Re: Pentax F 70-210 They have to be kidding!

2007-06-22 Thread mike wilson
From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/06/21 Thu PM 09:33:46 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Pentax F 70-210 They have to be kidding! On 6/20/07, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemssPageName

Re: Pentax F 70-210 They have to be kidding!

2007-06-22 Thread P. J. Alling
Actualy this lens has very little purple fringing, purple prose on the other hand... mike wilson wrote: From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: 2007/06/21 Thu PM 09:33:46 GMT To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: Re: Pentax F 70-210 They have to be kidding! On 6/20/07

Re: Pentax F 70-210 They have to be kidding!

2007-06-21 Thread Sylwester Pietrzyk
Mine was free - when I sold SFX and F 35-70 which came with 70-210 ;-) On 21.06.2007, at 03:29 , P. J. Alling wrote: KEH has one for $175 right now, and I've seen them go for less than $75. (I paid less than $60.00 for the one I've got, a few years ago). Cheers, Sylwek -- PDML

Re: Pentax F 70-210 They have to be kidding!

2007-06-21 Thread Thibouille
Mine was almost free as well. Got it with an SFX (later sold to a fellow PDMLer), a 240FT, a SMC-F 35-70 and the SMC-F 70-210. All this is a cute plastic case with cut foam inside. Got the whole thing for 100 euros, the guy dwanted to go digital and did not know he could use those lens on Pentax

Re: Pentax F 70-210 They have to be kidding!

2007-06-21 Thread frank theriault
On 6/20/07, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemssPageName=ADME:B:EOIBUAA:US:11Item=120131390858 Boys and girls our Pentax lenses are made of gold! You can use this lens for all-purpose photography because this lens, which is specially corrected

Re: Pentax F 70-210 They have to be kidding!

2007-06-21 Thread Bob Blakely
Frost - Original Message - From: frank theriault [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 2:33 PM Subject: Re: Pentax F 70-210 They have to be kidding! On 6/20/07, P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws

Re: Pentax F 70-210 They have to be kidding!

2007-06-20 Thread Beaker
So- What is a reasonable price for the lens? Thanks Beaker -- All cats have four legs; my chair has 4 legs. Therefore, my cat sleeps on the chair --- On Jun 20, 2007, at 4:52 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?

Re: Pentax F 70-210 They have to be kidding!

2007-06-20 Thread Brian Walters
Pity it was a private auction - it would be interesting to know how many actual bidders were involved. Could have been just a couple, each bidding the other up. Cheers Brian ++ Brian Walters Western Sydney, Australia

Re: Pentax F 70-210 They have to be kidding!

2007-06-20 Thread P. J. Alling
KEH has one for $175 right now, and I've seen them go for less than $75. (I paid less than $60.00 for the one I've got, a few years ago). Beaker wrote: So- What is a reasonable price for the lens? Thanks Beaker -- All cats have four legs; my chair has 4 legs. Therefore, my cat

Re: Pentax F 70-210 They have to be kidding!

2007-06-20 Thread Beaker
Thanks- Doesn't sound like it has as sterling a reputation as the ad copy would have you believe. Nothing new there. Thanks Mike Beacom On Jun 20, 2007, at 9:29 PM, P. J. Alling wrote: KEH has one for $175 right now, and I've seen them go for less than $75. (I paid less than $60.00 for

Re: Pentax F 70-210 They have to be kidding!

2007-06-20 Thread P. J. Alling
It's an extremely sharp lens, and very well built. However it was a not particularly fast consumer zoom when it was released and quite popular. In other words it's not rare nor was it originally costly. Beaker wrote: Thanks- Doesn't sound like it has as sterling a reputation as the ad copy

Re: Pentax F 70-210 They have to be kidding!

2007-06-20 Thread Kenneth Waller
Boys and girls our Pentax lenses are made of gold! A high quality one at that! Kenneth Waller - Original Message - From: P. J. Alling [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Pentax F 70-210 They have to be kidding!