Hmmm, must be the economy. I'm still thinking in late 90's dollars for these lenses. Maybe it's time to shop around?
t On 11/1/02 12:22 PM, Glen O'Neal wrote: > By the way, I remember Shel. Haven't seen him on here in a while. KEH offers > $480.00 for a A* 85 1.4 in Excellent Condition and I am going to check the > 135mm. > > Later, > Glen > > -----Original Message----- > From: Timothy Sherburne [mailto:tim@;sherb.org] > Sent: Friday, November 01, 2002 2:04 PM > To: Pentax Discussion List > Subject: Re: Pentax-A* 85 f/1.4 & Pentax-A* 135 f/1.8 > > > > Glen... > > While these lenses are relatively rare, I don't think it would be a > challenge to find one *if* you have the financial means to pay market price > for one and have a couple of months or so to look. That said, I think you > will look for a long time (years) before finding a bargain on either of > these. It seems to me that lenses like the K120/2.8 and A*200/2.8 are more > difficult to find. > > IIRC, Shel Belinkoff, a past member of this list, recently had one of each > of the lenses you seek for sale. His website can still be found at > <http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/> and the last email address I saw was > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > Other than that, there's eBay and camera shops that advertise on the web > (use Google). > > Good luck! > > t > > On 10/31/02 6:47 PM, Glen O'Neal wrote: > >> Hello everyone. I think I may be a fool to ask but I am looking for one of >> each of these two lenses. I know they are hard to find and expensive to >> purchase. But I am look for two top notch primes in these focal lengths. > If >> anyone has one they would like to sell or knows (now or in the future) on >> any for sale please let me be the first to know. I know what they are > worth >> and I am willing to pay top dollar. >> >> Glen O'Neal >> >

