Glen, KEH has the 40/2.8 in BGN condition (good glass & aperture, some barrel wear) for $126, and a couple 35/2 SMC-M's in the same condition of around $200. Both are reasonably good deals.
-Adam Glen Tortorella wrote: > Thanks, Adam. I have a habit of reading things too quickly. I am > glad, in this case, it did not prove costly. > > I still have not settled on a lens yet. Overall, I would probably > prefer either of the two you have suggested--though I do not like > paying a premium for an item that is not truly rare. That M-Series f/ > 1.7 on eBay disappeared shortly after I mentioned it here. I am not > saying there is necessarily a connection between these two events, > but I guess I learned something of a lesson from this experience. > > Glen > > On Aug 28, 2007, at 1:53 PM, Adam Maas wrote: > >> Don't worry, many sellers make that mistake as well. Leads to some >> interesting prices on A50/2's. >> >> -Adam >> >> Glen Tortorella wrote: >>> Hi Dave, >>> >>> I do not know why, but I saw the "1:2" on the lens, but read it, >>> "1.2"--my mistake. Thank you for letting me know about the live >>> auction issue. I will keep this in mind. >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Glen >>> >>> On Aug 28, 2007, at 11:39 AM, David Savage wrote: >>> >>>> Nope that's an A50mm f2.0. And is rather common. The f1.2 version is >>>> quite rare & sort after because it's Pentax's fastest 50. >>>> >>>> This is the auction I was referring too: >>>> >>>> <http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Pentax-A-50mm-f-1-2-Brand- >>>> new_W0QQitemZ150142428678QQihZ005QQcategoryZ30070QQtcZphotoQQcmdZVie >>>> wI >>>> tem> >>>> >>>> I'm posting this off list because people can get upset with you >>>> if you >>>> post links to live auctions that others may be watching :-) >>>> >>>> Cheers, >>>> >>>> Dave >>>> >>>> On 8/28/07, Glen Tortorella <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >>>>> Hi Dave, >>>>> >>>>> Thank you for the tip... >>>>> >>>>> Just so that I know we are on the same page (pun intended), is this >>>>> the item you have in mind: >>>>> >>>>> http://cgi.ebay.com/SMC-PENTAX-A-1-2-50mm-Lens-Pentax-K1000-Auto- >>>>> SLRs_W0QQitemZ280145469555QQcmdZViewItem?hash=item280145469555 >>>>> >>>>> Thanks again, >>>>> Glen >>>> -- >>>> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>> [email protected] >>>> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> >> >> >> -- >> PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >> [email protected] >> http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
