What it should sell for what it's worth and what it does sell for are three different things in my humble opinion. I was able to pick up a SMC Takumar 50mm f1.4 in near mint condition for $35.00 but wait, the package included a Honeywell Pentax H3v and an SMC Takumar 35mm f3.5. It was an e-bay auction and the seller thought they were selling the camera and throwing in the lenses. I wanted the 35mm lens and the rest was just gravy. I'd say the lens is actually worth $50-$100 but if the aperture is sticky you'll have to spend somewhere around $100 to have it CLA'd so buy accordingly, remembering that you can pick these lenses up for a song. The 50mm is essentially the same optical formula as the current FA 50mm f1.4.
Beaker wrote: > Hi- > > I found a 50mm, f/1.4, Pentax Super-Multi-Coated Takumar M42 lens for > sale. > A quick google search says that it is a worthy lens. Only, nobody > says how worthy. > it looks like it was used, but not abused. It is clean, no yellow > glass, slight wear to > the aperture and focus rings. > > The iris is a little sluggish in return to full aperture, but appears > clean, and oil free. > > Any idea what it should sell for? > > Thanks > Mike > > -- Vote for Cthulhu. Why settle for a lesser evil... -- Dr. Jerry Pournelle -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
