I'm not so sure. The 16-50 was the first lens that was plagued by the SDM problem, and so there are an awful lot of posts that complain about it.
I'd think twice about buying another SDM lens from that generation even though so far (touch wood) my three have shown no problems. On Sun, Jan 08, 2017 at 05:28:20PM +0000, Charles Robinson wrote: > I agree about profit and overhead but still think $100 for the 16-50 was > off by a couple hundred... > > On Sun, Jan 8, 2017 at 08:36 John <sesso...@earthlink.net> wrote: > > > Not surprising. Your expectation is based on what you paid for it new. > > > > > > > > They're thinking about how much they can sell it for, and they're not > > > > going to offer more than half that (or less), because they have to cover > > > > their overhead and still make a profit. > > > > > > > > K5 with a kit lens *might* bring in $450 on eBay ... if you have the > > > > original box & all the goodies. > > > > > > > > On 1/7/2017 6:16 PM, Charles Robinson wrote: > > > > > Holy cow. Just got back from the local photo shoppe. I was expecting a > > > > > low quote for the K5 because the bottom is all scuffed up. I was NOT > > > > > expecting a lowball on the 16-50. They offered $180 for the body and > > $100 > > > > > for the lens - due to the "low resale value of Pentax these days" and a > > > > > very tiny nick on the front of the lens. For a full package offer of > > $280 > > > > > I'm just going to keep 'em and figure out my next move. Sheesh! > > > > > > > > > > On Sat, Jan 7, 2017 at 12:59 PM, Steve Cottrell <co...@seeingeye.tv> > > wrote: > > > > > > > > > >> On 7/1/17, Bob W-PDML, discombobulated, unleashed: > > > > >> > > > > >>> You should buy yourself a Leitz lens. It's a very good investment > > > > >>> because afterwards everything else seems cheap. > > > > >> > > > > >> I did look at some a while back. > > > > >> > > > > >> Is there a good web site listing all available/made? > > > > >> > > > > >> Something like Boz's site? > > > > >> > > > > >> -- > > > > > > > > > > > > -- > > > > Science - Questions we may never find answers for. > > > > Religion - Answers we must never question. > > > > > > > > -- > > > > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > > > > PDML@pdml.net > > > > 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 > PDML@pdml.net > 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 PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
