Well, I'm now the owner of:

1 pc. of SMC-F 70-210mm 4-5.6
1 pc. of B+W UV-filter 52 mm (for my 18-55mm kit lens
1 pc. of a table-top tripod (don't now the correct term - but actually needed it...the Manfrotto has got to wait )

I am still in possesion of my wrist watch but short GBP 100,-.

Thought the price a little high but the seller won me over by tossing in two Pentax K-primes: 55mm/f1.8 and 55/f2.0 that probably won't see any service with me as I recently purchased the SMC-FA 50mm/f1.4.

Oh..the Vivitar-lens I was 'baited' with turned out to be a 35-135mm zoom that didn't fit the K10D-body - somewhat disappointing when one expected to bring home a Vivitar 105mm Macro Series 1

Anyways, I'm happy now to be covered in the moderate tele-zoom area

Thanks Clarky,- I might trade in my wrist watch for the lot, then
I'll let you know.

Thanks George, your comments are much appreciated.

Thanks John, I will have an opportunity to see and try the lenses, but I simply want to gather as much info beforehand. Regarding the price, weel as I wrote: the haggling hasn't started yet

Hi,

I've been scouting around for used lenses.
Stumbled across this guy that swabbed himself into possesion of a K110D with four lenses for a watch *g*

Now he wants the sell the lot, because he prefers to use his phone for shooting(!). He doesn't know anything about the gear but I had him read as much as he could to me over the phone. As far as I could understand the kit consists of:

K110D body
Pentax 70-210mm (don't know if it's the 'A' or 'F' version)
28-80mm F3.5-5.6 Aspherical Macro HF
Sigma 35-135 f3.5-4.5
Vivitar 105

I know, I know: a lot of data missing.
Presumably the lenses all fit the K110D and hence my K10D body - but anyone has any experience with these lenses: good/mediocre/bad? (I don't care much for the body)

The asking price is about GBP 300 - but no haggling has startet yet *g*

Thanks for putting my mind at ease. I guess that settles it: the Sigma is now on my wishlist! (anyone feeling philanthropic? )

Tyr: Thanks for your reply. I'm aware of the distortions in wide angles from tilting the camera. That's not my worry. It is only the WAVY distortion I'm insecure about since I have not experienced this kind of distortion before.

I'm planning to use the wide angle at level shooting and prefer not to have to do distortion correction in post processing.

Hi,
Dreaming about getting a wide-angle zoom for landscape and architecture photography.

I've been sifting through a lot of posts and reviews regarding the Sigma 10-20 mm and Pentax 12-24mm - both seems to be held in high regard. I don't want to start a new thread about the relative merits, prices, resale value or personale preferences since it seems to be exhaustively covered allready *s*

My question is: it seems that the Sigma experienses wavy distortions, right? Isn't that something that will potentially & seriously ruin horizontal lines in landscape and architecture?

Anyone has good/bad experiences with this in their landscape/architecture photography? - your thoughts will be highly appreciated.

Yes, I know - I simply try to get it as close to 'right' in camera the first time: exposure, white balance and composition. I feel there is a certain satisfaction in a picture coming out of camera exactly as envisioned. I don't mind if my only post processing is converting RAW to .jpg

Thank you for your reply John - I guess you are right. It's just that I have been struggling a bit with pictures where the intended cropping/framing dependend on e.g. a good sense of surrounding lines and structures. More than a few times I have discovered the edge of a drainpipe, some electrical wiring, the odd branch etc. in my pictures - even though I'm sure that I made a good effort to exclude them...so excluded them in the viewfinder but, alas, not in the captured image