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For Sale - Sigma 24mm f2.8 Super Wide II Auto Focus 1:4 Macro

timothyw
Posted 31/08/2011 - 15:04 Link
For Sale- boxed in very good condition, the rare autofocus Sigma Super Wide II. Picked it up on my trip to Gibraltar this summer- it's a lovely lens, but I've decided the money would be better put towards a big zoom.
I'm not exactly sure what the history of this lens is- if I were to guess, I'd say it's been sat on the shelf for a few years, as it's in excellent shape. The rubberised body has a couple of scuffs, but feels good and solid in the hand.
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Couple of things to point out- the rubber on the aperture ring has started to degrade, and is a bit sticky to the touch- not really a problem unless you want to use it on an old manual body.
Second thing, the original lens cap had lost its springiness- they swapped it for the Nikon cap which you can see in the photos.
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Aside from that, so far as I can tell it's immaculate. No marks on the glass, snappy aperture etc. Sale includes everything you see here:
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Except the table, obviously.... One small point, the hood attaches to the filter ring, so you have to swap between attaching the hood and lens cap- it is very quick to do so however, as the hood is quick release. You can see how it mounts here.

Now that the details are out of the way, a couple of samples:
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There's more shots both taken with it and of it in this flickr set.

Looking for £140 for this little beauty, will consider offers. Happy to meet in London zones 1-3 (am based near Bayswater/Notting Hill, but have travelcard, will travel...) or deliver pending negotiation. Don't have a lot of feedback on ebay but sold a few things on AVForums and have good feedback there. Annoyingly, you'll have to be a member to see it.

PS: If you can't stand the thought of carrying round a lens with a Nikon cap, I'll swap it for the Pentax one on my original DA 18-55...
timothyw
Posted 31/08/2011 - 15:34 Link
Sorry, just to clarify what I've written, I'm happy to post if desired!
Edited by timothyw: 31/08/2011 - 15:34
timothyw
Posted 31/08/2011 - 17:10 Link
Sold!
Mike-P
Posted 31/08/2011 - 17:30 Link
Great little lens at a good price.
Pentaxophile
Posted 31/08/2011 - 17:55 Link
That was snaffled up quickly! I'm glad, a minute longer and I'd have bought it.
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thoughton
Posted 08/09/2011 - 16:31 Link
Lens received as described Very pleased with it, sharp as a sharp thing, and I love the close focus ability. Thanks Tim!
Tim
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
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aliengrove
Posted 08/09/2011 - 21:54 Link
Enjoy Tim, I have the manual focus version and it's the best lens I have, would love an AF version.

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