Bargain of the year...?
Posted 23/08/2010 - 17:06
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flossie wrote:
Now all I need is for it to stop raining...
Now all I need is for it to stop raining...
What on earth did you buy a weather sealed lens for man?
Posted 23/08/2010 - 17:26
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MrCynical wrote:
What on earth did you buy a weather sealed lens for man?
flossie wrote:
Now all I need is for it to stop raining...
Now all I need is for it to stop raining...
What on earth did you buy a weather sealed lens for man?
No weather sealed body.
I'm sure Flossie is going to look for a K7 now
Stefan
K10D, K5
DA* 16-50, DA* 50-135, D-FA 100 Macro, DA 40 Ltd, DA 18-55
AF-540FGZ
K10D, K5
DA* 16-50, DA* 50-135, D-FA 100 Macro, DA 40 Ltd, DA 18-55
AF-540FGZ
Posted 23/08/2010 - 18:03
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ok, "lens bargain" of the year then.
No, not going for a K7 just because its raining - waiting to see what the replacement (really) is.
No, not going for a K7 just because its raining - waiting to see what the replacement (really) is.
Still shooting in the dark (literally and metaphorically)...
Posted 23/08/2010 - 18:44
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I was pretty pleased with my Tamron 70-300 purple monster for £26
Although I wouldn't have said no to the 50-135 for your price either
Although I wouldn't have said no to the 50-135 for your price either
Tim
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Stuff - Metz 58 AF1, Cactus v4, Nikon SB24, Raynox 150, Sigma 1.4x TC, Sigma 2x TC, Kenko 2x macro TC, Redsnapper 283 tripod, iMac 27”, Macbook Pro 17”, iPad, iPhone 3G
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AF - Pentax K5, Sigma 10-20/4-5.6, Tamron 17-50/2.8, Sigma 30/1.4, Sigma 70-200/2.8, Tamron 70-300/4-5.6
MF - Vivitar CF 28/2.8, Tamron AD2 90/2.5, MTO 1000/11
Stuff - Metz 58 AF1, Cactus v4, Nikon SB24, Raynox 150, Sigma 1.4x TC, Sigma 2x TC, Kenko 2x macro TC, Redsnapper 283 tripod, iMac 27”, Macbook Pro 17”, iPad, iPhone 3G
Flickr • Fluidr • PPG • Street • Portfolio site
Feel free to edit any of my posted photos! If I post a photo for critique, I want brutal honesty. If you don't like it, please say so and tell me why!
Posted 23/08/2010 - 19:08
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When it comes to lenses, I think that I can claim to have got the bargain of the year, with ebay 'buy it now' item number 110554415727.
Given the circumstances, the seller has a very fitting user name!
Given the circumstances, the seller has a very fitting user name!
No man is worth his salt, who has not been banned from at least one Forum, and two Flickr groups.
Mowog.
Mowog.
Posted 23/08/2010 - 19:08
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What a bargin, I was watching that lens a while back on ebay then completly forgot about it
Posted 23/08/2010 - 19:16
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K 55mm f1.8 for £8.50...
Matt
Shooting the Welsh Wilderness with K-m, KX, MX, ME Super and assorted lenses.
Shooting the Welsh Wilderness with K-m, KX, MX, ME Super and assorted lenses.
Posted 23/08/2010 - 19:49
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glad to hear I'm not the only one to have got lucky on the fleabay lottery!
(probably makes up for the times we pay too much for something we don't use...:mrgreen
Along those lines... I got an A1(!) printer for £100 as well recently - not for photos though! I haven't been shot for taking up the entire house with a printer that's over a meter long...yet...
(probably makes up for the times we pay too much for something we don't use...:mrgreen
Along those lines... I got an A1(!) printer for £100 as well recently - not for photos though! I haven't been shot for taking up the entire house with a printer that's over a meter long...yet...
Still shooting in the dark (literally and metaphorically)...
Posted 23/08/2010 - 20:00
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It might make up for:
The Winder MX for £50 (saw one a week later for £30, but at the time I hadn't seen anything cheaper in decent shape for ages)
The black MES for £15 that turned out to have a non-cocking shutter
How do people find things like an F 50mm for £30? I search "Pentax-Buy It Now-Newly Listed" on a regular basis and I've never seen anything that good.
