Fair enough, although I've mostly used it for people shots and I've been very pleased with the results.
I've started the auction at AUD60 and I'll see what happens. I won't be heart broken if it doesn't sell. ----- Original Message ----- From: "P. J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 10:19 PM Subject: Re: What's an LX worth? >I sufferers by comparison to the SMC P 135mm f2.5 which is legendary. > Asahi originally used the Takumar name on their top line of lenses back > in the M42 mount days. When the K mount lenses were introduced they > changed the lens line name to Pentax. The Takumar bayonet lenses were > their bargain line, most were made by third party manufactures and > lacked the SMC coatings. The Takumar Bayonet 135 f2.5 is probably an > all right lens, quite a few members of this list have used and liked > it. But it's not as sharp, since it doesn't have SMC it's flare > resistance suffers, it's not as well built, and it has those silly > colored f stop markings< (God what were they thinking when they did that). > > J and K Messervy wrote: > >>What's wrong with the Takumar bayonet lens? From using it, I reckon it's >>a >>great piece of glass. >>----- Original Message ----- >>From: "Kostas Kavoussanakis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <pdml@pdml.net> >>Sent: Thursday, October 05, 2006 8:10 PM >>Subject: Re: What's an LX worth? >> >> >> >> >>>On Wed, 4 Oct 2006, Paul Stenquist wrote: >>> >>> >>> >>>>If your 135/2.5 is the SmC Takumar screwmount (either >>>>of the two varieties available), I'd start it at $125. If it's an >>>>earlier screwmount, I'd start it at $60. >>>> >>>> >>>As it is the Takumar Bayonet, great demand may not be there, I am >>>afraid. The LX however... :-) >>> >>>I suggest that you do a search on eBay for completed listings for >>>these items to get an idea of prices. >>> >>>Good luck! >>> >>>Kostas >>> >>>-- >>>PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List >>>PDML@pdml.net >>>http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net >>> >>> >>> >>> >> >> >> >> > > > -- > Things should be made as simple as possible -- but no simpler. > > --Albert Einstein > > > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
