Used equipment prices
Tony
Fan of DA limited and old manual lenses
Having said that, I think a lot of Pentax folk are saving up for the K3. Prices on used bodies seem especially cheap.
Hey, DA 55-300 would easily go for around £200 a year ago, now I'm struggling to shift at £135!
Good news is that we finally getting some WR glass to accompany the bodies
Though I gotta say, it is surprising how well K-5 holds it's price when brand new K-30 is available for £300 as well.
Pentax lenses: DA 18-250mm,FA 50 1.4,, DA 35mm F2.4
Sigma lenses: 17-70mm 2.8-4.5 DC Macro,24mm 2.8 Superwide II AF, 50mm 2.8 Macro,50-150mm f2.8 DC EX HSMII , 70-200 2.8 EX APO
Falcon 8mm Fish eye + Old manual lenses
Flashes: Pentax 360 fgz, Metz 48 Af-1, Pentax Af 280T
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Currently on a Pentax hiatus until an FF Pentax is released
Could be a general fall in interest in photography, my recent swap to nikon was certsinly a lot less painless than i thought. I was aiming to get all third party lenses to start of with but managed to buy all nikon lenses used but similar prices to third party.
Or maybe the Four Thirds systems have had a bigger impact than first thought. I know it hasn't taken off as well as they hoped but I often see posts from people on other forums moving to "something lighter"
I picked up a Canon 24-105mm L f4 the other night on Ebay for £370 ... brand new out of a 5D MKIII kit. I was looking for one last year and they were fetching nearly £600 used.
Some specifics are easier to explain, F and FA 50/1.7's prices have been affected by the price drop on the DA 50/1.8, and the DA 35/2.4 has probably had a similar impact on primes between 28 and 40. The introduction of the HD versions of the Limited lenses seems to have reduced the saleability of "ordinary" DA Limiteds - there have certainly been some bargain prices around lately.
Generally speaking I've found that M series lenses are the cheapest - 24, 28, 35, 50, 135, 200 have all been priced at half to two thirds of K or A prices for quite a long time. The A series prices started to drop a couple of years ago - the most common lenses such as the 50/1.7 and 28/2.8 can now often be seen for around half of what they were 2 -3 years ago.
The K series prices are more variable, they are becoming rarer and I think that as more and more Pentax users appreciate the quality and build they are being held onto by more people. A few years ago the 28's, 35's and 55's could be found for very low prices, but they have crept up and up, but may now be starting to drop (particularly the 55's).
As some of you will have noticed I buy, use, and sell, quite a lot of lenses - it's a great way to learn which lenses you shouldn't have sold - it's always been a "swings and roundabouts" thing, sometimes I make a loss, sometimes a profit and often break-even, but over the last year I have made losses on far more lenses than ever before
Please note these are only my personal observations - I'm sure that not everything I've said is true for all of us, it's just my view of what has been happening
There's a guy on gumtree who currently has a K 30 f2.8 and a K 50 f1.2 selling at £169.00 & £269.00 respectively, both described as mint but with no takers. Who would have thought!!!...
(Compulsive Obsessive Lens Buying Addiction Syndrome)
What you need are lenses, more lenses, bigger lenses, better lenses, faster lenses, vintage lenses and when you have these, your pictures will be perfect!
I would have pretty much had to spend 3x as much for the older 2nd hand version of these a couple of years ago.
Hey, DA 55-300 would easily go for around £200 a year ago, now I'm struggling to shift at £135!
Ha, I've had my eye on that for a while
There has been a lot of movement in the model lineup from Ricoh/Pentax lately, and a lot of deals along with that.
Perhaps many have their base kit established now? I'm now looking for a few quite specific lenses only for instance, such as the Samyang 14mm. the quality and price of the da 50mm and 35mm current products has really had an impact also, and they are autofocus capable also obviously..
I frequently trawl the adds looking for bargains and have also noticed the current downturn in prices particularly on lenses. It's definitely a buyers market at the moment.
There's a guy on gumtree who currently has a K 30 f2.8 and a K 50 f1.2 selling at £169.00 & £269.00 respectively, both described as mint but with no takers. Who would have thought!!!...
Buy them then
I only paid £250 for my A50/1.2 but it wasn't mint.
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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Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
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16 years
Hythe,
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This isn't a Pentax thing either, I have seen the same with Canon lenses.
Just a general observation