The enormous response ( ) to my message re the great disaquisition of Pentax gear seems to have overwhelmed the private messaging system.

Both my inbox and sentbox became 100% full, with the result that no more messages could be sent - and possibly I didn't receive some.

Having deleted a number of messages in both boxes to free up space, I now find that some messages have been sent, but two are stubbornly refusing to shift - even if I try to resend them as new messages.

Does anybody know how to fix this, or what I am doing wrong?

And Mac and David Green, I am not ignoring you - there are messages queued to go which I hope will wend their way to you shortly.

If anybody else has not had a reply, please try again because I have replied to all messages that I have actually seen.

G

Gordon Brown's your man!

G

What you need is a Wimberley (and a mortgage).

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G

The reason for that is that I haven't listed anything yet. I'm still dealing with the flood (well, trickle!) of orders from this forum. It hasn't helped that the 18-35 was found to be in London at one address, and its box at another. Everything else, though, is here, except for the 43 Ltd's box, which I suspect is with the 18-35 box, though that is yet to be confirmed.

I have also added additional information to the original post re the Vivitar lens.

Thanks to all those who have shown an interest, or offered kind words - Don especially.

G

Thanks for the kind comments.

I'm hoping to raise rather more than the amount required for the FA* 16-50 (and yes, the weather-sealing will be a major plus in this climate!).

I'm glazar2 on Ebay. Please ignore the single neg from a mad woman who tried to pass off a cheap 28-80 as a 28-70. I negged her for mis-description, she negged me for non-payment, and Ebay removed my neg to her. After 14 emails to them which only elicited a computer-generated reply, I gave up. Infuriating.

G

As I mentioned a month or so ago, there has been a change in my circumstances which means, amongst other things, that I don't get out and about as much as I did.

It seems a good time to actually do what I have been meaning to do for a long time, and that is to sell off all the gear that I don't use enough to justify keeping.

Many of the items are manual lenses which, whilst they work fine on my K10D and other cameras, are no longer compatible with my not-so-wonderful eyesight. In other words, auto-focus is not a luxury for me now but a necessity.

There are also a number of items which I bought as job lots on Ebay because I wanted something else in the package. This explains the "Why the Hell did he buy that?" items.

However, drum-roll......, there are one or two real stars in the mix. Lenses which, for one reason or other, don't get a lot of use but which are, simply, quite excellent. They are no longer compatible with the kind of photography I plan to do in the future, but other people might find them indispensible.

Unless otherwise stated, everything is in excellent condition and works properly, and all lenses are mechanically and optically free from defects, as far as I can see (and I fully guarantee that they are free from defects, whether I can see them or not). Cosmetically they are all very good unless otherwise stated.

Here is the list:


Bodies
Pentax SFX inc case Superb, apparently unused condition.
Pentax Z-10 Exc.
Pentax P30T Well-used. DOF lever kaput

Flashguns
Pentax AF240Z inc case
Pentax AF400FTZ inc case
Pentax AF400FTZ

Lenses - best
Pentax SMC-FA Ltd 43 1.9 Inc leather bag, maybe box
Pentax SMC-F 135 2.8
Pentax SMC-FA* 200 2.8 Inc hood
Pentax SMC-FA 24-90 3.5-4.5 Superb

Lenses - other
Pentax SMC-M 28 2.8 Second version (like A)
Pentax SMC-F 28 2.8
Pentax SMC-M 40 2.8 Tiny ding in filter ring
Pentax SMC-Tak 55 1.8 Well-used
Pentax SMC-M 135 3.5
Pentax SMC-M 200 4.0
Pentax SMC-M 120 2.8
Pentax SMC-M 150 3.5
Pentax SMC-A Macro 50 2.8
Sigma UC 28-70 2.8-4.5 Ugh!
Sigma AF 55-200 4.5 Built-in AF for MF cameras
Sigma UC 70-210 4.0-5.6 Masochists only.
Vivitar S1 70-210 2.8-4.0 The third (and best) version See additional info below.
Pentax SMC-FAJ 18-35 4.0-5.6 Inc box
Pentax SMC-FA 28-80 3.5-4.7 Dodgy power zoom button
Pentax SMC-F 35-70 3.5-4.5
Pentax SMC-F 35-135 3.5-4.5 Wobbly filter ring
Pentax SMC-FA 70-200 4.0-5.6
Vivitar MC 19 3.8 Inc hood

Misc
Lubitel 166B Med Format on a budget!
Pentax MEII Winder


Plus various 5F cables and connectors. Enquire for details.

Note especially the 43 Ltd, the FA* 200mm, and the 24-90. The 43 and the 24-90 are in near-perfect condition. The 200 has some marks (not dents!) on the body of the lens and hood, but the glass is pristine.

The M lenses are all in lovely condition, save for the very small dent on the 40mm pancake (macro pics on request). I especially commend the 100mm, the 120mm, and the 150mm, which are uncommon but excellent.

These items will go on Ebay as soon as I have time. Meanwhile, if anything interests you, feel free to make offers by private mail on this site, and if you don't know what to offer, email me and I'll tell you what I think the item is worth. You'll find I'm pretty realistic.

All lenses come with caps (if not Pentax, I'll tell you). Full money back guarantee, inc return postage, if not as described.

By the way, when I use terms like "excellent" and "very good", I am using the words as understood in ordinary English, not the mysterious argot of the photographic trade. To me, "excellent" means it excels; in other words, it is almost like new.

Everything will be sent, unless otherwise agreed, by the cheapest method which includes insurance. If you insist on no insurance, then all guarantees are off.

I hope you will see something you like.

Regards

G

PS: I've made a couple of minor edits, mainly correcting mis-classifications and spelling. The actual items are unchanged.

PPS: The Vivitar lens was sold to me as being Pentax Fit. It's actually Ricoh Fit, which means it could jam on some Pentax bodies. I have often used it on my *ist D, but if anybody wants to buy it, I would recommend they remove the little pin that causes the problem. In fact I'll do it myself if I can find the time. This lens, by the way, is regarded as one of the great classics of the manual focus era. Mine is in "nearly new" condition. I believe it had never been used when I bought it.

http://www.robertstech.com/vivitar.htm

It would be nice, but I think they have found themselves in the same position they had with the K10D - low prices have led to higher than anticipated demand.

Right now they are anxiously counting the orders, and finding they don't have enough stock.

Still, better that than lots of stock and no orders. And given the fact that these are still expensive items, despite being much cheaper than the lenses they are replacing, it suggests to me that Pentax are building up a nice user-base of serious togs rather than just happy snappers.

Which must be a good thing. Also, if they find that aggressive pricing leads to lots of sales, it is a good omen for the price of really serious glass, like a new, fast, 200mm macro. And a new, fast, 500mm.

Well, we can dream. But I never expected the K10D to be half as good as it is, for the price.

G

Buy a card reader so you don't have to connect it to the computer.

G

Amen to that.

G