Good price?

[Emmanuel Ingelsten]

Hi! I'm a total newbie and know very little fair prices when it comes to used equipment. I've been offerend to buy a Pentax 100-300 with Autofocus. Not the new silver one but an older. They Guy wants 1200 SEK which is 125 US$. He says it's in good optical condition and this is what it looks like: http://home.bip.net/e.ingelsten/Pentax100-300A.jpg Do you think it's a fair deal? Maybe the prices on used camera equipment is different in the states and over here?   Oh, and when I'm asking I wonder if there are any thing special to think about with shooting with my manual Takumar 135 f2.5. It doesn't have SMC, what does that mean in actual photo-situations?   Thanx alot for all the help and fun this list gives me!!   Emmanuel -- --  -- --  -- --  -- --  -- --  -- --  -- --  -- --  -- http://eman.sphosting.com - my website