DA 560mm
£5999
Concert photography
Currently on a Pentax hiatus until an FF Pentax is released
Makes it a straight choice between the Bigmas in K-mount or Nikkor 600 for that money..
Another factor is portability, if it requires its own 2-wheeled transport then that will be off-putting......
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Another factor is portability, if it requires its own 2-wheeled transport then that will be off-putting......
at 500mm long you could strap it to your leg ?
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Come on pentax where is a quality mid range zoom for the masses, like the Sigma 100-300 F4
SMC Pentax-DA 55-300mm seems to fit the bill. :
Then why is it so expensive??
Michael
It will need a very rigid barrel and overall high quality contruction and it won't sell vast numbers, so it will be expensive.
£6k is ridiculous for what is supposed to be
just a telescope
Pentax K-1 + K-5 and some other stuff
Algi
Just a re-badged Tokina 80-400mm would do
£6k is ridiculous for what is supposed to be
just a telescope
Exactly, Pentax users need reasonable priced long zoom lens (and probably around 400mm good prime at comparable price), similar to what other systems have (80-400mm, or 100-400mm, or around), not a specific lens with such price, not sure who were they aiming at with this.
Btw, according to american online shops its weight is just around 3kg, pretty light then...
We need a supertelephoto lens!
It'll be expensive...
The supertelephoto lens is too expensive, we need a long zoom...
It'll be expensive...
We need a mirrorless camera!
It's too small, why can't we have a k-mount one?
Wow that K mount mirrorless is big and boxy... we need a smaller mirrorless...
Pentax need s pro-spec camera.
Blimey, that 645D is expensive, Pentax should make a FF camera!
It'll be expensive...
Does the phrase "you cannot win" ever come to mind?
K.
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Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
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Myself and as far I know some number of Pentax users would seriously consider 80-400, 100-400 or so lens, that would be comparable to similar offering from Nikon, Canon, Sony. I don't think many of us will seriously consider paying that much for such a lens. Lets get back on the ground, which Pentax users are they trying to please with such a product?, ones that keep talking that all that is needed is manual focus? (they will not buy this lens anyway), those that could considering moving to Pentax, but will not as they don't find lens they may need here?, 1% others that may have this cash to spend?.
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We need a supertelephoto lens!
It'll be expensive...
The supertelephoto lens is too expensive, we need a long zoom...
It'll be expensive...
We need a mirrorless camera!
It's too small, why can't we have a k-mount one?
Wow that K mount mirrorless is big and boxy... we need a smaller mirrorless...
Pentax need s pro-spec camera.
Blimey, that 645D is expensive, Pentax should make a FF camera!
It'll be expensive...
Does the phrase "you cannot win" ever come to mind?
K.
What's that I hear? Ah yes. The deafening sound of many chords being struck.
But then again, I have no interest in a long tele
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But apparently it's ridiculously expensive. $8,000
Lenses: Pentax DA 10-17mm ED(IF) Fish Eye, Pentax DA 14mm f/2.8, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8, Pentax-A 28mm f/2.8, Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.2, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.4, Pentax-FA 50mm f/1.4, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.7, Pentax DA* 50-135mm f/2.8, Sigma 135-400mm APO DG, and more ..
Flash: AF-540FGZ, Vivitar 283