Anyone?

Over the past year I have been upgrading my lens collection, as I finally found again time again for photography.

But as both me and my father always used Pentax, I find myself with a number of older lenses which I do not use and I hope to find a new home for.

I would like to ask the advice of the experts on the forum on the fair price I should ask for those which still have a market value so I can decide what to do with them. All of them (except the Tamro 28-105) were bought new by my father or myself, and have been taken good care of, but of course they have a certain amount of dust internally, due to their age.

Pentax a 35-105 3.5
Pentax m 75-150 4
Pentax fa 100-300 4.5-5.6 power zoom
Tamron AF 28-105 4-5.6

There are also a few others, but I suppose they do not have real value, or am I wrong?

Vivitar 28-210 3.5-5.6 - this is built like a tank, with 'a' position
Vivitar 70-210 4.5-5.6 - this is not built like a tank, all plastic, but 'a' position
Sigma zoom master 35-70 3.5-4.5 - 'a' position
Sigma mini wide 28 2.8
Kenko tele plus mc4 2x converter

Thanks in advance for any advice you can give!

Giorgio

I believe that refers to the 16-45 lens...

And with the grip and katzEye (145 USD new in the US with current discount) it is a real bargain at this price!

Yep....

I think you should consider splitting the camera, grip and focusing screen! KatzEye is the rolls royce of split image focusing screens and should interest all those using manual focus!

For those not familiar with Katz Eye: link

Tony, the 2x adapter arrived, very well packed and in very good conditions! Thanks once again for a very smooth transaction! I look forward to trying it with my 90mm 2.5.

I have both the 12-24 and the 31mm. I usually have them both with me, I think they are quite different lenses, and both of them great. The 12-24 is my favourite for landscapes, the 31 is more versatile. And did anyone mention its bokeh and 3d effect?

Definetely a hot topic!

I think everyone should use whatever they are happier with. I have used both PCs and Macs, and I only use Macs at home now. (and I still have a Windows laptop at work). for me, life with a Mac is just so much easier, I used to be the pc support guy at home, but since we have Macs I am out of my job....

Hi, did a bit of research to refresh my knowledge about the matter....

Here you can find relevant information in Italian: http://www.ecc-netitalia.it/BeniConsumo/le%20garanzie%20dei%20prodotti.htm

And here is the key points about warranty in EU:

- legal warranty about conformity of the product is provided by the seller, not the manufacturer, and it is 24 months for new products, 12 months for used products.
- manufacturers' warranty is on top of the legal warranty.

So, if you bought the product in Italy (or in the EU) less than 24 months ago, you should ask for repair by the seller (or replacement), the seller will then make their claim with Pentax.

I would still try also with Pentax....

On the web you can also find the standard repair/replacement request based on EU regulations.