Would you buy this lens?

ftpaddict · 01-29-2009, 01:27 PM

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Adorama is selling this second-hand Takumar lens for K1000.

Quote:

Almost like new Pentax 135/2.5 Takumar for manual focus Pentax bayonette mount lenses like the K100-0.The glass is clen ,focus and F stop smooth.

I admit I've never seen such an odd-looking sample before.

Anybody know anything about it?

Here's a link to the auction itself.

stevebrot · 01-29-2009, 01:57 PM

Maybe the folks at Adorama (the seller) have a new notion of what constitutes K-mount...

Steve

**Kerrowdown** · 01-29-2009, 02:08 PM

That K Mount lens is for a Kanon camera.

MRRiley · 01-29-2009, 04:59 PM

I just sent Helen Oster, our friendly neighborhood Adorama rep a PM about this. No sense in some hapless Pentaxian getting messed up in a faulty auction.

roentarre · 01-29-2009, 06:53 PM

Very interesting screw mount lens there.

George Lama · 01-29-2009, 10:36 PM

Nothing some gaffer tape can't fix

Helen Oster · 01-30-2009, 05:04 AM

Originally posted by MRRiley

I just sent Helen Oster, our friendly neighborhood Adorama rep a PM about this. No sense in some hapless Pentaxian getting messed up in a faulty auction.

Hi

Many thanks for the heads up. I'm waiting for someone to come into the Used department this morning to take a look.

Sincerely

Helen Oster
Adorama Camera Customer Service Ambassador

helen.oster@adoramacamera.com
Digital cameras, all other cameras and everything photographic from Adorama Camera

Mike Cash · 01-30-2009, 05:44 AM

I was just thinking that if some Pentaxian did happen to buy it by mistake it would be interesting to see the issue resolved by mailing the customer a Canon FD body to pair up with the lens.

(Maybe I ought to send for my old AE-1.....)

Gooshin · 01-30-2009, 09:03 AM

"Almost like new Pentax 135/2.5 Takumar for manual focus Pentax bayonette mount lenses like the K100-0.The glass is clen ,focus and F stop smooth."

there are so many things wrong with that sentence!!

, who writes these things?

1. almost like new

2. for manual focus mount lenses

3. k100-0? BTW, apparently the K100-0 is a lens with a bayonet mount

4. clen glass!! clen glass!

5. a smooth "F-Stop"..

6. a pentax takumar

wowzers

Blue · 01-30-2009, 09:13 AM

At least there are K-mount taks. It would make for an interesting order to see if the lens in the pic showed up or a 135mm K-mount tak. Jsherman999 ordered a macro directly from them hoping to get lucky on a A lens an did. Unfortunately, the FD lens may be the better lens in this particular case.

Blue · 01-30-2009, 09:15 AM

Originally posted by Gooshin

3. k100-0? BTW, apparently the K100-0 is a lens with a bayonet mount

5. a smooth "F-Stop"..

wowzers

3. must be that film body the required no film.

5. a smooth F-stop must of been the special order variable aperture lens.

**Lowell Goudge** · 01-30-2009, 10:14 AM

Originally posted by Gooshin

"Almost like new Pentax 135/2.5 Takumar for manual focus Pentax bayonette mount lenses like the K100-0.The glass is clen ,focus and F stop smooth."

there are so many things wrong with that sentence!!

, who writes these things?

1. almost like new

2. for manual focus mount lenses

3. k100-0? BTW, apparently the K100-0 is a lens with a bayonet mount

4. clen glass!! clen glass!

5. a smooth "F-Stop"..

6. a pentax takumar

wowzers

I wouldn't get too worried about their writing skills, they have definitively proven that they cannot read.

I don't see how anyone can translate "canon" into "pentax" or "Takuamar" , "F2.*" into "F2.5"

séamuis · 01-30-2009, 10:26 AM

Oh my, this is terrible. you can look into this all you'd like Helen, but something this bad is just inexcusable in my opinion. disregarding the fact that this is obviously not a screw mount Takumar lens, the grammar of the person who wrote that description makes me question their intelliegence. very, very bad indeed.

Mike.P® · 01-30-2009, 10:41 AM

Originally posted by séamuis

the grammar of the person who wrote that description makes me question their intelliegence. very, very bad indeed.

And how about their spelling?

Gooshin · 01-30-2009, 10:42 AM

Originally posted by Mike.P®

And how about their spelling?

he's not selling to the world and fronting a large company.

