The subject line says it all really! I'd like to get one of these screens for my Pentax *ist DS. Would I have to buy it directly from Pentax?

Many in advance thanks for any help!

Edward ~

Yeah, I've been keeping an eye on eBay for a week or so now (UK and US) and the F and FA lenses do tend to go for a fair bit more than $40! I might end up getting a manual focus 'A' lens, to save a bit of money, and I don't mind having to focus manually. Just gotta keep my eyes peeled to try and pick up a bargain

Thanks for the info. As this one is already at that level, with just under a day left, it'll probably end up going for a bit more than I really want to pay

Hello,

I'm interested in getting hold of a Pentax F 50mm f/1.4 lens and there's one on eBay that I'm going to make a bid on.

However, I don't really have any idea what a good price for this lens would be! I don't want to pay over the odds without realising it.

The lens is described as being in near mint condition, but comes without a box. The current bid is £122.

Thanks in advance for any advice,

Edward Gladwin

Hmm, seems like a good option. Warehouse Express have that lens for £668.99 and it comes with a free Sigma 2x convertor, which makes it even more interesting! Still, it's quite an expense for one lens though.

I think I will probably stick to my humble Pentax 70-300mm FA-J for a while longer yet, and try to get better shots with that by improving my technique etc.. Once I'm getting consistently better shots with that, I might be able to talk myself into parting with that much money for a luxurious lens

Thanks for all the replies!

Hi,

There just happens to be a Pentax SMC-FA 80-320mm on eBay right now for £120. Would you say that this lens would be much of a step up from the Pentax 70-300mm FA-J?

Even with highish shutter speeds the 70-300mm FA-J doesn't produce photos as sharp as I would like (although it was only £99.99 brand new so I can't expect too much from it!). Do you think the 80-320mm would be noticably sharper?

Thanks for your help!

Hello,

I've been thinking of getting a better telephoto lens than my current cheap and cheerful Pentax 75-300mm FA-J.

I've found a brand new "Sigma 50-500mm f/4-6.3 EX APO RF" for sale on eBay. They have over 100,000 feedback so I think they're probably a legit business and I shouldn't have any problems ordering from them.

Including postage the price works out to £400 after currency coversion from dollars to pounds. The cheapest I've seen it here is £650 (at warehouse express).

So my questions are basically: it seems like a great price, is it? Could I get anything from the UK for a similar price that's as good? I've seen many people going on about how good this lens is, so I'll assume that it's safe to say it's a quality lens.

I've seen a Tokina 80-400mm on warehouse express for £249 but this is a returned lens that has been repaired. I have a Sigma 50mm macro lens which is great quality, so I'm pretty sure the Sigma lens will be good, not sure how good Tokina are though.

Thanks in advance for any help!

Edward

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