DSLR's. To check, I've just attached mine to my MZ-6 and can see no signs of vignetting in the viewfinder. This lens is HSM only so will be manual focus on most, if not all, legacy Pentax FF camera...
Posted by Mannesty on 17/04/2012 - 09:25
Sigma 105mm OR Tamron 90mm
I can't help with distinguishing between the 2. I own the Tamron and found its image quality excellent. However, I don't enjoy its mechanics for switching from manual to auto focusing. The pushing of the focus ring to engage the clutch is fine to select MF, but it doesn't disengage the drive screw a...
Posted by Col K10 on 21/04/2012 - 07:27
Sigma 105mm OR Tamron 90mm
Then he's wrong. The Tamron 90/2.8 is suitable for the K10D, K5 and as far as I can tell from the forum, just about every other DLSR that members own. Just look back through some of the pictures posted. As to the Sigma, I dont have one, but many do so I would expect the sentence above applies ...
Posted by Frogherder on 21/04/2012 - 15:16
Sigma 105mm OR Tamron 90mm
I just phoned my local independant camera shop to enquire about the sigma and tamron lenses and the person there told me that these two macro lenses would not be suitable for a digital pentax camera when using for macro work. He said that they are full frame lenses and this would mean that I wouldn'...
Posted by helios on 22/04/2012 - 18:00
Pentax fit lenses on Nikon body?
Why go to the expense of not only buying a n***n (expletive deleted), but the additional cost of replacing all your glassware too? I don't know your budget, but I own a very nice Kr - so nice, in fact, that Mrs 9761 has gone back to Thailand to visit her family with it!! :D When it comes to st...
Posted by steven9761 on 19/04/2012 - 08:17
Pentax fit lenses on Nikon body?
From the link above you can put M, K and M42 (via another adapter) using them in manual aperture mode. DA lenses will not stop down or autofocus. Will they focus correctly at infinity, I wonder? Why is your camera at the end of its life?
Posted by gartmore on 19/04/2012 - 09:00
Pentax fit lenses on Nikon body?
Why go to the expense of not only buying a n***n (expletive deleted), but the additional cost of replacing all your glassware too? I don't know your budget, but I own a very nice Kr - so nice, in fact, that Mrs 9761 has gone back to Thailand to visit her family with it!! :D When it comes to st...
Posted by Smeggypants on 19/04/2012 - 09:31
Pentax fit lenses on Nikon body?
Why go to the expense of not only buying a n***n (expletive deleted), but the additional cost of replacing all your glassware too? I don't know your budget, but I own a very nice Kr - so nice, in fact, that Mrs 9761 has gone back to Thailand to visit her family with it!! :D When it comes to st...
Posted by steven9761 on 19/04/2012 - 09:34
