mike wilson wrote: >On 14/03/2011 22:22, Mark Roberts wrote: >> Cotty wrote: >> >>> I wouldn't normally post a live eekBay auction here, but I can't believe >>> anyone on the list will be using the BIN on this: >>> >>> <http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=350447126472> >>> >>> Is this guy on the wrong planet, or am I ? >> >> He is on the right planet if he can find a serious collector: That's >> not the standard 15/3.5 like I have - it's the very rare early version >> with the aspherical element. According to Boz only about 100 were >> made. > >If I was claiming that, I would have included a picture of the serial >number - which just happens to be one of those listed on Boz's page.
If I were claiming that I'd: * Make it perfectly clear in the text that this was the extremely rare lens with the aspherical element * Explain the history of how they came to be made * Describe how to tell the difference between the standard 15/3.5 and the rare version * Provide a link to Boz's page documenting all this * NOT CREATE THE EBAY AD IN RAVING 1996-STYLE NOOBIE HTML!!!!!! One of his photos *does* show the distance scale calibration that gives this away as the rare lens, but you have to go researching on your own to find that out. $2999.00 is overpriced, even for this lens, but he does have a "make offer" option as well ;-) -- Mark Roberts - Photography & Multimedia www.robertstech.com -- 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.
