My 165/4LS, which was truly mint, went for $175. I had purchased it new from a store that was going out of business for the same price about seven years ago. My 55/4 -- the most recent and most desirable version of the three 55 mm lenses-- went for $326. It was also in like new condition. Paul On Nov 4, 2010, at 5:22 AM, Jens wrote:
> Go for it, Nick. > They seem to be getting cheaper each day :-) Although I've noticed, that on > ebay the prices seem to vary a great deal. For instance a 165mm LS lens > (which I want soon) seem to sell for sometimes 100 USD and sometimes 500 USD, > according to completed listings. > > Regards > Jens > -- > Treat others as you would like to be treated yourself. > > On Nov 3, 2010 23:40 "Nick David Wright" <[email protected]> > wrote: >> Nice. >> I've so far been able to resist the urge to get one. But every time I >> think about it I feel my resolve weakening. >> >> On Wed, Nov 3, 2010 at 5:32 PM, Dario Bonazza >> <[email protected]> wrote: >>> Jens wrote: >>> >>>> Hi guys >>>> Some of you may be giving a camera like this away - But I went out >>>> and >>>> bought one :-) >>>> I went to visit a studio today to buy one of their Pentax 67's. >>>> Mostly >>>> used by fashion photographers, of which there are not many left in >>>> this >>>> studio. The photographer I spoke to told me, that theys used to >>>> have an >>>> extra Pentax 67, because there was always one in for repair. As he >>>> said, "If >>>> you pull 200 rolls through it every day, it's got brake sooner or >>>> later". >>>> >>>> Anyway, I'm quite thrilled. Its got a nice wooden handle, a Metered >>>> Prism >>>> and a 90mm f.2.8. Now I'll start looking for a 165mm leaf shutter >>>> lens for >>>> studio work. And perhaps a 55mm. >>> >>> Hey Jens, looks like a new (actually older & cheaper) brotherhood is >>> getting >>> together, as I bought one from Paul not long ago! Now I own a 6x7 >>> body with >>> wooden grip, its metered prism and a SMC Takumar 105mm f/2.4 lens. >>> Not put >>> any roll of film through it yet. >>> >>> Dario >>> >>> >>> -- >>> 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. >>> >> >> >> >> -- >> ~Nick David Wright >> http://www.nickdavidwright.net/ >> >> -- >> 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.
