Rarest Pentax lens.

K-9 · 06-26-2009, 05:48 AM

Aside from special issues, like that insane 50mm 1.2 that comes with the LX special edition, I would have to say the A 135mm f1.8 is just about one of the hardest normal production lenses to find. Not to mention that when you do, it will bust a hole in your bank account. It's probably the least seen lens for me in the past 12 years on ebay.

MrApollinax · 06-26-2009, 05:55 AM

A*1200mm is a rare/expensive one as well. I can't remember where I saw it but someone said finding one is a once in a lifetime opportunity.

**Digitalis** · 06-26-2009, 07:23 AM

Originally posted by MrApollinax

A*1200mm is a rare/expensive one as well. I can't remember where I saw it but someone said finding one is a once in a lifetime opportunity.

being able to afford one is a once in a lifetime thing too, so I hear...

Blue · 06-26-2009, 08:14 AM

The K 8.4mm f2.8 fish eye is rare and barely beyond proto type. The K 15mm f3.5 is somewhat rare but can be found however the K15mm f3.5 AL is rare. The A 16mm f2.8 fish eye is either rare or so expensive that most opt for the Zenitar lens. The M and K 2000mm f13.5 almost never turn up but damn they are slow. The A* 600mm don't turn up a lot used either nor does the 400mm f2.8 and require a car loan when they do. There are several of the K series that aren't necesarily rare but people hang on to them. There are some M42 taks that are less than common such as the 18mm fisheye that doesn't even require focusing it is so flat and makes the DA 40mm look like a heavy lens.

**gofour3** · 06-26-2009, 09:12 AM

Here is one that will only set you back $2500.00!

KevinCameras

Album: pentax_135_1.8_5565363

Item Name : Pentax-A* SMC 135/1.8
Item # : 5565363
Description : Extremely Rare !!!!,Prefect glass!!!!!
Remark : W/Case,Caps
Grade : 99%MINT
Price : $2500
Last change: 02/03/09
Contains: 45 items.

**Lowell Goudge** · 06-26-2009, 09:17 AM

what about the takumar 100 F2. would like one but never seen it on ebay

farfisa · 06-26-2009, 09:39 AM

Originally posted by Lowell Goudge

what about the takumar 100 F2. would like one but never seen it on ebay

I was just going to say that the rarest lens is the one you're trying to find on eBay!

Ben_Edict · 06-26-2009, 10:07 AM

I guess among the rarest is the Ultra-Achromatic Takumar 300/5.6, which's colour correction extends far into UV and it ios thus a classic for scientific photography. I have seen it only once or twice on ebay over the last five or more years...

Ben

Nick Siebers · 06-26-2009, 11:16 AM

What about the 35mm/1.4? Only five sold, per Bojidar's site.

I would LOVE one. Even if it weren't rare.

d.bradley · 06-26-2009, 11:39 AM

How rare is the SMC version of the 85/1.9? I know the super-tak version is common as dirt, but I haven't seen many of the SMC version around...

GeneV · 06-26-2009, 01:23 PM

Originally posted by Nick Siebers

What about the 35mm/1.4? Only five sold, per Bojidar's site.

I would LOVE one. Even if it weren't rare.

That one came to mind for me as well.

**Pål Jensen** · 06-26-2009, 02:00 PM

Originally posted by gofour3

Here is one that will only set you back $2500.00!

KevinCameras

Album: pentax_135_1.8_5565363

Item Name : Pentax-A* SMC 135/1.8
Item # : 5565363
Description : Extremely Rare !!!!,Prefect glass!!!!!
Remark : W/Case,Caps
Grade : 99%MINT
Price : $2500
Last change: 02/03/09
Contains: 45 items.

I bought the A* 135/1.8 for $200

in the mid 90's when Pentax was deeply out of fashion and Pentax lenses was "impossible" to sell (the seller I bought it from had tried to sell it for a year along with an equally unsellable 20/2.8). I sold the lens in 2002 for $1400 to Japan....

**Pål Jensen** · 06-26-2009, 02:03 PM

Originally posted by K-9

Aside from special issues, like that insane 50mm 1.2 that comes with the LX special edition, I would have to say the A 135mm f1.8 is just about one of the hardest normal production lenses to find. Not to mention that when you do, it will bust a hole in your bank account. It's probably the least seen lens for me in the past 12 years on ebay.

I believe both the A* 200/4 Macro and the FA* 200/4 Macro is even more rare; especially the latter.
The exotic super telephotos are certainly the rarest Pentax lenses....

K-9 · 06-26-2009, 08:30 PM

Great, just when I thought there was only one super rarity I want, people point out 5 others. Ouch.

Pentaxor · 06-26-2009, 10:25 PM

FA* 80-200 2.8. I've been drooling over this and I thought I would get one under a 1,000.

06-26-2009, 05:48 AM	#1
K-9 Veteran Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: USA Photos: Albums Posts: 1,971	Rarest Pentax lens. Aside from special issues, like that insane 50mm 1.2 that comes with the LX special edition, I would have to say the A 135mm f1.8 is just about one of the hardest normal production lenses to find. Not to mention that when you do, it will bust a hole in your bank account. It's probably the least seen lens for me in the past 12 years on ebay.

