Four 28mm shift lenses went on ebay in Jan/Feb last year, all for under 300 quid (bar 7 pence on the most expensive one). Not seen one since (although I do not watch ebay all the time so that doesn't mean all that much). With the weaker pound I guess they would go for quite a bit more now.

I have a couple of junk lenses that came with other ebay purchases. Before I bin them I thought I would check if anyone wants them for the cost of the postage.

1. Vivitar 80-200 f/4 macro focusing zoom. The lens zooms OK but twisting it to focus is incredibly tight.

2. Tamron 80-210 f/3.8-f/4. Terrible fungus but comes with a PK Adaptall mount.

3. Tamron MC Tele Converter 2x for Pentax K

First come, first served, no returns

Cheers, Kris.

I found one completed listing for a 30mm lens which went for £186.26 from New Zealand. At that price I hope it is a stunning lens!

PS I am waiting for Clarky to tell us he found one for a fiver at a car boot sale...

I am a terrible hoarder. I have never sold a lens in my life. Had some stolen though

More to the point, the 12-24mm is actually a lovely lens. I don't use it much at 12mm, but 18mm has the same field of view as 28mm on 35mm cameras, which was always my favourite prime, and 24mm is close to 35mm on 35mm. These days I seem to mainly use the 12-24mm or the 43mm and the kit lens has hardly been on the K10. I suggest you play around with it a great deal more. It'll grow on you... promise!

Kris.

I agree with you there, but Bojidar's site is pretty authoritative.

If you see another 30mm let me know! Not one I had come across.

Best wishes, Kris.

Given it is a Ltd lens under guarantee I would get it changed. Won't cost you anything and will give you peace of mind.

Cheers, Kris.

There were a few of these for sale on ebay about a year ago but I haven't seen one since. I requested a tilt-shift in the Pentax questionnaire!

Kris.

I have never heard of bubbles in the glass before. New one on me.

Looks like it may have been a prototype with only a few made. Hate to think what the one Bojidar refers to fetched!

Did anyone here ever have the 30mm f/2.8?

It is interesting how many of those lenses one never sees on ebay and the like, the 30mm f/2.8 for example or the 1000mm f/8 with optional wooden tripod!