I have an SMC A 50/2. I paid $20 for it on eBay. It's spotless not a single mark or sign of wear. I think it was so cheap because it came without caps.
Don Dr E D F Williams http://personal.inet.fi/cool/don.williams Author's Web Site and Photo Gallery Updated: March 30, 2002 ----- Original Message ----- From: "Keith Whaley" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Saturday, January 04, 2003 1:04 PM Subject: Re: smc a 50/2 ? > C'mon, fellas, let's not get carried away. > I'm quite aware lenses can be bought for $!3 and change, on eBay. > Happens all the time. Well, some of the time, anyhow. > > What I was saying was - is - that lens is _worth_ far more than that, > perhaps as much as 3 times as much. > There is no store in the world, retail, where you are going to buy > even junk lenses, new, for anywhere near that dollar figure, let alone > a Pentax-quality lens! > Don't compare it to anything else except lens performance. It's a fine > little lens, and performs very well indeed. All for $13? My contention > is that that extremely low price is a fluke. It's intrinsically worth > far more. > Geez, let's not take this thing so personally! > > keith whaley > > > Ken Archer wrote: > > > > If it will make you feel better, I will sell you one in excellent > > condition that I bought for $13.09 for only $40.00. > > If I had nowhere else to shoop for them, that would still be a > bargain, considering what I get for my money... > > > I know lenses > > aren't much good unless you pay a lot of money for them and I wouldn 't > > want you to feel cheated. ;-) > > > > On Saturday 04 January 2003 12:33 am, Keith Whaley wrote: > > > If an SMC Pentax-A 50mm f/1.7 is worth $40, there's no question in my > > > mind the SMC Pentax-A 50mm f/2.0 is worth at least as much. > > > For $15-20, I'd be glad to keep it, and all of it's bretheren you can > > > find... > > > > > > Assessing a price/worth of $15-20 is ridiculous! > > > > -- > > Ken Archer Canine Photography > > San Antonio, Texas > > "Business Is Going To The Dogs" >
