just looked at my ebay, these are all the A 1.7 since Jan 10th till Feb 2nd, price is including of shipping:

- 37.75 (Feb 2nd)
- 37.50
- 39.30
- 42.99 (buy it now)
- 43.50
- 44.27
- 35.75 (Jan 10th)

I do not "watch" the lenses when they have fungus or listed as poor condition, but clearly the range is £35-45 including shipping

I am keeping a database of every single pentax lens that sells on ebay, I spend about 3 hours a week updating the spreadsheet...
haha no, just kidding (although surely someone does it!), been willing to buy one of these for about 4-5 years, they seem to always sell between £35-45 including shipping. that's for a lens in good condition, price varies a bit based on description etc...

lens bought from Cuchulainn. fast delivery, well packed and working perfectly thanks.

anyone has one for sell?
quite keen to see how it feels/compares vs my Canon A1..

also might be interested in the 100mm 2.8 / 135mm 2.8 lenses..

smeggypants - like a lot of goods, they lose value over time, but some become references and might lose less. Since we live in a world driven by planned obsolescence, I think it makes sense to think about how much value it will retain over time.
Luckily enough cameras (actually mainly lenses) do not lose that much value over time and there is a good market for second hand products, but why take the risk that it will. If you compare this to a car, which in most cases will have more than one life (i.e will be sold second hand etc..), would you buy a pink one if you had the choice between pink and grey?
anyway I bought the white one because I like the fact that it's different (and to some extend could justify upgrading from the Kx), not planning to sell it any time soon.
So to sum up: I dont think I am a capitalist, it's just common sense.

anyone has a good copy including caps (and wouldnt mind the box either).
either in london or happy to pay for shipping.
thinking around the £40 mark (ebay's past 5 years average rate

is the 150-500 HSM?
or is it the 170-500?

pm sent re 55mm as well

actually found the Kx and K30 have non standard usb cable (dont know about the other models). that said if you do know the name it's probably a couple of quid on ebay..

the tamron 17-50mm at that price is a steal!!