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p.1 #1 · Advice Wanted:Pentax 'A' Lens

Hello All!

I have come across 3 absolute MINT Pentax A lens'.

They are a 28mm wideangle, 50 standard and 200 telephotos.

All are optically perfect, and are still in the original leather/red velvet cases.

They look brand new, its almost strange how perfect they are. Even the Quality Assurance stickers are perfect!

Are these worth anything? I was thinking as they are brand new condition (it must be seen to be believed!), perhaps they are collectors items?

Your advice is appreciated,
Jeremy

Mar 16, 2006 at 09:52 AM

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p.1 #2 · Advice Wanted:Pentax 'A' Lens

Personally I would depending on the cost, pentax lenses, especially primes were/are very sharp mate.

Really depends on whether you could spend the money on your canon gear, but it's always good to have a second system I guess.

Mar 16, 2006 at 10:08 AM

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p.1 #3 · Advice Wanted:Pentax 'A' Lens

I also have the Pentax A camera - in perfect condtion.

My Step-mother purchased the kit when they were released, used then once (seriously!) then forgot about them.

Everthing looks like brand new, you could put them back on the store shelf to be sold.

She is hesistant to sell, but I figured I would ask about to see if they are woth anything.

Aparently they are autofocus? Hence the Pentax 'A' series of lens'. Was the AF any good? I dont have a battery for the camera at the moment so I cant test it.

Would anyone know if they are worth anything? If your interested I can get photos of the gear - seriously collectors quality.

The big question is, can I buy an adapter for the A lens' for use on EOS?

Thanks,
Jeremy

Mar 16, 2006 at 10:21 AM

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p.1 #4 · Advice Wanted:Pentax 'A' Lens

Pentax primes in good condition are in very high demand right now because many have gone out of production and replacements are not yet available. if they are what i think they are, you can get quite a lot of money for them. you need to test them for fungus and smooth motion. not having been used that long, grease hardening and oil on the aperture blades may be an issue. be sure to correctly identify them using http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/.

you can't mount them on a Canon without modifying the mount. if one of them is a FA* 200/2.8, i'm interested, but by the time i can afford, you should have sold it quite easily.

Herb....

Mar 16, 2006 at 04:14 PM

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p.1 #5 · Advice Wanted:Pentax 'A' Lens

Thankyou ! I will surely get a hold of the Len's over the long weekend and post back with photos.

I sure hope these are worth some money - would really help right now.

I do remeber the telephoto having a built in hood.

And this gets better! The actual leather cases for the len's still have the ORIGINAL silica packets in them!

Like I said they are brand new condition - even with original silica packaging.

Mar 16, 2006 at 11:12 PM

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p.1 #6 · Advice Wanted:Pentax 'A' Lens

pentax primes are phenominal. manual focus; but being able to have the camera control the aperature lets you shoot program auto.

having 2 manual focus; i'm considering getting an FA for the auto focus.

Mar 17, 2006 at 03:34 PM

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