I've just ordered a K-5, and planned to sell a couple of lenses to pay for it. I'm selling these because I have the Pentax versions (FA* 400 F5.6 and FA* 80-200 F2.8).
The lenses are: Tokina AT-X AF SD 400 F5.6. This is an ultra-light, autofocus 400 mm lens that's been described as a "bird in flight" lens. It is easily hand-holdable. Photos taken with it are sharp and full of contrast. The old Photodo site rated it equal in sharpness to the FA* 400 F5.6, except that it was a bit weaker wide open. My copy of it is excellent mechanically and optically. It does have some scuffs around the edge of the attached lens hood. One of these sold recently on eBay for about $650. Because of the minor cosmetic impairment, I'll offer this copy at $550. Sigma APO EX 70-200 F2.8. Autofocus. This is the older, excellent version before Sigma began to mess around with the optical formula. It is an almost unbelieveably sharp lens, better than at least some of Sigma's later versions. It is perfect optically, mechanically, and cosmetically. $450. Shipping will be at cost. I will need to get buyers the final total. I'd prefer to ship within the U.S. or Canada, but would ship to established PDMLers elsewhere. Payment can be through Paypal or Western Union. If interested, contact me at: jtainter at mindspring dot com Thanks, Joe -- 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.
