Just for the record, I called by Ted's camera store in Brisbane on my way home today and noted some prices. These are Australian dollars, so dividing by 2 will give a rough US equivalent:
K mount: M 200/F4 $195 (I looked at this one a week or so ago. Looks good.) Super Paragon 35-70 $89 Prinzflex 28/f2.8 $150 Set of three extension tubes $120 M42 mount: Takumar 135/f3.5 $100 Vivitar 135/f2.8 $80 Takumar 35/f3.5 $89 and $99 (One looke slightly longer than the other. Maybe there were different models(?) I was only looking in the window.) Takumar 200/f3.5 $150 Takumar 55/f2 $45 Takumar 55/f1.8 $50 I picked up a K-Mount SMC 35/f3.5 for $80 a couple of months ago. I thought that was a fair price for a fairly well rated lens in excellent condition. (A better price than they are now asking for the non-SMC versions!) I also picked up a Tamron 300/f5.6 in M42 for $150 (BBAR coating etc). It was in excellent condition too. I thought it was a reasonable buy, but everyone probably thinks that about their first 300 mm lens :-) I have found it to be sharp enough. Peter Jesser Brisbane, Australia _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
