After all the good things I have heard here about M85/2, I am leaning heavily towards buying one. What does the collective wisdom say, is $250 a good deal for the one in "Ex++" condition (whatever that means)? I am afraid, mail order is my only choice.
And, on a related subject: anyone knows shops that stock on used Pentax stuff in Boston area? I looked at what Hunt's has (the biggest one, in Melrose, I think) and wasn't impressed. On Thu, 25 Apr 2002 12:20:20 EDT, [EMAIL PROTECTED] said: > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > << Well, I paid $320 back in '81 for the M85/2 fairly heavily discounted too. > Seemed like a lot of money to me back then. It and the 35/2 were about the > most expensive lenses in the 28 to 200mm range Pentax sold back then. > >> > > Yes, the M 85mm f2 was expensive when introduced. I think I may have > paid even a bit more shortly after introduction. It was a real case of > sticker shock after the M135/3.5 and M28/2.8, my only other lenses. > In any case, it was my most valued and most used lens for many years. > Eventually I came to own an A100/2.8 Macro, and that pushed the M85/2 out of > the small bag I carried most often. > I used the lens most often indoors with poor light. Camera shake was a > bigger enemy than lens sharpness to my photos. I threw lots of pictures > away, but have some great pictures remaining. > Don't hesitate to buy this lens! > Regards, Bob S. > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > -- http://fastmail.fm - Ever wonder why we aren't named snailmail.sm? - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
