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Date: Sun, 6 Feb 2005 19:38:48 -0700 (MST)
From: Greg Lovern [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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A K85/1.8 just sold on eBay for US$570.00. Does
Greg Lovern wrote on 07.02.05 3:38:
A K85/1.8 just sold on eBay for US$570.00. Does it usually sell for that
much?? If so, I guess I'll forget about ever having one...
Lots of money. I've seen used FA 77/1.8 limited going for similar price...
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A K85/1.8 just sold on eBay for US$570.00. Does it usually sell for that
much?? If so, I guess I'll forget about ever having one...
Greg
The K 85/1.8 was selling for $350 to $400 a short time ago, but this is the new
age of Pentax. Digital has boosted the value of lenses, for better or worse.
I'd say better in terms of the health of the brand. I'm not surprised that the
K 85/1.8 brings 5C plus. Look at the other numbers we've
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From: Greg Lovern
Subject: K85/1.8 -- US$570.00??
A K85/1.8 just sold on eBay for US$570.00. Does it usually sell for
that
much?? If so, I guess I'll forget about ever having one...
I was baffled by that one.
Was watching an FA85/1.4 that went for not much more
I'm of mixed feeling about the rising prices. For those of us who have the
lenses, our investment in Pentax glass is more secure. Of course, those
looking for the lenses will have to put up with the higher prices, just
like some of us did a few years ago. IIRC, the seller of my K85/1.8 wanted
what some other
examples of Pentax glass go for. Is an FA or A 400/5.6 going to appreciate to
where it approaches new lens prices? (That's $1400 for the A variant.) Only
time will tell.
Paul
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From: Greg Lovern
Subject: K85/1.8 -- US$570.00??
A K85/1.8 just
Ebay is unpredictable, $570.00 is the highest I've ever seen one of them
go for but I've also been surprised
when they've gone for a lot less.
Greg Lovern wrote:
A K85/1.8 just sold on eBay for US$570.00. Does it usually sell for that
much?? If so, I guess I'll forget about ever having one...
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