He had the 500mm priced at $650, I think. But not against dealing. I believe a local guy was coming to look at it later Saturday morning, but no idea if he bought it or was just kicking tires.
Darren Addy Kearney, NE > >> Came home from a visit with my Dad in an Omaha hospital yesterday with >> a bit of extra cargo. A lens I never thought I'd get the chance to >> own: Vivitar Series 1 90mm f2.5 Macro (otherwise known as the Bokina). >> Got it in a K-mount (along with the matching 1:1 converter) and also a >> genuine Pentax M42 adapter for the grand total of $140. It happened to >> show up on Craigslist a few days before and I was happy to find it >> still available when I got there on Friday. As it turns out the lens >> was literally 6 blocks away from the hospital that my dad was in. It >> is a gorgeous lens and I'll share some pictures of it (and with it in >> coming days). I bought it from the original owner and have the >> original manual and registration card, dated March 10, 1981. >> >> I'm also wanting to do some 1:2 and portrait side-by-side comparison >> shots with it and the Tamron SP 90mm f2.5 macro that I got a couple of >> weeks ago. (I don't have the 1:1 adapter for the Tamron. Maybe those >> comparioson will be useful to someone. >> >> The guy also had a SMC K 500mm f4.5 with original case that could only >> be fairly described as MINT. That is a BIG lens with an objective lens >> nearly the size of a SAUCER. >> >> Darren Addy >> Kearney, NE >> >> -- >> 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. > > > -- > 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. > -- Gone digital? I'm always looking for old Pentax film cameras and lenses to fit Pentax, (either K-mount or M42 screwmount). Also have a weakness for twin lens cameras. -- 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.
