[freewheeler]

m85/2.0 for E40. And a AF 1,7x coverter for E25.
For all my other lenses I payed normal prices.

[GibbyTheMole]

1) On CL: Mint condition Pentax DA 10-17 fisheye zoom with a nice case... for $50. (no, it wasn't hot.)
2) At a thrift: Pentax-A 35-70 in excellent condition for 50 cents.

[normhead]

T got an SF1 with an F 70-210 lens, like the one in the first picture in the thread. She arrange to pay $60, but the old gentleman who turned up with it refused to take more than $35 for it. I sure would have liked having that 28 though.

[monochrome]

Seems like everyone has an SF1 story. Mine was here in the Marketplace.

Positively spolless SF1n; F35~70; all the OEM bits; 2 new batteries; 3 rolls of expired film; LowePro Nova1 bag; OEM manuals in French and English. - $50 shipped from Canada to USA.

Best lens deal?

Literally unopened NIB PK/A-R Vivtar Series 1 105/2.5 Macro on eBay, from the guy in San Francisco who had purchased the remaining stock and warehoused it. He had 60 For Sale BIN @ $229 or BO. I kept pinging him @ $168 and one day he'd either had one too many or figured WTH and accepted.

I also sold it - for $450 - I just couldn't resist that craze a few years ago.

Best deal story I've ever heard:

A*1200/8 FS on eBay from Japan, LN/M- @ $15,000. Buyer made an offer of $7,500 on a whim and the guy accepted. O.M.G.

[Big Dave]

I much rather share with you my photographic successes...

Why don't you go share them in someone elses thread?

[Big Dave]

Seems like everyone has an SF1 story. Mine was here in the Marketplace.

Positively spolless SF1n; F35~70; all the OEM bits; 2 new batteries; 3 rolls of expired film; LowePro Nova1 bag; OEM manuals in French and English. - $50 shipped from Canada to USA.

Best lens deal?

Literally unopened NIB PK/A-R Vivtar Series 1 105/2.5 Macro on eBay, from the guy in San Francisco who had purchased the remaining stock and warehoused it. He had 60 For Sale BIN @ $229 or BO. I kept pinging him @ $168 and one day he'd either had one too many or figured WTH and accepted.

I also sold it - for $450 - I just couldn't resist that craze a few years ago.

Best deal story I've ever heard:

A*1200/8 FS on eBay from Japan, LN/M- @ $15,000. Buyer made an offer of $7,500 on a whim and the guy accepted. O.M.G.

Wow! Those were some great deals.

[mgvh]

Another SF1 story... with sweet F35-70, nice Vivitar Auto Thyristor 2800-D, usable small bag, and a bunch of misc for $43

and also, all for $24.18 which included shipping:

• Vivitar V3000S camera
• Kenko Pz-AF 1.5X Teleplus SHQ
• Pentax-A 35-80mm F4-5.6
• Pentax AF-201SA Flash
• Kalimar 175A Automatic Flash
• Vivitar 28mm 1:2.8 MC Wide Angle
• Vivitar 50mm 1:1.7
• Cokin filter kit
• some misc. Tiffen filters
• Lowepro bag

[KevinR]

A MZ-50 with 80-200 was being offered for about $80 on the local online gumtree. I thought is was a random F or FA version, but the poor picture somehow caught my attention as being a large front element. Turned out to be a FA*80-200 f/2.8. Scratch one T/S 70-200 f/2.8 off wishlist...

[Bagga_Txips]

Pentax M50 f1.4. If I remember rightly, I paid the equivalent of about 16 dollars on eBay.

[abacus07]

My best deals from Ebay (approximate prices shipped)
F35-70 for 25ish
SMC Tak 55/1.8 for 25ish (an annoying ding in the filter ring - usable)
M50f4 Macro - 60ish
Super Tak 105f2.8 - 100ish
M28f2.8 and M135f3.5 - <100 - these are actually market rate for them but the M135 especially is a great lens
K35f3.5 - 85 - I still need to further investigate some sharpness issues with this (user or lens error?) - it might not be a steal...

[sterretje]

Not counting the birthday present:
M50/1.7 for (converted) US$ 30
M120/2.8 for (converted) US$ 30

The birthday prsent (from a colleague / friend):
Spotty + Vivitar 55/2.8 macro + SMC Takumar 85/1.8 + SMC Takumar 200/4 + Pentax bellows + original M42/K-mount adapter

[NitroDC]

Got this as a kit. 50/1.7 and converter were in pristine condition.

Pentax F 50mm f/1.7
Pentax AF 1.7x converter
Pentax SF-1
Pentax K-1000 with unknown (has fungus) zoom lens in a very nice leather square case that had all the original manuals and information papers from the K1000. Also had a flash.
Pentax A 50mm f/2

Got it all for $80.

[boriscleto]

Got this as a kit. 50/1.7 and converter were in pristine condition.

Pentax F 50mm f/1.7
Pentax AF 1.7x converter
Pentax SF-1
Pentax K-1000 with unknown (has fungus) zoom lens in a very nice leather square case that had all the original manuals and information papers from the K1000. Also had a flash.
Pentax A 50mm f/2

Got it all for $80.

That borders on criminal...

[Julie]

A MZ-50 with 80-200 was being offered for about $80 on the local online gumtree. I thought is was a random F or FA version, but the poor picture somehow caught my attention as being a large front element. Turned out to be a FA*80-200 f/2.8. Scratch one T/S 70-200 f/2.8 off wishlist...

That's awesome!

[panoguy]

Probably the best deal I ever got on these forums was a Sigma 100-300 f/4 for $600, but I recently snagged a Sigma 10-20 and 12-24 for $225 off evilBay.
I never get deals on Pentax-branded lenses... sigh.