http://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/photographic-equipment-sale/232213-sale-pentax-super-multi-coated-k-135mm-f-2-5-m-85mm-f-2-a.html
Only $300 or so. A steal comparatively. If I had $300, i would buy this right now. In fact, I've been waiting for one to show up. Same goes for the 85 f2 that is listed there. Dammit, why must the rarer lenses on my wishlist only seemingly appear when I am broke? On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 8:35 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: >> Then we must look to you to answer your own question. (I'm interested >> in the answer). > > > Darren, I'd sell it when they unwrap my cold dead fingers from around it ! > It one of the lenses I'll never sell as long as I'm on this side of the > grass & I'm still shooting Pentax. > > It was actually recommended to me by a Nikon pro when I was taking a > workshop from him and he saw I was shooting Pentax. When I did get it and > went to another of his workshop he had to borrow and examine it as he had > heard it was equal to or better than the Nikon 200 macro he was using. Quite > a recommendation I'd say. > > In my estimation I'd have to say its worth as much or more than the A* 135 > because of its unique function - macro with working distance. > > > Kenneth Waller > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller > > > ----- Original Message ----- From: "Darren Addy" <[email protected]> > To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]> > Sent: Monday, July 22, 2013 7:24 PM > > Subject: Re: KEH has an A* 135mm f1.8 > > >> Kenneth Waller <[email protected]> >>> >>> but can the 1.8 be that much better than a 2.8? >> >> >> On Mon, Jul 22, 2013 at 5:33 PM, Kenneth Waller <[email protected]> >> wrote: >>> >>> Ah, but I can ask because I have one, bought around 15 years ago for >>> $800usd. >> >> >> Then we must look to you to answer your own question. (I'm interested >> in the answer). >> : ) >> >> -- >> "Photography is a Bastard left by Science on the Doorstep of Art" - >> Peter Galassi > > > > -- > 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.
