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Crikey that was quick! I should have made it £260
K10D sold to Darkman with grip.... ChrisA, awaiting your PM...

Hi All,
As promised, have now listed the kit for sale here:
https://www.pentaxuser.com/forum/topic/for-sale---k10d--grip--da-17-70-30838

Hi All,
Following up on the thread here, for sale, all boxed and in excellent condition, Pentax K10D, D-BG2 Battery Grip, DA 17-70.
First up, the K10D:


This has a very low shutter count (just over 5,900) so has a whole lot of life left in it. I know this camera is going to give someone a lot of joy, as it's made me very happy in the week that I've had it! Handles absolutely beautifully (particularly with the grip), and gives absolutely stunning shots.


Comes with battery, charger, box, USB wire, TV wire, all caps etc. Would prefer to sell with grip (which has another battery within) for £240 delivered, £230 collected in London.
If someone wishes to just have the grip, i'll take £40 delivered with the battery, and £215 delivered for the K10D without the grip- obviously I'd prefer to sell combined.
Next up, DA 17-70 F4 SDM


A beautiful lens this- if it weren't for the fact I seem to spend so much time with my camera in dark rooms, I'd be holding onto it. Colour rendering is absolutely stunning- I took some photos at my Godson's birthday party last weekend, and the balloons, wrapping paper and bright shirts really pop out of the screen in a way I've never seen before. On top of that, it's sharp as a tack, and silent in focusing. £275 delivered, £265 collected in London

Just to give you some food for thought, here's a couple of samples from a walk I took last Saturday with the kit:


(I'm not certain this link will work, but if you view it at 100% the sharpness is just stunning!)


I don't want to kill everyone's bandwidth, so if you go here, you can see the whole flickr set.
And here is a set with some more pics of the Kit.
Thanks for looking!

Bump & price reduction-
£130 Delivered for the Vivitar
£50 Delivered for the FA 70-200

Will keep the FAJ at £60 for now..... will consider offers on all

Hi All,
I've found myself in the position of having a rather excessive number of telephoto zooms, so am having a clearout...
First up, the famous Vivitar Series 1 70-210mm F2.8-4.0.


As you can see, not only is it in absolutely flawless condition, it has a serial number starting with 28, meaning it's the most highly regarded Komine version. Also, unlike another recently on sale here, it has the 'A' aperture setting, meaning no step down metering to worry about!


Really a quite beautiful bit of kit (easily up with Pentax A series in quality. Zero zoom creep, lovely smooth manual focus) and there can't be many left around in such good condition as this. Comes with manual, warranty certificate and Photax UV Filter.
Asking for £140 Royal Mail Special Delivery within UK, or £130 collected in London.

Up next - Pentax FAJ 75-300 f4.5-5.8


Very good condition- a little bit of wear on the plastic mount, but otherwise as new.



I bought this quite recently as part of a bundle, so have barely had a chance to try it out. User review seem favorable!
Of the three lenses offered today, it's actually the one I'm most inclined to keep- it's so light that you can put it in your camera bag and not even notice it's there, which is rather stark contrast to my recently acquired Sigma 70-200 F2.8!
Asking for £60 delivered, £50 collection in London

Finally, the Pentax FA 70-200 f4-5.6


Condition is fair- optically, it's excellent, however as you can see there's a little fracture visible in the focus distance window, and the focus & zoom isn't as smooth as it once was- it sounds like one of the bearings might be a bit worn.


The Power Zoom still works, so if you've ever wanted to have a play with it, here's your chance (power zoom not supported on K-R & K-X, but does work on K10, K20, K7 K5 etc...)
Once again, asking for £60 delivered, £50 collected in London.

Just to give you a sense of scale, here they are with my new Sigma 70-200:


Thanks for looking! More pictures (and higher resolution) here at this flickr set!

Hi all- am the proud owner of the whole kit
All seems in very good condition- will be trying out the k10 & 17-70 this weekend, but probably will be selling those on (was mainly interested in the FA50- need brighter/higher iso for my shooting). All offers via PM gladly received.
Cheers all
Tim

Holy thread resurrection Batman!
This thread is from June, so it's quite possible that the items are already sold....

Had a proper play with the lens when I got home, lovely piece of kit- A pleasure meeting you! Now to see how long I can resist your 24mm...

I've got an istDS you can have for £100, am also in London so could meet. Can throw in a couple of sets of rechargeable AA's for it.