OK, that settles it, sold mine for $1,700 several years ago by simply offering it on the PDML. Thanks, Gonz!
J Sent from my iPhone > On Aug 28, 2017, at 10:11 AM, Gonz <[email protected]> wrote: > > I don't think so, unless you sold it on eBay. It was in the wild west > days of eBay and you could actually get a bargain. I think it cost me > around $700 including the 1.4x, which was a real steal. Ebay is more > like a retail store now. > > >> On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 11:20 AM, Jack Davis <[email protected]> wrote: >> Thanks for the considerate equipment response, Gonz! >> I owned one of those A* 300 >> Pentax lenses and 1.4L TC. Hauled >> it all over western US and Canada. >> Eventually sold it to a PDML member >> several years ago. Was that you? >> I doubt I'll ever take any sharper >> images, due to the fact that I have >> a silver tripod. :-) >> >> J >> >> Sent from my iPhone >> >>> On Aug 28, 2017, at 8:52 AM, Gonz <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> I had the K-1 with the Pentax A* 300mm 2.8 with the 1.4x extender and >>> one of those AstroZap solar filters someone on the list recommended. >>> I had just also purchased a pair of >>> SanDisk 128GB Extreme PRO UHS-I SDXC Memory Cards from B&H, which are >>> much better than the old cards I had and brought as backups, the new >>> ones are much faster and make a difference for the K-1's large DNG RAW >>> files. The tripod was a Oben CT-3581 Carbon Fiber Travel Tripod with >>> BE-126T Ball Head, which was just sturdy enough to hold everything >>> (next time I'll go with something more substantial). I figured the >>> tripod was the weak link, which is why I brought the IR remote and >>> used the mirror up shutter setting. >>> >>> >>>> On Mon, Aug 28, 2017 at 10:10 AM, Jack Davis <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> Gonz, I praised these images >>>> earlier, but failed to ask about >>>> your camera/lens setup. >>>> Thanks! >>>> >>>> J >>>> >>>> Sent from my iPhone >>>> >>>>> On Aug 27, 2017, at 7:52 PM, Gonz <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> Was in Cerulean Kentucky for the eclipse with my family. It was an >>>>> amazing experience. I'm glad we are getting another one in 7 years >>>>> and the centerline of totality will be an hour west of my home here, >>>>> so no need to take a long trip. The weather was perfect and my wife >>>>> took a video of the family right before and during totality. My Dad >>>>> of 91 years was there, as were two of my grandchildren ages 15 and 10. >>>>> My 10 year old granddaughter was overwhelmed by the site and kept >>>>> saying OMG OMG. It is something incredible to see and I'm glad we >>>>> drove up there to experience it. I have some ideas to make the next >>>>> one go smoother camera wise. It was a pain to take the filter off at >>>>> the time of totality and switch over to a different exposure. I >>>>> should have prepared better. It would have been nice to get some wide >>>>> long exposures too. >>>>> >>>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/66982297@N02/36021221794/in/dateposted-public/lightbox/ >>>>> >>>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/66982297@N02/36021220494/in/dateposted-public/lightbox/ >>>>> >>>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/66982297@N02/36021219734/in/dateposted-public/lightbox/ >>>>> >>>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/66982297@N02/36568777642/in/dateposted-public/lightbox/ >>>>> >>>>> https://www.flickr.com/photos/66982297@N02/36690745736/in/dateposted-public/lightbox/ >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> -- Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding >>>>> it still. Dorothea Lange >>>>> >>>>> -- >>>>> 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. >>> >>> >>> >>> -- >>> -- Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding >>> it still. Dorothea Lange >>> >>> -- >>> 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. > > > > -- > -- Photography takes an instant out of time, altering life by holding > it still. Dorothea Lange > > -- > 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.
