I'd go for the 150/2.8 from KEH (don't know about performance though). I was in the same situation, bought a body off of Ebay, then looked for a lens. Couldn't take the waiting any longer and finally had a 105mm overnighted to me from KEH... Norm
Paul Stenquist wrote: > Okay, so I can't just leave the 6x7 on the shelf. I've been shopping for > a lens for, oh, 24 hours now, and my patience is wearing thin. I gave up > on a 90/2,8 when I couldn't meet the reserve at $250. I passed on a > 105/2.4 with a scratch on the front element and a $160 minimum bid. And > then I started thinking that I might want my first lens for this beast > to be more of a portrait lens than a normal lens. A 150/2.8 showed up on > ebay, but the "buy it now" was $399. The reserve is probably close to > that. Finally, I turned to KEH. I love the idea of the 165 leaf shutter > lens, but prices are in the six to seven hundred dollar range. But they > have an "excellent" 150/2.8 for $284. That sounds like a rather good > deal. What say you, oh list members? - 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 .
