Any reasonable offers before they head to eBay?

Thank you Merryhampton for a very smooth transaction and excellent communication. I hope you will enjoy the TC!

FA 43 1.9 limited now sold.

Thanks for looking!

PM replied

I think the original comment referred to the classifieds section of this forum. There prices of Pentax lenses seem to be much lower than a year ago, and lenses that would have been taken right away take long to sell. Some examples are there now.

It my be the exact contrary......

If Pentax will release a FF camera, it might revitalise the brand and attract more photographers, and that will also increase sales of crop sensor cameras and therefore also demand for lenses, new and used.

If you want lens bargains, I think you can get them right now as demand for Pentax lenses seems to be very low.

I agree that most of us do not need a FF camera, in fact we do not need the next APS-C camera either, or many of the lenses we buy. But still, as new cameras and lenses are released we do buy them and appreciate the improved specs. Every new high(er) end Pentax camera that has been released in the past few years has been the ultimate camera..... but then not. I am sure the next flagship Pentax camera will have improvements we will all praise.

There is a claim about APS-C now having a comparable IQ to FF. There is a similar claim by micro 4/3 manufacturers that m43 sensors have now reached APS-C IQ...... I think that each format has advantages and disadvantages and there are some areas where FF would be better than APS-C. We might not just need that.

But then there is another consideration. Pentax, as a camera company, is not about having satisfied customers who are so happy about their gear that they do not to buy anything else. It is about selling a lot of new cameras and lenses. Just like everyone else. So they need to release products that photographers perceive are better than anything else they have had before and they absolutely need, and a strong brand.

I look forward to see in what Pentax will release next, I hope it will be something exciting that we all will agree we absolutely need!

Pentax FA 43 1.9 ltd still looking for a new caring home!!

Price reduced to 450 euros, including shipment to EU!

TC now sold

thanks for looking!

Update:

Sigma 10mm fisheye also for sale elsewhere and price is now 320 euros + 20 euros shipment to EU.

Sigma 2X teleconverter 125 euros + shipment.

Thanks