Shall I send you a list?
Alan C
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From: Darren Addy
Sent: Saturday, February 14, 2015 4:21 PM
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List
Subject: PRIMETIME to pick up used lenses, IMHO.
Everyone is (understandably) excited and focused about the Pentax full
frame offering and many may be saving their shekels for the body. But
I would suggest that this is Prime Time to be focusing upon filling
any holes in your lens inventory.
It is a market of supply and demand, and we have "enjoyed" a period
when a steady trickle of Pentax users would abandon the brand for a
full frame (or a mirrorless) and so there has been a decent buyer's
market for a while. I've picked up a Bigma, a Pentax DA 16-45mm, and a
Sigma 31mm f1.4 from just such sellers. But I think that trend is
going to be reversing, if the Pentax FF performance meets
expectations.
Right NOW, the Northern Hemisphere is in the doldrums and the U.S.
dollar is strong, so the U.S. buyer has probably the best economic
conditions to purchase Pentax lenses in a long while (particularly
from Canada).
I expect Good Glass prices to be on an upward trend between now and
the release of the Pentax FF: Particularly the FA Limiteds. I doubt
that prices will ever be lower on the other good Pentax-F and
Pentax-FA lenses. Some of the Pentax-A lenses will also be drawn
upwards as demand for the AF lenses goes upward.
What this means is that, if you want to rationalize some lens
purchases, anything you buy now will probably be worth more (not less)
in the not-to-distant future. And if you wait, it will cost more. All
signs point to "BUY" in the Pentax lens market right now. There are
some good lenses that are bringing a good deal less than the were last
summer right now, and I expect we will see that trend reversing very
soon.
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