The 12-24 isn't a "star" lens but does have a very good reputation. Impossible to comment on the 60-250 until it actually arrives. I have the DA* 50-135mm which is just lovely. The 10mm gap between the 50 and 60 could, in most cases, be solved by stepping forward a face paces or sacrificing a few pixels and cropping a little, with a K20D you have a few to play with!

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Yup, ebay is definitely a win-some loose-some sort of place. Quite pleased with my latest purchase, an old ES. Excellent condition. I was a little worried about the metering until I found out I was using it wrong. Thank heaven for on-line manuals. The camera also came with a Vivitar series one 70-210mm f/3.5 zoom. What a monster! Makes the DA* 50-135mm look petite.

What I hadn't realised until today is that the SMC Takumars have an extra pin to let the camera body know which aperture you have set whereas the Super Taks don't necessitating stop down metering. Oh well, had plenty of practice with that on the K10

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Welcome and have fun. We are a nice bunch on the whole! Look forward to seeing some shots.

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I have four! One --- my first SLR --- no longer works but I keep for sentimental reasons. The others get used on my excavation. I still find my index finger automatically reaching for the buttons to change the shutter speed even when I use the K10D.

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ME Supers are common as anything on ebay I am afraid. They average at about £50 but this includes many kits as they are often sold with a mixture of third party lenses, flashes bags and so on. I went through my listings and the best I could find for a good one was about £70 without lots of extraneous tat. Black ones sell for more than chrome.

My advice, if you decide to put them on ebay is (a) sell the lens and body separately. Pristine glass with box and paperwork will sell much better than camera bodies on the whole, and (b) gamble and start the auction at something low like 99p. Auctions that start high, even if that is what the object is worth, quite often do not get off the ground. Low start auctions tend to generate interest and can do quite well. (c) put on plenty of good quality photos.

Best wishes and good luck, Kris.

Interesting read. It quite quite true that most shops sell second hand gear for more than ebay (eg the shop on Tottenham Court Road that I bought a battery from today had a SMC-M 50mm f/1.4 for 70quid whereas they average about 50 on ebay) BUT, of course, one is gambling a bit with quality and you don't get a guarantee. One pays ones money and... etc etc.

Thanks for the link.

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This is the right one but in a "used" condition.

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That'll teach me to post in the early hours of the morning...

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One for sale here. £78.

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PK mounts got for £10-20 on ebay, PKAs for about £50-60.

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