Hi Algi,
the seller states it doesn´t affect IQ, and I tend to believe him. However I am bit worried if it deteriorates in time. If it was under £200, I will probably buy it and pay for repair, however it is approx £300 - so I am considering this right now....

hmm...thanks guys for your comments...

Hi fellow Pentaxians.....
once again i need your advice: I have a chance to buy pentax A*200/2.8 for a reasonable price, however it is not perfect. There is something what looks to me like a oil on blades maybe.....see the image - that rainbow-like thing. Any ideas what it could be and if it is serious flaw? Cheers..

Hi, I'm interested in that broken DA50-135...is it still available? I've sent you pm anyway...

Hi Roy,
I had UMC coated Samyang 14mm....it is very good lens, however you will not be able to attach any filters to it due to protruding front glass element....still it is very capable landscape lens.

you have a great eye for light and composition Mark, those photos belong to some landscape photography magazine really....very inspiring

that 3rd photo is really top wildlife stuff....great capture

Yes, but what would be the point of owning FF sensor camera when using only part of the sensor? The sense of it somehow eludes me...

Very nice lens indeed...here's one of my pics taken with 85/1.8, although not the best one from that lens ....i just uploaded the first I could find in my photoarchive ....




K series lens lineup is nice idea, currently I have only K20/4 and K85 with K30/2.8 on its way, but I'm more than happy with their performance if I get exposure and focus right.

£690 park cameras, £619 at srs...that's heavily overpriced - i suppose those salesmen will come back to common sense when they realize nobody will buy that lens at those prices....no way

Hi, I concurr with Kris...K85 is a superb lens....in comparison with FA77 it renders deeper blue colour, has a smoother out of focus and of course has better reach being 85mm opposite 77mm. Build of 85/1.8 is excellent and its manual focus smoothness cant be achieved by any of limiteds. On the other side FA77 has more contrast wideopen and maybe marginally more at f2. Then it offers convenience of AF and full compatibility with dslr.

myself, I decided to keep K85 and sell FA77.

K85/1.8 is not very common at auctions, but i've seen them sold within region of 300-350 Euros.