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06-26-2009, 05:55 AM	#2
MrApollinax Veteran Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Minnesota Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,529	A*1200mm is a rare/expensive one as well. I can't remember where I saw it but someone said finding one is a once in a lifetime opportunity.

06-26-2009, 07:23 AM	#3
Digitalis Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Melbourne, Victoria Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,694	Originally posted by MrApollinax A*1200mm is a rare/expensive one as well. I can't remember where I saw it but someone said finding one is a once in a lifetime opportunity. being able to afford one is a once in a lifetime thing too, so I hear...

06-26-2009, 08:14 AM	#4
Blue Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida Hill Country Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,377	The K 8.4mm f2.8 fish eye is rare and barely beyond proto type. The K 15mm f3.5 is somewhat rare but can be found however the K15mm f3.5 AL is rare. The A 16mm f2.8 fish eye is either rare or so expensive that most opt for the Zenitar lens. The M and K 2000mm f13.5 almost never turn up but damn they are slow. The A* 600mm don't turn up a lot used either nor does the 400mm f2.8 and require a car loan when they do. There are several of the K series that aren't necesarily rare but people hang on to them. There are some M42 taks that are less than common such as the 18mm fisheye that doesn't even require focusing it is so flat and makes the DA 40mm look like a heavy lens.

06-26-2009, 09:12 AM	#5
gofour3 Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Vancouver, Canada Posts: 8,091	Here is one that will only set you back $2500.00! KevinCameras Album: pentax_135_1.8_5565363 Item Name : Pentax-A* SMC 135/1.8 Item # : 5565363 Description : Extremely Rare !!!!,Prefect glass!!!!! Remark : W/Case,Caps Grade : 99%MINT Price : $2500 Last change: 02/03/09 Contains: 45 items.

06-26-2009, 09:17 AM	#6
Lowell Goudge Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Toronto Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,888	what about the takumar 100 F2. would like one but never seen it on ebay

06-26-2009, 09:39 AM	#7
farfisa Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Toronto, Canada Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,274	Originally posted by Lowell Goudge what about the takumar 100 F2. would like one but never seen it on ebay I was just going to say that the rarest lens is the one you're trying to find on eBay!

06-26-2009, 10:07 AM	#8
Ben_Edict Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: SouthWest "Regio" Photos: Albums Posts: 3,309	I guess among the rarest is the Ultra-Achromatic Takumar 300/5.6, which's colour correction extends far into UV and it ios thus a classic for scientific photography. I have seen it only once or twice on ebay over the last five or more years... Ben

06-26-2009, 11:16 AM	#9
Nick Siebers Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Madison, WI Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,165	What about the 35mm/1.4? Only five sold, per Bojidar's site. I would LOVE one. Even if it weren't rare.

06-26-2009, 11:39 AM	#10
d.bradley Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ontario Photos: Gallery Posts: 631	How rare is the SMC version of the 85/1.9? I know the super-tak version is common as dirt, but I haven't seen many of the SMC version around...

06-26-2009, 01:23 PM	#11
GeneV Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Albuquerque NM Photos: Albums Posts: 9,830	Originally posted by Nick Siebers What about the 35mm/1.4? Only five sold, per Bojidar's site. I would LOVE one. Even if it weren't rare. That one came to mind for me as well.

06-26-2009, 02:00 PM	#12
Pål Jensen Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Norway Photos: Albums Posts: 4,371	Originally posted by gofour3 Here is one that will only set you back $2500.00! KevinCameras Album: pentax_135_1.8_5565363 Item Name : Pentax-A* SMC 135/1.8 Item # : 5565363 Description : Extremely Rare !!!!,Prefect glass!!!!! Remark : W/Case,Caps Grade : 99%MINT Price : $2500 Last change: 02/03/09 Contains: 45 items. I bought the A* 135/1.8 for $200 in the mid 90's when Pentax was deeply out of fashion and Pentax lenses was "impossible" to sell (the seller I bought it from had tried to sell it for a year along with an equally unsellable 20/2.8). I sold the lens in 2002 for $1400 to Japan....

06-26-2009, 02:03 PM	#13
Pål Jensen Site Supporter Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Norway Photos: Albums Posts: 4,371	Originally posted by K-9 Aside from special issues, like that insane 50mm 1.2 that comes with the LX special edition, I would have to say the A 135mm f1.8 is just about one of the hardest normal production lenses to find. Not to mention that when you do, it will bust a hole in your bank account. It's probably the least seen lens for me in the past 12 years on ebay. I believe both the A* 200/4 Macro and the FA* 200/4 Macro is even more rare; especially the latter. The exotic super telephotos are certainly the rarest Pentax lenses....

06-26-2009, 08:30 PM	#14
K-9 Veteran Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: USA Photos: Albums Posts: 1,971 Original Poster	Great, just when I thought there was only one super rarity I want, people point out 5 others. Ouch.

06-26-2009, 10:25 PM	#15
Pentaxor Veteran Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: Vancouver, B.C. Photos: Gallery Posts: 6,513	FA* 80-200 2.8. I've been drooling over this and I thought I would get one under a 1,000.