The Winder MX for £50 (saw one a week later for £30, but at the time I hadn't seen anything cheaper in decent shape for ages)
The black MES for £15 that turned out to have a non-cocking shutter
How do people find things like an F 50mm for £30? I search "Pentax-Buy It Now-Newly Listed" on a regular basis and I've never seen anything that good.
Matt
Shooting the Welsh Wilderness with K-m, KX, MX, ME Super and assorted lenses.
Shooting the Welsh Wilderness with K-m, KX, MX, ME Super and assorted lenses.
Posted 23/08/2010 - 20:12
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How about this Topcon 50mm f/1.7 K mount lens and camera for £16
I can't believe 204 people looked at and didn't bid. That was the last Topcon camera model ever made.
Topcon used to make some good solid cameras. They even made some for the US Navy and FBI as well as the Japanese military. There original (and still to this day) business was surveying instruments, cameras were just an offshoot. They are 2nd only to Leica in surveying instruments having taken over their major competitor Sokkia. link
I can't believe 204 people looked at and didn't bid. That was the last Topcon camera model ever made.
Topcon used to make some good solid cameras. They even made some for the US Navy and FBI as well as the Japanese military. There original (and still to this day) business was surveying instruments, cameras were just an offshoot. They are 2nd only to Leica in surveying instruments having taken over their major competitor Sokkia. link
Half Man... Half Pentax ... Half Cucumber
Pentax K-1 + K-5 and some other stuff
Algi
Pentax K-1 + K-5 and some other stuff
Algi
Posted 23/08/2010 - 21:12
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Algernon wrote:
How about this Topcon 50mm f/1.7 K mount lens and camera for £16
I can't believe 204 people looked at and didn't bid. That was the last Topcon camera model ever made.
Topcon used to make some good solid cameras. They even made some for the US Navy and FBI as well as the Japanese military. There original (and still to this day) business was surveying instruments, cameras were just an offshoot. They are 2nd only to Leica in surveying instruments having taken over their major competitor Sokkia. link
How about this Topcon 50mm f/1.7 K mount lens and camera for £16
I can't believe 204 people looked at and didn't bid. That was the last Topcon camera model ever made.
Topcon used to make some good solid cameras. They even made some for the US Navy and FBI as well as the Japanese military. There original (and still to this day) business was surveying instruments, cameras were just an offshoot. They are 2nd only to Leica in surveying instruments having taken over their major competitor Sokkia. link
Looks remarkably similar to my old Ricoh KR-5
[i]Bodies: 1x K-5IIs, 2x K-5, Sony TX-5, Nokia 808
Lenses: Pentax DA 10-17mm ED(IF) Fish Eye, Pentax DA 14mm f/2.8, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8, Pentax-A 28mm f/2.8, Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.2, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.4, Pentax-FA 50mm f/1.4, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.7, Pentax DA* 50-135mm f/2.8, Sigma 135-400mm APO DG, and more ..
Flash: AF-540FGZ, Vivitar 283
Lenses: Pentax DA 10-17mm ED(IF) Fish Eye, Pentax DA 14mm f/2.8, Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8, Pentax-A 28mm f/2.8, Sigma 30mm F1.4 EX DC, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.2, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.4, Pentax-FA 50mm f/1.4, Pentax-A 50mm f/1.7, Pentax DA* 50-135mm f/2.8, Sigma 135-400mm APO DG, and more ..
Flash: AF-540FGZ, Vivitar 283
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15 years
Twickenham
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...for...
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(drum roll please)
under £250
I'd just like to thank Ebay for supplying the lens (had a broken mount) and Asashi Photographic for repairing it and fitting a new SDM motor.
SRS are sending me a new lens hood & cap (it had a case but no ends), and the grand total is still well under £300! Woo hoo!
Now all I need is for it to stop raining...!
(I'm going to have to have a clear-out of lenses I don't use now! ...which is anything longer than 100mm!)