One that got away!!

slip · 06-28-2013, 02:29 PM

Darn I just tried to haggle a better price for a lens that already was low... And lost it

Sigma 70 - 200mm f2.8 EX DG HSM OS..could have scored it mint for $750
Oh the pain

Anyone else have a similar story of one that got away?

Now back to crying in my beer

Cheers

Randy

Roob-N-Boots · 06-28-2013, 02:46 PM

Originally posted by slip

Anyone else have a similar story of one that got away?

Yeah, I had a chance to pick up an F28 f2.8, F50 f1.7 and F70-210, all of them in mint condition complete with boxes for $300. All I had to do was drive about 100 miles from Palm Springs to L.A. I waited a little too long and the guy ended up selling the set to someone else. I kicked myself in the @$$ for a while, I'm over it now since I have acquired those lenses and then some.

dmort · 06-28-2013, 03:20 PM

There are a lot of lenses in the sea. You'll get lucky again.

Julie · 06-28-2013, 04:09 PM

I missed an open box Tamron 70-200 2.8 for $500, but I did get an open box DA* 55 1.4 for $450...

mickey · 06-28-2013, 04:41 PM

I remember the Tokina AT-X 828AF PRO 80-200mm F2.8 slip through my fingers.
I didn't know much about the lens when I saw it and the case and the box staring at me in a store in Tokyo for around 20,000 yen (peanuts).
I didn't have the cash on me at the time and had to check the lens out on the net before I could be sure.
Needless to say it had gone by the time I'd researched it and headed back there.

**boriscleto** · 06-28-2013, 05:28 PM

Last year there was a Black Spotmatic with a Super Tak 50/4 macro on Craigslist for $100 for several months. I let it go because I already have a 50mm macro...

I didn't hesitate at all when a FA 50/1.7 along with a PZ-70 & Tamron 28-200 came along for $100 on Craigslist. I just had to make a 200 mile round trip to pick it up.

**c.a.m** · 06-28-2013, 06:43 PM

Tamron Adaptall-2 SP 90/2.5 (52BB) was listed on a local online used-market site.
I think I saw it only a few minutes after it was posted. A decent asking price, but just a wee bit higher than I was comfortable with for an older used lens. So, I hesitated, hemmed and hawed, then decided gee, I should get it. Of course - the lens was gone. Kick, kick.

K57XR · 06-28-2013, 07:00 PM

This was back in 2012 on Craigslist when a photography studio cleared out his Pentax gear: A DA* 50-135 ($500), DA*16-50 with bad SDM ($200), F*300($700), 50mm f1.4 ($90), Tokina 28-85 f4 ($20), K10D w/kit lens ($450) or $1500 FOR ALL!!!

trevorgrout · 06-28-2013, 07:12 PM

Yeah, I have a sob story also. A month after I bought my k-x a lady was selling an old camera on craigslist for $25. Attached to the camera was a super takumar 85 f1.8. She took a picture of it for me. I told her I would give her $5 for the lens. What a freaking idiot. Whatever. I didn't realize what type of legend that lens was!

**c.a.m** · 06-29-2013, 09:43 AM

Originally posted by trevorgrout

Attached to the camera was a super takumar 85 f1.8.

Gulp!

stevebrot · 06-29-2013, 07:38 PM

Originally posted by trevorgrout

Yeah, I have a sob story also. A month after I bought my k-x a lady was selling an old camera on craigslist for $25. Attached to the camera was a super takumar 85 f1.8. She took a picture of it for me. I told her I would give her $5 for the lens. What a freaking idiot. Whatever. I didn't realize what type of legend that lens was!

Moral of the story is...If you see a lens or camera in an ad that is unfamiliar, do the research...

Steve

Boris_Akunin · 06-30-2013, 12:30 PM

I missed a mint Zeiss 75mm f/1.5 in M42-mount for 40€($53, £34) a few weeks ago but there was still a Helios 40-2 to be had for 30€($40, £26) so I guess I shouldn't be complaining...

