I can remember about 10 years ago stone mint ones going for $46. NOW stone mint ones can easily pull over $100. Thing is stone mint ones are few and far between today.
JC OCONNELL [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Beaker Sent: Monday, June 23, 2008 8:56 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Value of a 50mm, f/1.4, Pentax SMC Takumar M42 lens? The lens in question sold for something like $46.00, sluggish aperture, and all. Glad someone else got to win it. Wonder what the attraction was. Cheers Mike On Jun 21, 2008, at 7:55 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: > 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 > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above > and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
