On Mon, 23 Sep 2002 17:08:46 -0700, Susi Burt wrote: >Hi all - > >I am new to this forum and am a current owner of a Pentax ZX-7 with a Pentax 28-80mm F/3.5-5.6 lens that came with it. I use to be into photography many years ago (15+years) and am slowly getting back into it. Loved my ME Super when I used it back then and decided to stay with Pentax as I relearn photography. My questions to this forum are: > >1) I believe this Pentax 28-80mm lens to be not of good quality. Is this the general >census as well? > >2) Thinking about replacing this slow lens with a Tokina AF 28-70mm AT-X-PRO II F/2.6-2.8. Is there any compatability problems? > >3) Why is it that my local camera shops here in Northern California do not support >the "pentax" brand as much as Nikon or Cannon? I've called all my local dealers to see if they carry Tokina lens for Pentax mount and none carry them. They only seem to carry 3rd party manufacturer stuff for Nikon and Cannon. Whats the deal here? > >Thanks in advance for all your help > >Susi > Susi,
Northern California covers a lot of territory, so I cannot pinpoint where you may be, however in Santa Rosa I have found that Unruh's while not stocking a lot of Pentax, does have some stock and is very cooperative in getting what you need. Shutterbug in Santa Rosa seems to stock a little more, and almost always has a Pentax SLR in their ads, although yesterdays ad didn't, but did have the Optio 430 listed. Shutterbug has been pretty good with third party product that is Pentax compatible. John Mullan