06-28-2013, 02:29 PM	#1
slip Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: 2 hours north of toronto ontario canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,535	One that got away!! Darn I just tried to haggle a better price for a lens that already was low... And lost it Sigma 70 - 200mm f2.8 EX DG HSM OS..could have scored it mint for $750 Oh the pain Anyone else have a similar story of one that got away? Now back to crying in my beer Cheers Randy

06-28-2013, 07:00 PM	#8
K57XR Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 830	"Them" that got away... This was back in 2012 on Craigslist when a photography studio cleared out his Pentax gear: A DA* 50-135 ($500), DA16-50 with bad SDM ($200), F300($700), 50mm f1.4 ($90), Tokina 28-85 f4 ($20), K10D w/kit lens ($450) or $1500 FOR ALL!!!

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06-28-2013, 02:46 PM	#2
Roob-N-Boots Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Palm Springs CA Posts: 393	Originally posted by slip Anyone else have a similar story of one that got away? Yeah, I had a chance to pick up an F28 f2.8, F50 f1.7 and F70-210, all of them in mint condition complete with boxes for $300. All I had to do was drive about 100 miles from Palm Springs to L.A. I waited a little too long and the guy ended up selling the set to someone else. I kicked myself in the @$$ for a while, I'm over it now since I have acquired those lenses and then some.

06-28-2013, 03:20 PM	#3
dmort Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Bronx, NY Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 415	There are a lot of lenses in the sea. You'll get lucky again.

06-28-2013, 04:09 PM	#4
Julie Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Illinois Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,069	I missed an open box Tamron 70-200 2.8 for $500, but I did get an open box DA* 55 1.4 for $450...

06-28-2013, 04:41 PM	#5
mickey Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Japan Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,146	I remember the Tokina AT-X 828AF PRO 80-200mm F2.8 slip through my fingers. I didn't know much about the lens when I saw it and the case and the box staring at me in a store in Tokyo for around 20,000 yen (peanuts). I didn't have the cash on me at the time and had to check the lens out on the net before I could be sure. Needless to say it had gone by the time I'd researched it and headed back there.

06-28-2013, 05:28 PM	#6
boriscleto Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: North Syracuse, NY Photos: Gallery Posts: 16,475	Last year there was a Black Spotmatic with a Super Tak 50/4 macro on Craigslist for $100 for several months. I let it go because I already have a 50mm macro... I didn't hesitate at all when a FA 50/1.7 along with a PZ-70 & Tamron 28-200 came along for $100 on Craigslist. I just had to make a 200 mile round trip to pick it up.

06-28-2013, 06:43 PM	#7
c.a.m Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Ottawa, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,189	Tamron Adaptall-2 SP 90/2.5 (52BB) was listed on a local online used-market site. I think I saw it only a few minutes after it was posted. A decent asking price, but just a wee bit higher than I was comfortable with for an older used lens. So, I hesitated, hemmed and hawed, then decided gee, I should get it. Of course - the lens was gone. Kick, kick.

06-28-2013, 07:12 PM	#9
trevorgrout Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Oklahoma City Photos: Albums Posts: 105	Yeah, I have a sob story also. A month after I bought my k-x a lady was selling an old camera on craigslist for $25. Attached to the camera was a super takumar 85 f1.8. She took a picture of it for me. I told her I would give her $5 for the lens. What a freaking idiot. Whatever. I didn't realize what type of legend that lens was!

06-29-2013, 09:43 AM	#10
c.a.m Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2013 Location: Ottawa, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,189	Originally posted by trevorgrout Attached to the camera was a super takumar 85 f1.8. Gulp!

06-29-2013, 07:38 PM	#11
stevebrot Otis Memorial Pentaxian Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Vancouver (USA) Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 42,007	Originally posted by trevorgrout Yeah, I have a sob story also. A month after I bought my k-x a lady was selling an old camera on craigslist for $25. Attached to the camera was a super takumar 85 f1.8. She took a picture of it for me. I told her I would give her $5 for the lens. What a freaking idiot. Whatever. I didn't realize what type of legend that lens was! Moral of the story is...If you see a lens or camera in an ad that is unfamiliar, do the research... Steve

06-30-2013, 12:30 PM	#12
Boris_Akunin Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Bremen, Germany Photos: Gallery Posts: 674	I missed a mint Zeiss 75mm f/1.5 in M42-mount for 40€($53, £34) a few weeks ago but there was still a Helios 40-2 to be had for 30€($40, £26) so I guess I shouldn't be complaining...