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Old 5th November 2009, 6:29 PM   #1
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Default Pentax super exotica on ebay...
Some others might be interested in this....I know I am.

Emailed the seller to see if they'll accept bids from a verified Paypal account.

Pentax-FA* 600mm f4.0
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/ws/eBayISAPI....=STRK:MEWAX:IT

With a bit of luck we might see another legendary lens in the country.

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Old 5th November 2009, 6:43 PM   #2
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possibly the ugliest lens ive ever seen

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possibly the ugliest lens ive ever seen

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It's personal taste of course but it's actually a very, very classy finish. Pentax changed from white to this metallic grey in the 90's when the white white lens bandwagon got too crowded.

I've got a couple of lenses with this finish, (the 300mm f4.5 and the 300mm f2.8), and much prefer the look of it to traditional black or white.

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Old 5th November 2009, 7:09 PM   #4
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maybe the photo isnt too great
admittedly i have never seen a big silver pentax in person

side question: is the samsung NX going to use K mount?
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Ask if they accept Western Union and deliver to Nigeria

That price seems fairly reasonable, go for it
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side question: is the samsung NX going to use K mount?
I don't recall seeing anything official yet but rumour is that it will be a new mount.

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That price seems fairly reasonable, go for it
Got a reply and they'll only do bank-to-bank transfer...risky as well as being difficult to do from Aus to the US.

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can i borrow the lens for my kenyan safari??
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I've got a couple of lenses with this finish, (the 300mm f4.5 and the 300mm f2.8)
Completely off topic, but why do you own a 300mm 4.5 AND a 300mm 2.8?
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Completely off topic, but why do you own a 300mm 4.5 AND a 300mm 2.8?
Weight. One is 2.5kg's and one is 900gm's.

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Got a reply and they'll only do bank-to-bank transfer...risky as well as being difficult to do from Aus to the US.

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I thought ebay force sellers to accept paypal?
I'm not gonna report them over it though. It's their lens and they can do what they want with it even they'd likely get a couple more thousand for it by accepting Paypal.

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i thought the mandatory paypal thing was only for us oz?
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Bazz, I'll have to see if I've got a photo of Jason Edwards 250-600. He was in the other day to get a new tripod.

I've never seen a lens in such poor exterior condition! Optics were mint though, including the $600 UV Filter...

Thing was some STUPID price when he got it YEARS ago, but it's paid off in spades.

Lulz.

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pretty sure the work experience kid did this one
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including the $600 UV Filter...
Pft, whats the point of putting cheap glass in front of your expensive lens
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