PM replied to regarding 55-300.

Recently purchased a Pentax K5 which I have yet to see (Jessops advised me that it's going to be in February that I get it, WTF man). I am without a camera with several lenses. Some of them have to go.

All of the used lenses have been taken cared of properly and are functioning excellent. I like the Tamron 70-300 as I find the close focusing capability very useful but would like to keep the newly purchased (and unused) Pentax 55-300 considering all the rave reviews about it, so whichever gets sold first, I will have to advise that I will most likely be cancelling the listing for the other zoom that I am left with.

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SMC Pentax M 1.7 50mm
Condition - Used. Front and rear lens cap included.
Price - £40 including RMSD (Royal Mail Special Delivery)

This was my very first "legacy" lens. I've owned this for quite a while, but since I have the A version, it's time this baby moved on. Great condition for its age, well used, a few dust specks inside, no fungus. Photos as follows:

SMC Pentax M 1.7 50mm Photo 1



SMC Pentax M 1.7 50mm Photo 2



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Tamron 28-300 AF XR LD IF Macro
Condition - Used. Front and rear lens cap included. Lens hood included.
Price - £180 including RMSD

Back when I was using the GX-10 in the first few years, this was my main walkaround lens. Many of my favorite photos (especially of Brighton) were taken using this lens. Selling it for well below what I initially paid for. Photos below:

Tamron 28-300 AF XR LD IF Macro Photo 1



Tamron 28-300 AF XR LD IF Macro Photo 2



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Tamron 70-300mm F4-5.6 Di LD Macro
Condition - Used. Front and rear lens cap included. Lens hood included.
Price - £100 including RMSD

An excellent copy of the lens. No zoom creep when pointing the lens down. The problems with CA is greatly exagerrated in my opinion as it can easily be rectified in post processing. One of the best value lenses anyone can purchase, and as I mentioned before, it may not be a true 1:1 macro, but the close focusing feature is really useful and I have found myself using it a lot. Photos:

Tamron 70-300mm F4-5.6 Di LD Macro Photo 1



Tamron 70-300mm F4-5.6 Di LD Macro Photo 2



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Pentax SMC DA 55-300mm f4.0-5.8 ED
Condition - Like new. Never used. All packaging like a new item is included. Warrant card, wraps, front and rear lens cap, manual, and the lens case included in the package. Lens hood included.
Price - £220 including RMSD

I won't include a photo since this is a new and unused item you can search online for photos of what this looks like (heck I'll post a product shot from a retailer website). As mentioned at the top, if the Tamron gets sold first, I will most likely cancel this in a day or two if no interest is shown. If this gets sold first, I will keep the Tamron.

Pentax SMC DA 55-300mm f4.0-5.8 ED



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Again, all items will be packaged well, boxed and sent via Royal Mail Special Delivery included in the price. Payment is via Paypal Gift only. If you would like to meet up, I live in West London near the Ealing Broadway area, I can knock off £5-£10 (depending on the lens) off the price.

If you are a new member and cannot PM, please advise so I can send you a PM. I have done several sales in these forums, purchased several lenses, sold a few lenses and even a Samsung GX-10.

I look forward to your messages and various offers!

Thank you for the heads up. Spot on, almost all of her images make me look at them as if they were paintings.link

I am one of those people that will always try to appreciate how a piece of art or photo came to be, whether it slants more on the artsy side or realistic side. To me, the end result tells me a lot about the person who made it.

But that's me. I dislike people who outright say something looks rubbish without understanding how a piece came to be.

I second that!

Excellent lens! Welcome to the forum! Best tip i can give about the Samyang is to learn how to anticipate focusing. Looking forward to your photos!

Another selling point may be that Photoshop is currently only released in Android at the moment, and expandable storage (or mass storage mode) is only available for Android also.

Wow, a trampoline landed!

That's more likely George. Now regarding the next-gen features... GASP! Electronic Viewfinder like the SONY's!

Careful! You might offend some people with your remark!

I doubt it is, but eventually will be come the new conferences and the product cycle closing.

I stumbled across a thread here a few days ago about excitement over the K7 dropping in price to £1000 or something. That was quite an eye opener for me considering the K5 is now at around £750.