Check out KEH.com. They have many 50s at reasonable prices. "Bargain" rating is really good at KEH. The have an M50 1.7 BGN grade for $45.
On Thu, Feb 10, 2011 at 4:28 PM, Jeffery Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > Howdy.. > My new first time DSLR, the K-R, is still in Knoxville and due to the lovely > snow we had yesterday afternoon/evening it is delayed. (It took me an hour > and a half to get home and needless to say I did not even attempt to go into > work today.) It was supposed to be here this evening but now it may not > arrive until tomorrow or worse not tell Monday. With the camera I also went > ahead and got a remote and two 52mm filters for the 18-55mm kit lens as I > already have two 58mm filters that will work with the 55-300mm kit lens. > This coming week I am going to get an adapter so I can use AA batteries and > a second li-on battery. > > Down the road when our monies are not so tight and once I am comfortable > with the K-R and DSLR photography I would not mind getting a couple of extra > lenses. The following list is a few lenses I have come across that I find of > interest and they are not listed in any order of importance. Perhaps someone > on the list has a spare one of these lenses they could donate to a newbie or > keep an eye out at local flea markets, yard sales and the like. Just keep in > mind if by chance you do come across a lens listed I truly cannot afford an > arm and a leg for a lens. > > Super-Takumar 55mm f=1:2/55 lens > Pentax 50mm f/1.7 SMC-M > Pentax KA f2.8 28mm lens > SMC Pentax 100mm F4 Macro > SMC PENTAX-FA 1:2.8 50mm MACRO > SMC Pentax 30mm F2.8 > SMC Pentax-A 50mm 1.7 > > Also at some point down the road going to look into an TTL flash but to be > honest I am not certain which one to get that I can afford so it is rather > low on the list of items. > > I also would like to ask "When is Spring and when will it finally get here?" > I am so so tired of snow and to a degree the cold but more so the snow, ice > and bad roads. Oh and some good books or perhaps good websites for us DSLR > newbies. > > Thanks, > Jeffery Johnson > (If this is the third time you see this please ignore I am sorry as I did > not see previous messages make it to the list.) > > > -- > 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. > -- Steve Desjardins -- 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.

