What's your latest acquisition?
I find a lot of Ffordes s/h stuff overpriced, but that's a steal.
Admittedly it's not a top quality job, but it should provide a few components to play with. I might even replace the eyepiece holder with a connector for a M42 helicoid
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Pentax:K5ii, K7, K100D, DA18-55, DA10-17, DA55-300, DA50-200, F100-300, F50, DA35 AL, 4* M50, 2* M135, Helicoid extension, Tak 300 f4 (& 6 film bodies)
3rd Party: Bigmos (Sigma 150-500mm OS HSM),2* 28mm, 100mm macro, 28-200 zoom, 35-80 zoom, 80-200 zoom, 80-210 zoom, 300mm M42, 600 mirror, 1000-4000 scope, 50mm M42, enlarger lenses, Sony & micro 4/3 cameras with various PK mounts, Zenit E...
Far to many tele-converters, adapters, project parts & extension tubes etc.
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My outfit: K1ii - Pentax D FA 24-70mm f2.8 - Pentax DA* 300mm f4 - Pentax modified DA* 60-250mm f4 - Irix 15mm Firefly - Pentax FA 35mm - FA 50mm f1.4 - Tamron SP 90mm macro - Pentax AF 540 FGZ II
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Won on a well known internet auction a Sigma 24-70mm. In the listings the images showed the lens hood attached but when it arrived there was no lens hood. Annoying as I've now messaged the seller 3 times and they haven't responded to them
The goods are therefore not as described & you can get a partial refund. Failure to respond will only reinforce your position there.
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Pentax:K5ii, K7, K100D, DA18-55, DA10-17, DA55-300, DA50-200, F100-300, F50, DA35 AL, 4* M50, 2* M135, Helicoid extension, Tak 300 f4 (& 6 film bodies)
3rd Party: Bigmos (Sigma 150-500mm OS HSM),2* 28mm, 100mm macro, 28-200 zoom, 35-80 zoom, 80-200 zoom, 80-210 zoom, 300mm M42, 600 mirror, 1000-4000 scope, 50mm M42, enlarger lenses, Sony & micro 4/3 cameras with various PK mounts, Zenit E...
Far to many tele-converters, adapters, project parts & extension tubes etc.
.[size=11:].Flickr• WPF• Panoramio
Won on a well known internet auction a Sigma 24-70mm. In the listings the images showed the lens hood attached but when it arrived there was no lens hood. Annoying as I've now messaged the seller 3 times and they haven't responded to them
The goods are therefore not as described & you can get a partial refund. Failure to respond will only reinforce your position there.
They responded today saying:
"I'm on a cruise across the Atlantic with very little WiFi between ports. I think I have the lens hood but I’m not back til 11th May. I’ll let you know for certain after that."
Well that's helpful
My outfit: K1ii - Pentax D FA 24-70mm f2.8 - Pentax DA* 300mm f4 - Pentax modified DA* 60-250mm f4 - Irix 15mm Firefly - Pentax FA 35mm - FA 50mm f1.4 - Tamron SP 90mm macro - Pentax AF 540 FGZ II
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As for the 50mm macro it looks promising, nice and sharp, and more useful for close up than true macro given the way it extends to focus - likely to hit anything you are trying to capture! The ring flash works well on it, better as someone else said on a standard screw in adaptor to avoid vignetting which you get with the hood replacement although I worry what effect the weight would have on the lens barrel. The vignetting disappears at smaller apertures which you are more likely to use anyway.
Some people call me 'strange'.
I prefer 'unconventional'.
But I'm willing to compromise and accept 'eccentric'.
Nothing off the seller regarding the lens hood. Made a claim with eBay asking for a £25 refund and that had to run 7 days for the seller to respond. Still nothing from the seller so eBay stepped in and escalated it and found me in favour. Great, but then they refunded me the whole cost of the lens!
This wasn't days ago and still nothing from the seller.
My outfit: K1ii - Pentax D FA 24-70mm f2.8 - Pentax DA* 300mm f4 - Pentax modified DA* 60-250mm f4 - Irix 15mm Firefly - Pentax FA 35mm - FA 50mm f1.4 - Tamron SP 90mm macro - Pentax AF 540 FGZ II
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What I find annoying in all this is eBay have said they'll then refund the seller their end the remaining so they'll get all their money back as they have a special relationship with the seller and it's a favour to them. Never mind the run around I've had off them!
My outfit: K1ii - Pentax D FA 24-70mm f2.8 - Pentax DA* 300mm f4 - Pentax modified DA* 60-250mm f4 - Irix 15mm Firefly - Pentax FA 35mm - FA 50mm f1.4 - Tamron SP 90mm macro - Pentax AF 540 FGZ II
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They adjudicated in your favour, gave you a full refund which you didn't ask for. Keep the lens and the full refund and leave eBay to make their peace with their special seller.
(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!
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Somewhere safe in deepest Lancashire.
No longer available (sold presumably). What was the ticket price on that ?
£149.00 and so I couldn't resist buying it.
(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!