I have considered that option John, but always find something else to spend my money on, I have been looking for a good second hand one but you don't see to many come up, understandable I guess, why would you sell it :

The cheapest I could find one out here is £150

I gave up waiting and just purchased a Tamron 70-200 f2.8 with matching TC.

Really nice bags John but damn are they expensive

Very sorry to hear, I wish you all the best.

I had this lens for while and upgraded to the DA 55-300mm, (thanks to a forum member)

Your right about the softness at the long end and the DA is certainly better in this respect. I don't notice about any CA with it (DA 55-300)and to be honest I don't even look for it, its not obvious to me.

Mine was also a little loose (80-320) when zoomed out, but didn't affect its use at all. The DA 16-45 is the same and some samples can be quite loose but still work just fine. I think its just a characteristic with some Pentax consumer lenses, I wouldn't like to see it on any of my star lenses though.

I'm not sure about prices over there but I reckon £110 is a little high for it. I have seen several listed over here and they generally go for around £80. Is it the black version (rarer than the silver):

In summary I think its a very good lens for its money and I also found it works quite well in very low light, snaps into focus better than some of my more expensive lenses.

Hope this helps.

I believe its a Pentax with a DA ltd 35mm macro attached. :

Nice shot HeavyD, But tell me how you managed to get your camera up there. I was up there recently and wasn't even allowed to carry a toothpick

Thats why as a courtesy to the seller all offers should be made via PM and not thrown out for all to see

Just curious, What would you consider a fair discount on a day old item :
If it were me, and I had purchased something in error (or for whatever reason) I would be trying to get back my full outlay, but realistically perhaps 10%, or is this being held to ransom in your opinion :
If you are not being disadvantaged in any way (such as warranties), wouldn't you buy it at a 10% discount, whether it's been sitting in a store for 10 weeks or in my hands for a day, whats the difference:

My 2 bobs worth

Welcome to the forum HeavyD, from a fellow Sydneysider