Re: Pentax 28-80/2,8 ?

2004-03-15 Thread Peter J. Alling
The only f2.8's that come close to that range are the FA 28-70 and the 
AF 35-70, that I know of anyway.

keller.schaefer wrote:

Does any body know of a Pentax 28-80/2,8 (!) sold only in the USA and
Switzerland - at least that is what the (Ebay) seller claims (and still
does, even after being specifically asked). bdimitrov.de doesn't have it,
but it would surely be an interesting lens...
Probably just another example of "Sorry, I don't know nothing about
photography - found these parts in a drawer..." - or maybe not?
Sven

 





OT: Ebay practices, WAS RE: Pentax 28-80/2,8?

2004-03-15 Thread mike.wilson
Hi,

Mark wrote:

> Maybe it's just me, but I do not like it when sellers describe an item as a
> "Pentax lens" in the auction title and then described the item as "for
> Pentax, made by " in the auction body.

There is one retailer that regularly describes a lens as "Pentax
bayonet"  sometimes with "fit" afterwards and sometimes not.  Even
worse, and what leads me to suspect that they are deliberately trying to
deceive, is that all the pictures carefully do not show the name of the
manufacturer.

mike



RE: Pentax 28-80/2,8 ?

2004-03-14 Thread Mark Erickson
The only 28-80mm F2.8 lens of which I am aware is the Tokina ATX 280 AF Pro.
Here's a link to the US distributor's spec sheet:

http://thkphoto.com/products/tokina/afl-04b.html

A version of this lens is made for Pentax AF cameras.  I believe that it is
a pretty well-regarded lens.  It is definitely not made by Pentax
Corporation.  The "USA and Switzerland only" description seems unlikely.

Maybe it's just me, but I do not like it when sellers describe an item as a
"Pentax lens" in the auction title and then described the item as "for
Pentax, made by " in the auction body.

--Mark



"keller.schaefer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>Does any body know of a Pentax 28-80/2,8 (!) sold only in the USA and
>Switzerland - at least that is what the (Ebay) seller claims (and still
>does, even after being specifically asked). bdimitrov.de doesn't have it,
>but it would surely be an interesting lens...
>Probably just another example of "Sorry, I don't know nothing about
>photography - found these parts in a drawer..." - or maybe not?
>
>Sven