01-29-2009, 01:27 PM	#1
ftpaddict Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Yurp Photos: Gallery Posts: 4,666	Would you buy this lens? Staff note: This post may contain affiliate links, which means Pentax Forums may earn a small commission if a visitor clicks through and makes a purchase. If you would like to support the forum directly, you may also make a donation here. Adorama is selling this second-hand Takumar lens for K1000. Quote: Almost like new Pentax 135/2.5 Takumar for manual focus Pentax bayonette mount lenses like the K100-0.The glass is clen ,focus and F stop smooth. I admit I've never seen such an odd-looking sample before. Anybody know anything about it? Here's a link to the auction itself.

01-30-2009, 05:04 AM	#7
Helen Oster Adorama Camera Representative Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: New York Posts: 550	Adorama Camera Customer Service Originally posted by MRRiley I just sent Helen Oster, our friendly neighborhood Adorama rep a PM about this. No sense in some hapless Pentaxian getting messed up in a faulty auction. Hi Many thanks for the heads up. I'm waiting for someone to come into the Used department this morning to take a look. Sincerely Helen Oster Adorama Camera Customer Service Ambassador helen.oster@adoramacamera.com Digital cameras, all other cameras and everything photographic from Adorama Camera

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MRRiley Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Sterling, VA, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 6,275	I just sent Helen Oster, our friendly neighborhood Adorama rep a PM about this. No sense in some hapless Pentaxian getting messed up in a faulty auction.

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roentarre Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 11,783	Very interesting screw mount lens there.

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George Lama Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Buffalo/Rochester, NY Photos: Albums Posts: 1,133	Nothing some gaffer tape can't fix

01-30-2009, 05:44 AM	#8
Mike Cash Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Japan Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,950	I was just thinking that if some Pentaxian did happen to buy it by mistake it would be interesting to see the issue resolved by mailing the customer a Canon FD body to pair up with the lens. (Maybe I ought to send for my old AE-1.....)

01-30-2009, 09:03 AM	#9
Gooshin Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Toronto, the one in Canada. Posts: 5,610	"Almost like new Pentax 135/2.5 Takumar for manual focus Pentax bayonette mount lenses like the K100-0.The glass is clen ,focus and F stop smooth." there are so many things wrong with that sentence!! , who writes these things? 1. almost like new 2. for manual focus mount lenses 3. k100-0? BTW, apparently the K100-0 is a lens with a bayonet mount 4. clen glass!! clen glass! 5. a smooth "F-Stop".. 6. a pentax takumar wowzers

01-30-2009, 09:13 AM	#10
Blue Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida Hill Country Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,377	At least there are K-mount taks. It would make for an interesting order to see if the lens in the pic showed up or a 135mm K-mount tak. Jsherman999 ordered a macro directly from them hoping to get lucky on a A lens an did. Unfortunately, the FD lens may be the better lens in this particular case.

01-30-2009, 09:15 AM	#11
Blue Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida Hill Country Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,377	Originally posted by Gooshin 3. k100-0? BTW, apparently the K100-0 is a lens with a bayonet mount 5. a smooth "F-Stop".. wowzers 3. must be that film body the required no film. 5. a smooth F-stop must of been the special order variable aperture lens.

01-30-2009, 10:14 AM	#12
Lowell Goudge Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,886	Originally posted by Gooshin "Almost like new Pentax 135/2.5 Takumar for manual focus Pentax bayonette mount lenses like the K100-0.The glass is clen ,focus and F stop smooth." there are so many things wrong with that sentence!! , who writes these things? 1. almost like new 2. for manual focus mount lenses 3. k100-0? BTW, apparently the K100-0 is a lens with a bayonet mount 4. clen glass!! clen glass! 5. a smooth "F-Stop".. 6. a pentax takumar wowzers I wouldn't get too worried about their writing skills, they have definitively proven that they cannot read. I don't see how anyone can translate "canon" into "pentax" or "Takuamar" , "F2.*" into "F2.5"

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01-30-2009, 10:26 AM	#13
séamuis Banned Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Savannah, U.S./Baguio City, P.H. Posts: 5,979	Oh my, this is terrible. you can look into this all you'd like Helen, but something this bad is just inexcusable in my opinion. disregarding the fact that this is obviously not a screw mount Takumar lens, the grammar of the person who wrote that description makes me question their intelliegence. very, very bad indeed.

01-30-2009, 10:41 AM	#14
Mike.P® Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: New Milton, Hampshire, UK Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,154	Originally posted by séamuis the grammar of the person who wrote that description makes me question their *intelliegence*. very, very bad indeed. And how about their spelling?

01-30-2009, 10:42 AM	#15
Gooshin Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Toronto, the one in Canada. Posts: 5,610	Originally posted by Mike.P® And how about their spelling? he's not selling to the world and fronting a large company.