Was this a good price

hi there ,been doing a wee bit of research and eabay window shopping ,also other sights .

Was this a good or average price ?...

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=230417422849&ssPageName=STR...

That was a very low price and I must be slipping to miss it!

Huh ,your slipping .... i was was going to put a bid of £60 but changed my mind ,kicking myself now .Ahh! to the unpredictable ebay world

I suppose if we'd both started to bid very soon it wouldn't have been such a bargain any more.

Ah well.....

Would have been even less of bargain if I had joined in too! I saw the item, was somewhat tempted, but decided the extra weight wasn't worth it compared to a Tamron 70-300 or Pentax 55-300.

20mm isn't much extra, and older zooms don't tend to be as sharp as modern ones.

I've sold two of those in the last 12 months (both silver) and got £97 and £115 for them - that was a very good price indeed unfortunately!

Just given mine away! (to a family member).

Regards

I have a black one that I picked up for £60, as much as I have read about the slow focusing and hunting of this lens, mine is, or was, quite good and I was amazed at how quick it focused in low light. It focused quicker than the DA 55-300 but optically not as good at the long end compared to the 55-300.

Unfortunately my 80-320 has just died, it no longer communicates with the body, I tried cleaning the electrical contacts and also tried it on 2 other bodies but to no avail. not sure what it could be and I doubt it will be a viable option to get it repaired. any ideas. :