Greetings from the past. Some of you will remember me as a PDML regular, on and off, In the late 1990s and early 2000s, a devotee of Ricoh and Vivitar Series One lenses and self-styled expert on obscure third-party lenses. I don't shoot much anymore, all the less so since buying my daughters a digicam in 2005. I'm hold on to my two bodies, my Tamron 80-200/2.8 zoom, a couple 50mm lenses, a Sigma XQ 16/2.8K fisheye, and a Carl Zeiss Jena 20/2.8. But I've decided to part with my only lens of value, the Pentax SMC 35/2K. Yes, this is the original SMC, with a 52mm filter ring.
It's serial number 5166100, which is the very lens seen in Boz Dimitrov's site at http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/ . That's because I bought it from Boz's friend Arnold Stark, who had provided the lens for Boz's photograph. I'm not a collector, and I have no photos of the lens, but if I had to guess I'd rate the condition EX+. Mechanically and cosmetically it's probably EX++; the aperture ring turns in precise smooth clicks, and the focus is silky smooth. But inside the lens is the usual amount of internal dust that one would expect from a lens that's 30 years old--no more, no less. I haven't noticed the dust in my prints or 6-megapixel scans. The only specimen I've seen for sale currently is the one in 99% mint condition listed for $495 at Kevin Cameras (http://www.kevincameras.com). But I want my 35/2K to stay in the PDML family, so I'm offering it here for $250 plus $10 insured shipping within USA, $15 insured shipping to Canada, $18 insured shipping anywhere else. If you're short on cash but want this lens, I'll accept $100 up front and the balance within 90 days. I accept PayPal (cash or credit). I have no 52mm front lens cap, but I'll include a Pentax SMC rear lens cap and the SMC 52mm L39 UV filter that's been protecting it since I bought it from Arnold. As soon as I press Send, I'm gonna feel heartsick over not listing this on eBay. Make me feel OK about this: Buy it and assure me that you're not rich and that you'll use the lens or protect it for posterity, and not turn around and resell it!
