Of course, if Pentax was making a modern version, or even the same version, the used ones would not be going that high. It is unavailability that is making it valuable.
Igor Roshchin wrote: > About 1.5 years ago, at the very last moment I decided not to place > my bid on e-bay for a Pentax 1.7x AF which I would have won for ~$150 > or less if I placed that bid. > In the last 2-5 months I saw them going on e-bay for about $300 or so. > This morning one was bought for $610. > http://offer.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewBids&item=250175380367 > > Geee.... > That's the market where Pentax is not getting its money. > > Igor > > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.