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| 05-26-2008, 07:18 AM | #1 |
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Posts: 37 | Cheap PKA Tamron Adaptall? Does anybody know if this can be a cheap substitute for a tamron PKA adapter? Tamron Adaptall-2 Custom Mount Ricoh P Lens Adapter - eBay Adapters Mounts, Lens Accessories, Lenses Filters, Cameras Photo. (end time 18-May-08 11:30:38 AEST) the pka adapter sells for about 70-90 on ebay which frankly I think is quite ridiculous. obviously this adapter isnt so useful if it doesnt have the "A" functions |
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| 05-26-2008, 08:19 AM | #4 |
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Posts: 429 | I wish Tamron would start selling these things again. I ended up paying a ~$125 (through buy-now) or so because I got sick of waiting for a better deal. I just picked up my second adaptall-2 lens over the weekend - I think I'll suffer with manual aperture on that one... :-( (Yes, I'm lazy and don't want to always switch adapters every time I use a different adaptall lens) |
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| 05-26-2008, 09:44 AM | #5 |
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Posts: 37 | cool, thanks for the replys guys - is the reason the PKA adapter so expensive is that basically all old tamron lenses are now being used primarily in the pentax format rather than the nikon/canon etc? Looking at the tamron adaptall site - there arent many lenses which justify the purchase of a $100 adapter? 300mm f2.8 of course - there are only about 5 others? Or am I wrong? are people spending $100 on an adapter to put on a $10 80-200mm f4.5-5.6 tamron lens??? |
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| 05-26-2008, 09:47 AM | #6 |
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Posts: 429 | I bought it for the 300mm f/2.8.. The lens came with a PK adapter which I'm using on the 135mm f/2.5 I just got. My guess is that resellers know 'we' have no options when it comes to wanting auto-aperture with those adaptall lenses... So, they happily take all the money they can get from us. :-( |
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| 05-26-2008, 10:03 AM | #7 |
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Posts: 37 | im not sure thats true because in $1 auctions, they ALWAYS go to $70+ anyways; therefore that is the price that the market is dictating, not the resellers. There are resellers however who are charging $150+, these sellers are obviously price gauging. I myself am trying to get one for a 70-150 f2.8 I got cheap, but now If I factor in the PKA adapter, it doesnt end up being so cheap  Also, anyone know the price difference on the PKA vs PK adapter when they were new? |
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| 05-26-2008, 10:08 AM | #8 |
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Posts: 1,017 | These are just too expensive now. The digital crowd must have discovered Tamron. Tamron lenses are good but not that good. I'd rather put that extra $100 towards a SMC Pentax -A lens... Chris |
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