I bought mine new in 1988, for ??? dollars.
Has performed admirably for me all these years.
Last week as I opened the liftgate on my vehicle my camera bag tumbled out.
I carry 5 lenses and a K20 in the bag - all lenses and the body were fine
except for the 70-210 which took the fall of about 3 feet axially - it is
now permanently set at 70mm, still focuses and is fine in all other regards.
I might go ahead and try to get it fixed but I want to see what's out there
first.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
----- Original Message -----
From: "P.J. Alling" <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: WTB: SMC Pentax 70-210mm F Zoom
They're getting to be hard to find in good working condition, the first I
owned I think I paid ~$60-70. It died with the symptoms of a loose screw
from the zooming mechanism, having dropped into the focusing mechanism, I
tried following the instructions at this site,
http://members.shaw.ca/hargravep/70-210.htm to try a self repair job but
my tools were inadequate for the task of disassemble. So I decided to
purchase a "new" copy. The second copy cost me a cool $150.00, but it's
in pristine condition. Unfortunately it's not quite as good optically as
the original. Still better than a lot of zooms in that range though. I
haven't seen any good condition samples going for less than $150.00 for
quite some time now. They seem to have become a cult classic...
On 6/1/2013 12:26 AM, [email protected] wrote:
Looking to buy another example of this lens. My original copy was damaged
by me this past week and will no longer zoom. Not sure the cost to repair
will be cheaper than a replacement.
Contact me if you have an example, in good to excellent condition & would
consider selling it.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
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