Ricoh FA 50mm Macro f/2.8 on Ricoh K-5




Same... same!




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Something I've always known .....

Beer is GOOD for YOU!

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There are several models of the 28-80mm in the A and F Series.
The best ones are the SMC ones.

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These normally sell for £240 ish plus postage so you are about
right. Most of them being sold were either bought new or SH years
ago for much less but the market value increased to about £240
at least 5 years ago.... so £240 today is really a bargain and
the new buyer isn't going to lose any money when they re-sell.

The FA50 does sound low?

Great shots Alan... I also like them all.

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Discontinued about 6 months ago and now re-released as
a new model in Japan only. The production lines must
be been very quiet

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I can't imagine that many people go into SRS to test
drive a lens cap before they buy it

My K-5 is partly rebadged I've got a genuine Ricoh body
cap on it and I'm trying to find a sticker with Ricoh on
it for the body. If I can't find that I've got one that
says "WHATEVER" in red so I might have to settle for a
"Whatever K-5" with a Ricoh body cap and Pentax lenses

Joking aside... Aren't Ricoh K body caps brilliant!
They stick out 2mm more from the body than the Pentax
one's giving you a much better grip

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To compete with Canon, Nikon Leica etc. it has to be a single
name. They already decided that in the 70's when they dropped
Asahi. They also dropped the AOC Logo. No Pentax user was happy
about this. It was done purely to attract new buyers.

Putting anything in front of the Pentax name or trying to
turn it into a model range would considerably reduce it's
impact. Ricoh is King and they won't be happy until only
their name remains on the cameras, just like they do on
the copier market with takeovers.

The Pentax websites are a bit of a mess with two camera makes
and "Pentax a Ricoh Company".... A company that no longer
exists



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It will be called the KR-10x-6

They've gone so far down a blind-alley now that they
haven't really any other option. I'm rebadging my
Pentax K-5 immediately

Ricoh is King..... Long live King Ricoh!

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