If more people were interested in the F135/2.8 and missed out, I have a friend here in France who is trying to sell his, at the same price more or less - it is in immaculate condition.
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Hello,

Having recently purchased the K-5 I'm putting my K-7 up for sale.
I bought it in Sep' 09 off a member on Pentaxforums (US).
It is 100% functional (5500 shutter actuations), from a cosmetic point of view only two minor niggles worth mentioning: there is a little paint loss on the bottom left corner, near the battery door, and the back screen is a little "smeared" (see pics).

When I got it, I noticed it tended to front-focus with some of my lenses which were perfect with my previous bodies, so I sent it to Pentax service center here in France. They adjusted it under warranty, and it is now spot on.

I should be able to provide all original accessories that came with it, except the box, which I never got.

The price is 460€ (~£400) plus shipping (~25€ from France to most of Europe, and I would be able to ship from the UK on the 9th of June), plus paypal fees if any.

The Ffordes one is - allegedly - the older, non OS one (couldn't possibly be the OS at that price!), which was never made for Pentax: it's actually been a long time complaint from the Pentax crowd that it wasn't available in K mount since it's supposed to be an excellent lens.

The Park Cameras one is the newer OS HSM one, but as far as I'm aware it isn't available yet - I'd be really surprised if it was in stock (I'll ring them tomorrow to check because I know lots of people who would be interested) - heck, I don't think it's even available in the US or Japan!

That's an older 180/2.8 lens, not f/3.5, different optics, and it can only do 1:2 macro.

That's surely a mistake, as this lens was never produced in Pentax mount:
check here

There aren't many options. I think you've missed the last Sigmas 180/3.5 on clearance at Jessops a few month ago (at £429, an excellent price! - I think it's cheaper than what they go for used in the US), and they aren't in production anymore. The Tamron 180/3.5 was never made in Pentax mount, nor the Sigma 150/2.8, so you're left with the very rare A* 200/4 or the even rarer FA* 200/4 - if you've got a spare couple of grand there's one for sale in France right now.

You can also wait for the new Sigma 150/2.8 which will be OS (stabilized) and HSM, but who knows when they'll be available... and at what price

If it hasn't been sold yet, I'll take the 77mm polarizer - it should fit my DA 12-24 nicely.
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If it says "SHQ" on the barrel it will work (with limitations) with HSM/SDM lenses, if marked "MC DG" it shouldn't (even though it has SDM contacts).