1.) If people stick to 20+ year old gear and even buy so much of Pentax's old gear, what qualities does this old gear offer that the new gear does not offer?
- IMO the old gear offers better build quality and better value for money than the new gear. When I turned to Pentax in 1989, I bough a Super A, an A50/f1.4 and an A28/f2.8 new. Then for years I bought only used gear (MXs, K,M,A-series lenses), and lots of it, as I could not afford the new gear, and as I did not like the auto focus bodies. Then came the MZ5-N which convinced me. I bought it and several new, convincing lenses (FA24, FA35, FA43, FA50/f2.8, FA77, FA85, FA135, FA300) which I could afford. Now I am back to the used market because it is cheaper (also for FA lenses) and because I am still a fan of manual gear which is not available new.
2.) What old and new qualities must our new gear offer so that users of old gear turn to buy new stuff?
- IMO the new gear needs uncompromised quality, good value for money, and new features unavailable with the old gear. Like more Limited lenses, fully compatible high quality bodies (both digital and analogue), and IS. I will keep waiting.
Arnold
Pål Jensen schrieb:
Perhaps thats exactly what they did: they do give a rats ass. If they have been following this list, they cannot come to other conclusion that those who insist of using K and M lenses are persons who buy everything cheap on e-bay and has never bought a new Pentax item in their life.
