DA 560mm
I'd much rather spend £2,500 on a Pentax DA* 30mm/f1.0 lens
The 100mm polarising filter won't be cheap.
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Who bought the 600mm when it was still on the list?
Anyway, we'll see what the final price is, and I'm sure that Pentax will have done the numbers and will know how many to make and where the sales will be.
I'd much rather spend £2,500 on a Pentax DA* 30mm/f1.0 lens
The 100mm polarising filter won't be cheap.
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It won't be necessary either - it comes with its own drop-in 40.5mm polariser.
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It just goes to show the principle of "you can't win" because posters have been clamouring for a long lens just like the 560mm, and now it's here don't want it?
The same would probably apply were Pentax to produce a full frame camera
The same would probably apply were Pentax to produce a full frame camera
I'm sure you're right. It's something that's common in selling. "I'd buy one if only it was blue." "We've made it available in blue." "That's interesting, I'll think about it."
It's easy to say what we want when we don't have to make the buying decision now.
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The same would probably apply were Pentax to produce a full frame camera
That's too big and heavy!
Did I mention too expensive as well at least it takes
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I'd much rather spend £2,500 on a Pentax DA* 30mm/f1.0 lens
The 100mm polarising filter won't be cheap.
Best regards
It won't be necessary either - it comes with its own drop-in 40.5mm polariser.
I was referring to the hypothetical size of the filter needed on a 30mm f/1.0
My long Nikon lenses have drop in filters, so I'm already familiar with that principal.
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It just goes to show the principle of "you can't win" because posters have been clamouring for a long lens just like the 560mm, and now it's here don't want it?
The same would probably apply were Pentax to produce a full frame camera
As I have said previously, I would by a Pentax FF body if they produce one. It would allow me to use the 28mm Shift and 15mm ultra wide as they were intended.
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It just goes to show the principle of "you can't win" because posters have been clamouring for a long lens just like the 560mm, and now it's here don't want it?
Who bought the 600mm when it was still on the list?
Anyway, we'll see what the final price is, and I'm sure that Pentax will have done the numbers and will know how many to make and where the sales will be.
Until the AF is up to spec, long glass on the current range of Pentax bodies is wasted for fast action shots. Static subjects would be fine of course.
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I think we should change the name of this forum to Pentaxmoaner.co.uk
You've also heard the background chatter then?
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It just goes to show the principle of "you can't win" because posters have been clamouring for a long lens just like the 560mm, and now it's here don't want it?
Who bought the 600mm when it was still on the list?
Anyway, we'll see what the final price is, and I'm sure that Pentax will have done the numbers and will know how many to make and where the sales will be.
That's a ridiculous, or at best a flippant, statement John.
I think the various forums have well established what people wanted and the price they were prepared to pay.
If you wanted a mini convertible and the company said "we've made it but it will cost you 3 times the price of a normal mini" how would you react ? Pretty much like sane people on here and the other forums have reacted I'd imagine.
There are plenty here and elsewhere that would buy it at the US$2,000 - US$3,000 price-point, which is where the market is at for a f5.6 560mm (since Canon charge US$1,300 for their incredibly sharp and ultra fast focusing USM 400/5.6).
As you said though we'll have to see where the price ends up and IF this actually appears on shelves and not as a special order only.
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How many here would buy it if it only cost $3000?
I think a more sensible price would be £2,000 -> £2,499
Such long focal lengths are not for my style of photography so I wouldn't buy it even at that price. I'd much rather spend £2,500 on a Pentax DA* 30mm/f1.0 lens
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