Hi Paul ... Good find, great price. I've seen these lenses in excellent condition go for as much as $600.00 on eBay, although I think they are worth a bit less than that. Last year I bought and sold a damaged lens for $350.00. IAC, you did well - it's not a cheap lens.
Finding an original hood for this lens is, IMO, a waste of time. It takes a clip-on plastic hood which is easily knocked off. I use an old Nikon HN-7 for this puppy. It's a perfect fit, it's metal, it screws on, and it can be found more easily and for less money than an original Pentax hood. An added advantage is that it's a better hood for Pentax 50mm lenses than the standard Pentax hoods for that focal length. It'll require a step-up ring, but that's cheap and easy to come by. This scheme also allows the use of one size filter for the 85mm and the 50mm lenses. You can see one here: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1281938348 Paul Jones wrote: > I was in a camera shop today and > they had a K 85/1.8 for sale for $270au > ($135us). So i bought it :) > How much do these usualy sell for? > > Also is it worth while getting an > original pentax hood for it? if i can > actualy find one. -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
