There’s good stuff sitting unloved in the cupboard, and an upgrade opportunity, so...
The prices are wild-ass guesses based on looking at EBay. Is EBay still a thing? If I’m asking for too much my feelings totally won’t be hurt if you say so, or just offer less. If I’m asking for too little... well you got lucky I suppose. Payment by Paypal or in Bitcoin (seriously). 1. Sigma 30mm F1.4. STORY: Start at http://goo.gl/QnDsO - here’s a show-off piece: http://goo.gl/f584P7 WHY? I only use Pentax for long-lens work these days. The Fujinon 35mm f1.4 fills the same gap at a third the size/weight, and the Sigma is just too good to sit in a closet. COMES WITH: Everything, including the nifty Sigma soft-side lens carrier, hood, cap, etc. CONDITION: Hunky dory. $$$: US$240 + shipping 2. Fujifilm X-E1 (black on black, no silver, looks like a rangefinder) with Soviet Helios 58mm. STORY: You’ve probably seen the hype on the Fujifilm X-cams. My love letter’s at http://goo.gl/WvenmD - also the photos I took in March of 2013, of Tokyo and The Big Island, are mostly this camera: http://goo.gl/D78m0Q WHY? I lust after this year’s model, the X-T1. COMES WITH: Original box, charger, USB cable, etc. I only have two Fujinon lenses and I love both, you can’t have ’em. You can buy a K-adapter and put your Pentax glass on, it works fine albeit manual. But so you don’t start naked, I’ll toss in a Soviet-made “Helios 44-2” 58mm F/2.0, which I bought (disclosure: CHEAP) because it’s supposed to have stars in its bokeh. I never got the stars, but the lens can do good things, for example http://goo.gl/yP32iv which also has an adorable pic of the camera with Soviet lens installed (but you don’t get the Luma Cinch, just the stock Fuji strap). CONDITION: Recent shots at http://www.tbray.org/ongoing/What/Arts/Photos/ $$$: US$325 + shipping 3. K20D. STORY: My backup when the K-5 was my everyday camera. COMES WITH: Nothin’, just the basic body/charger/strap. But, nicely packed up for shipping, with manuals & so on, in a K-5 box, which fits it perfectly. CONDITION: Has always worked fine but I haven’t used it much since 2011. $$$: US$175 + shipping (They seem to be selling for more than that on EBay, which seems crazy). 4. FA 28-70mm F4 AL. STORY: I’d forgotten I had this until I went poking around in the cupboard for the K20. This lens was one of the reasons I got into Pentax digital, my wife & I had both shot Pentax film before we met, and thus had film-era lenses sitting around. (The other is a 50mm F2 but you can’t have it.) This is from the early 90s I think. I used it a lot on the *ist D, here are a few pix: http://goo.gl/S2UzuW http://goo.gl/A1CKWp http://goo.gl/Vnwvhh WHY? For the K-5 I have the 50-135 and for the Fuji I have the 18-55. CONDITION: Looks fine. Stuck it on the K-5 today and it auto-focused. COMES WITH: Front & back caps and a Hoya Skylight (1B) filter. I don’t have a case, you’ll get it in a shipping box with bubble wrap. $$$: US$75 + shipping. -- 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.
