[cali92rs]

Have you ever had cold feet selling a lens?
If so which one?

I recently put my FA* 85mm on sale to fund my DFA 24-70mm. However, I processed some wedding portraits using this lens over the weekend and I just could not bring myself to sell it. The in-focus areas are sharp while the background is buttery smooth and just makes the subject pop.
So I spoke to my wife and she luckily was real nice and let me keep both lenses
Of course now I get no father's day, birthday or Christmas gifts for 2017.

[harmonica2]

Yes, my K28 3.5. I thought I would sell it when I purchased a FA31 Limited, but I just...can't...do...it!

[LensBeginner]

Hahaha!
Well, I'm a hoarder, but then I've got no lens worth more than about 200 Euros... that makes it easier.

Those two lenses have different purposes, plus one is a prime and the other is a zoom... I think you made the right choice

[VoiceOfReason]

It wont bother me too much if my DA* 60-250 doesn't sell.

[monochrome]

Vivitar Series 1 105/2.5 Macro
K35/3.5

Anything else has a price.

[ccc_]

...So I spoke to my wife and she luckily was real nice and let me keep both lenses
Of course now I get no father's day, birthday or Christmas gifts for 2017...

if she was that understanding...you'll still get gifts...c'mon you know you will

or you can do what we are going to do after a year of wretched, unrelenting excess...move some dollars around and PROMISE not to do it all again

[audiobomber]

I rarely use my DA 40mm Limited and FA 28mm because of my fine FA 35mm f2.0. I put them on my "sell" list a year ago but I haven't actually made a move toward selling them and may never.

[seventysixersfan]

I rarely use my DA 40mm Limited and FA 28mm because of my fine FA 35mm f2.0. I put them on my "sell" list a year ago but I haven't actually made a move toward selling them and may never.

I'm the same as you regarding my DA 40mm limited -- despite having a FA 43mm, I still love the compactness of the DA 40mm, fast focusing, and sharp images I get from the ultimate pancake lens. I also have trouble selling my smc-F 28mm because it's so sharp. I'll add to this list my Sigma AF 24mm f/2.8 Super-wide II -- a cult and sentimental favorite of mine. Someday I may part with all of these but as long as I can still afford to hold onto them (and find myself using them), I'll keep them around.

[Driline]

I sold my FA 43 because I just wasn't using it much and put the money towards a new IMAC 27" retina computer. No regrets here....... I figure if I want one again that bad I'll buy it.

[kev.pride]

Yep sold my Vivitar series 1 105 macro, with many years of regret since. It was almost new!!!

[cali92rs]

Yep sold my Vivitar series 1 105 macro, with many years of regret since. It was almost new!!!

That's how i feel about selling my K28mm f2.0 a few years ago :'(
I would LOVE to get it back, but it is selling for about 300 dollars more than what I sold it for a few years back

[audiobomber]

I sold a Kiron 28mm f2.0 that I still miss. The bokeh on that lens was unusual and exceptional.

[Dlanor Sekao]

That's it !
My Ricoh Rikenon 105mm Macro , just came OFF the Pentax Forums "For Sale" chopping block.....I'm keeping it !

[emergo]

yes - when I sold my 77 Limited. It was silver, MIJ with a low serial number, and I had only taken about 100 photos with it. It was more like a collectible - almost like I was afraid to take it out... But I had so much gear, I had to do the right thing and downsize while things were still valuable. I'll probably feel bad about selling the 77 forever.

[DeadJohn]

I'm thinking of selling my Rokinon 14/2.8 now that I have the Pentax 15-30. The 14 will hardly ever get used. Then I think that the lens won't sell for that much; maybe I'll keep it as a compact ultrawide when I don't have room to carry the massive 15-30.

Similarly, my Pentax 55-300 gets little use because I have a Sigma 50-500. On the other hand, the 55-300 is small enough to pack for those times when I might unexpectedly need telephoto.

I haven't made any selling regrets but I haven't sold much. Two 18-55 lenses (1 sold with my K-r body, another swapped for a Sears 135mm) were inexpensive sales of lenses that served no purpose for me. The Sears 135mm was sharp and a joy to manually focus though I sold it when I upgraded to the optically superior DFA 100 WR macro.

Looking at my current collection, the 16-50 and Tamron 10-24 are possible sales since I upgraded to the full frame K-1. I'm still not sure if I'll keep my K-5 as a second body, maybe with an IR conversion, or sell it.