Heads up for a 1.7x AF adapter

CoDa
Posted 03/05/2010 - 19:35 Link
Colin

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beginner
Posted 03/05/2010 - 19:44 Link
Good job I've got one!
K20D...ist DS ,DA18/55,DA16/45.DA* 50/135,"A"1.7 50MM..."A" 70/210..M 50mm f2...Tamron 90mm macro,28/300 Tamron,200/500 Tamron 6.9....A Pentax DA*300... Sigma10/20,FA31mm 1.8 Ltd*********,FA 77mm Ltd!
K10D
Posted 03/05/2010 - 19:45 Link
Odds on it will hit 300+, the word is out that this + SDM 50-135 is razor sharp an sooooooo much faster AF.

time will tell

Regards
Too far from a shore.
greynolds999
Posted 03/05/2010 - 19:55 Link
I sold mine about a year ago and got £270 on eBay. Could be the same one!
beginner
Posted 03/05/2010 - 19:57 Link
K10D wrote:
Odds on it will hit 300+, the word is out that this + SDM 50-135 is razor sharp an sooooooo much faster AF.

time will tell

Regards
I must try it on mine!....only used it on the DA*300
K20D...ist DS ,DA18/55,DA16/45.DA* 50/135,"A"1.7 50MM..."A" 70/210..M 50mm f2...Tamron 90mm macro,28/300 Tamron,200/500 Tamron 6.9....A Pentax DA*300... Sigma10/20,FA31mm 1.8 Ltd*********,FA 77mm Ltd!
Hyram
Posted 03/05/2010 - 20:50 Link
But you can buy these new, from time to time.
Hyram

Bodies: K20D (2), K10D, Super A, ME Super, Auto 110 SLR, X70, Optio P70
Pentax Glass: DA* 300, DA* 60-250, DA* 50-135, DA* 16-50, DA 70 Ltd, FA 31 Ltd, DA 35 Ltd, DA 18-55 (2), DA 12-24, DA 10-17, M 200, A 35-70, M 40, M 28, Converter-A 2X-S, 1.4X-S, AF 1.7, Pentax-110 50, Pentax-110 24
Other Glass: Sigma 105 macro, Sigma-A APO 75-300
Flash: Metz 58 AF-1 P, Pentax AF160FC ringflash, Pentax AF280T
Mike-P
Posted 03/05/2010 - 20:51 Link
I tried mine on the DA* 200mm f2.8 the other day and it's superb with that.
Not so good with the 60-250mm though for some reason (I know the f4 would affect AF speed but IQ suffers quite badly as well)
Edited by Mike-P: 03/05/2010 - 20:52
K10D
Posted 03/05/2010 - 20:56 Link
Hyram wrote:
But you can buy these new, from time to time.
True,

Mine came from China.

Regards
Too far from a shore.
dougf8
Posted 04/05/2010 - 19:56 Link
"Q: hi mate do You want to sell it for 150?
A: Hi. This auction does not have a Buy It Now option."
Lurking is shirking.!
thoughton
Posted 04/05/2010 - 23:59 Link
I just sold mine a couple of days ago for £299 BIN, it had been listed for all of 48 hours...
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
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
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polchraine
Posted 05/05/2010 - 00:45 Link
That seller is awkward.

A friend in Norway wanted to bid and have it delivered direct to him using Royal Mail International Signed for Service which offers £500 compensation level. He emailed the seller who categorically refused, insisting on using Royal Mail Airsure. What is the difference to him? Nothing ...

The friend may bid but will have to have it delivered to me and the I'll send it on - who wins? Royal Mail ... who looses? my friend and possibly the seller.
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K20D, *istD, MZ-S, Super-A, ME Super, MX
DA* 16-50, DA* 50-135, DA* 300,
DA 50-200, FA 24-90, FA 20-35,
M 400-600, A 50 f1.4, A 28 f2.8, A 70-210, M 35-80, M 50 f1.7
A x2S teleconverter and a few others ...
johnriley
Posted 05/05/2010 - 09:50 Link
polchraine wrote:
That seller is awkward.

A friend in Norway wanted to bid and have it delivered direct to him using Royal Mail International Signed for Service which offers £500 compensation level. He emailed the seller who categorically refused, insisting on using Royal Mail Airsure. What is the difference to him? Nothing ...

The friend may bid but will have to have it delivered to me and the I'll send it on - who wins? Royal Mail ... who looses? my friend and possibly the seller.
The seller is probably making sure that his package is trackable so that he doesn't fall foul of eBay's and PayPal's rules on proving he has delivered.
Best regards, John
polchraine
Posted 05/05/2010 - 10:02 Link
johnriley wrote:
polchraine wrote:
That seller is awkward.

A friend in Norway wanted to bid and have it delivered direct to him using Royal Mail International Signed for Service which offers £500 compensation level. He emailed the seller who categorically refused, insisting on using Royal Mail Airsure. What is the difference to him? Nothing ...

The friend may bid but will have to have it delivered to me and the I'll send it on - who wins? Royal Mail ... who looses? my friend and possibly the seller.
The seller is probably making sure that his package is trackable so that he doesn't fall foul of eBay's and PayPal's rules on proving he has delivered.
Why? What would ebay/paypal do if lost in transit? They would tell him to claim from Royal Mail who provide an insured service.

Signed For ... That will prove delivery

Quote:
International Signed For™ is a cost-effective and secure delivery service (airmail and surface) that requires a signature on delivery, available to all worldwide destinations with the standard compensation covering the value up to 100 times the price of the 1st class or content value, whichever is lower. Added option of extra compensation up to £500 (£250 for some destinations) is available upon request.
.
K20D, *istD, MZ-S, Super-A, ME Super, MX
DA* 16-50, DA* 50-135, DA* 300,
DA 50-200, FA 24-90, FA 20-35,
M 400-600, A 50 f1.4, A 28 f2.8, A 70-210, M 35-80, M 50 f1.7
A x2S teleconverter and a few others ...
thoughton
Posted 05/05/2010 - 10:06 Link
polchraine wrote:
hy? What would ebay/paypal do if lost in transit? They would tell him to claim from Royal Mail who provide an insured service.
I think part of it is to not let the scammers get away with it. One of the (thankfully not so common) scams on ebay is to order something, wait for it to arrive, then complain to PayPal it never arrived and get your money refunded. Yes, the seller can then claim from Royal Mail, but it still sticks in your throat that the buyer has got both your goods AND your money.

Plus claiming from Royal Mail is a right PITA, we had to do it once for a Apple iSight 'lost' in transit to Australia. Especially annoying because it was weeks after the iSight had been discontinued, and ebay prices were triple the RRP.
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
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!
Edited by thoughton: 05/05/2010 - 10:07
johnriley
Posted 05/05/2010 - 10:19 Link
Quote:
Why? What would ebay/paypal do if lost in transit? They would tell him to claim from Royal Mail who provide an insured service.

Signed For ... That will prove delivery
I've been through this with Royal Mail. Yes, signed for proves someone has signed for it, but if it doesn't arrive it doesn't prove you sent it, not for PayPal anyway. They require a trackable service, which is Airsure or some other carrier such as DHL. You cannot track in transit a signed for package.

For low cost items this doesn't really matter, but for high cost items it becomes a serious issue for the seller.
Best regards, John

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