I'd endorse that recommendation - always found Robin very helpful and good to deal with.


Steve

Yep - that's the trader I had in mind. Also got 2 other smc A 24mm lenses at £169 I've just noticed. Real mix of selling styles - almost if the data base doesn't have enough examples in it for a particular lens, it goes out with a low starting price, rather than a very full BIN price.

Loks like I might of caught a cold with most most recent puchases - cleaning costs > than purchase costs


Steve

Tigerita - give Harrow Technical a call - they give a guide price of £35.50 for repairs to small primes (and an indication of a discount for PU members ).

I've just sent 2 recent acquisitions with fungus to them for cleaning and have used them for repairs to an LX (major rebuild - new shutter blind - didn't tell SWLTBO what it cost and it's still my most expensive camera in my (expanding) collection) and an *ist (sticky shutter).

Robin's very helpful - well worth a call


Steve

If you want another example of how it's done, keep an eye out for offerings from SBAT.

Everything I've looked at is very clean, in near mint condition and usually fetches noticeably more than a simular offering from another vendor ending within a day or so. Clearly a quite bit of effort goes into the presentation but it does seem to pay dividends. That and a near perfect feedback.


Steve

Mine cost me about £300 inc P & P couple of years back. ACE had one it's Bath shop window at £400 for 3 or 4 months not long afterwards, which made me feel I'd not over bid.

I've not seen one for a long time either, even so pitching your price at £649 does look a bit optimistic. Mind you, the price of rare (or highly regarded) lenses does appear to have drifted up in some peoples expectations - like the smc A 24mm with a BIN price of £249 (free post) - about £100 over the highest price paid for a simular lens in the last 4-5 weeks (one of yours I think Simon)


Steve

I've got 5 x 4Gb Kingston Class 6 (for my K20) and 3 x 4Gb Kingston Class 4 (for K10). SWLTB has 2 x 8Gb & 2 4Gb Kingston Class 6 for her Panasonic HD movie camera. All sourced thro 7dayshop

All OK so far.


Steve

foxycce - to see what you can get in poor light even with a fast zoom, look at my postings in gallery (click on my name tag in the the top left corner) and there is a shot taken of a dancer on an indifferently lit stage with the DA* 50-135 at F2.8 and ISO 1600.

You have to be brave and push up the ISO to get a good shutter speed, essential if you subject is likely to move. My image was shot in RAW and has had no additional work done on it.


Steve

I picked mine up in January for £225 ex P & P . They are pretty rare items and I don't recall seeing another in the last couple of years.

I was the under bidder on the smc A 400mm . Not interested in the 500mm now down to £800 (ish) - price tag is bit rich, even if its a rare lens.


Steve

mattie - if you don't do a deal with John - I'd recommend getting a quote from the likes of Harrow or any other Pentax specialist repairers. The MZ3 isn't a common body and it's still worth a few quid - not in the league of the MZS true but of the other MZ versions, it probably fetches the most on Fleabay (Womble may be able to back me up)


Steve

Indeed not - got some good stuff with it and I still have it - stays in the glove compartment in the car. Got me back into the fold so to speak along with a Pro Photographer based down in Avebury (Roger Vlitos) who's a quite infectious teacher of landscape photography and the inspiration of fellow students.


Steve