Yes but both of those are available today. The A* lens is discontinued and hence has a higher value. Its called supply and demand. There's also little sense in trying to understand the actions of what is probably a Pentax collector. An old civil war era camera probably takes rather blurry pictures by today's standards, but you find them selling for less than 10 times the price of a modern camera.
-Shawn -----Original Message----- From: John Mustarde [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2004 8:40 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Somebody really wanted this puppy $1730 US is a silly price even for the highly regarded Pentax A* 135/1.8. The lens is rare, and some would say good, but good lenses are not hard to find nowadays for much less money. Let's see, my Nikon D100 and AF 135/2 DC lens together cost just a little more than this guy spent for one old Pentax manual focus A* 135/1.8. In other words, for that kind of money, one can switch brands and get a pretty darn good lens and a camera to go with it for the same money. At B&H, the Canon EF 135mm f/2.0L USM Autofocus Lens is $859 new; Nikon AF DC Nikkor 135mm f/2.0D Autofocus Lens is $1069 new. Both these lenses run about $650 used. -- John Mustarde www.photolin.com
