[Lord Lucan]

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More Flash Unit Nonsense

He says :

I would rate it at 4 for the looks and 10 for performance ... it has some tape on the exterior. It seems that it has sync cord removed. Other then that it looks OK. It shows normal wear from use.

Looks OK! Held together with insulation tape and the sync cord missing (they are anchored in at one end so someone must have cut it off or ripped it out). I'm glad my kit does not get like that with "normal wear". And you need to part with over £20 for it!

SunPak Flash 5105006 poor condition but works hot shoe 321 | eBay

Then we have a yet another of those ancient basic Sunpak GX's, but this one has hidden talent - you can use it for camcording! At least it still has its sync cord.

Sunpak GX 17 Camera / Camcorder Flash Light | eBay

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Last edited by Lord Lucan; 10-26-2020 at 10:42 AM.

[Wasp]

A K10D with kit lens and crappy classic third party manual focus zoom and 2x converter. Yours for USD450. Sigh...


Pentax K10 | Amanzimtoti | Gumtree Classifieds South Africa | 811914016

[Wasp]

Big day in the classifieds. This guy is selling a Pentax K5 IIS with battery grip, Pentax DA 50/1.8, Pentax DA 200/2.8, Pentax DA 50-1352/2.8 and Sigma 50-500mm/4.5-6.3. USD3000 lets you take the whole lot away in this tired experienced cary (sic) case.




Camera - Pentax K5 IIs | Bellville | Gumtree Classifieds South Africa | 827929356

Very nice kit but my advice to him would be to price the items separately.

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I've had it with these crazy Safricans! Who would pay USD750 for a Pentax K-r twin lens kit? It's not like you can't get a brand new Canon setup for that sort of money.


Pentax K-r - Cameras - 1063360833

[Lord Lucan]

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No wonder camera makers replaced F numbers with scene icons

A 20mm F1.4
Pentax 20 mm focal length bayonet fit SMC prime lens f 1.4 (35 mm full frame) | eBay

Even better, a 28mm F1.28
PENTAX-A 1.28 28mm Lens with 2 End Covers & Complete with Lens Bag. | eBay

This is getting silly, a 50mm F2.8
Pentax 50mm F2.8 | eBay

We won't tell anyone what mount it is, or mention the dent on the filter thread :
Vivitar Lens | eBay

I can't take any more of this :
Camera Case For Pentax ME Super 35mm Film Camera | eBay

[jeallen01]

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No wonder camera makers replaced F numbers with scene icons

A 20mm F1.4
Pentax 20 mm focal length bayonet fit SMC prime lens f 1.4 (35 mm full frame) | eBay
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Just sent the seller a message to point out "the error of his ways"!

[jeallen01]

Just sent the seller a message to point out "the error of his ways"!

The seller has responded as follows:
"You are correct, thanks for the correction, I'll change the description.
It was an error, not meant to be misleading."

So, at least one seller has had the commonsense and honesty to understand that he made a mistake, and will be correcting his listing

[35mmfilmfan]

The seller has responded as follows:
"You are correct, thanks for the correction, I'll change the description.
It was an error, not meant to be misleading."

So, at least one seller has had the commonsense and honesty to understand that he made a mistake, and will be correcting his listing

That's good news. Occasionally I try to help advertisers correct glaring errrors - responses range from less than effusive thanks, indifference (so what ?), none, and my favourite 'If you are not going to buy it, why are you looking at the listing ?' !!

And this charming exchange - reading from the bottom up :

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New message from: andyairo (726Purple Star)
why did you feel the need after i took 10 minutes looking for the information you asked for to say you will not be bidding that upset me but i will not apologise for telling you how i felt because every word was true there was no abuse
no bad language no threats i was being truthful so if it makes you feel better report me to ebay please dont contact me again life is too short
Reply
Your previous message

You have 24 hours to apologise for this unwarranted response to a legitimate query before I raise a complaint with Ebay
andyairo:

ttony for some reason i knew you were a timewaster someone who wants the world for a penny i was in 2 minds about replying to you sorry i did now should have trusted my first instinct please dont bid on any of my future ads
Your previous message

Many thanks - I shall not be bidding.

Tony
andyairo:

your message did not appear box was empty it is a p30 t all the information you need is on the internet the lenses are 1 pentax zoom 1:3.5~4.5 28~ 80 6798177 2 lens is pentax 35~80A22 16 11 8 5.6 4 I
Your previous message

Since you quoted my previous message in your reply, I am unsure where the confusion lies.

I requested full details of the lenses which you are selling - make, focal lengths, max aperture, whether manual or auto focus - all the information I need to decide whether to bid or not.

Cheers

Tony
andyairo:

no message has been posted try again ta
Your previous message

Hi,

Please can you give full details of the lenses in this package ?

Many thanks

Tony

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[Wasp]

And then there are gems like this.

Camera with lenses and filter to buy

October 13, 2020 at 12:37 pm
Post count: 1

Price: R15,000.00
Condition: Very Good
Location: Pretoria
I place this ad on behalf of a friend who can be contacted directly.
Contact Carry-Ann at ******** for more information or photos

Post count of one? Hmmm...

Why can't Carry-Ann just post the ad herself? She might even be able to fill in the blanks. Anyone looking to drop almost USD1000 on used gear might want to know what is actually on offer.

Sometimes the line between clueless and scam is very blurred.

[Lord Lucan]

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Extremely Good Extension Tubes

Funny, I bought a set of these same tubes in mint condition for £10 a few months ago. Looks like the price has shot up a bit since then, either that or these take much better photos than mine do. A hundred and thirty five times better to be exact

Vivitar Automatic Extension Tube AT-22 35mm 20mm 12mm Pentax PK Mount | eBay

[35mmfilmfan]

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Extremely Good Extension Tubes

Funny, I bought a set of these same tubes in mint condition for £10 a few months ago. Looks like the price has shot up a bit since then, either that or these take much better photos than mine do. A hundred and thirty five times better to be exact

Vivitar Automatic Extension Tube AT-22 35mm 20mm 12mm Pentax PK Mount | eBay

Listing has now been amended to £13.50 !

[pathdoc]

Why can't Carry-Ann just post the ad herself?

You Tube

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[BarneyL]

Mir 2,8/37 Mount Screw Pentax M42 42x1 Objective Russian | eBay

This lens has been made in a few milion copies and the usual price of it today, for a mint condition one, is maybe 30-40 EUR at best.

This one has "slight detachment", which it probably came with straight out of the factory, knowing Russian quality control...

[Wasp]

SIGMA ZOOM -O III 1 35-45 f 28-84 mm PENTAX KA MOUNT MULTI COATED MADE IN JAPAN


Great, I don't have an f/35-45 (or is it f/28-84) zoom yet...


Lenses - SIGMA ZOOM -O III 1 35-45 f 28-84 mm PENTAX KA MOUNT MULTI COATED MADE IN JAPAN VERY GOOD COND for sale in Cape Town (ID:491225580)

[Lord Lucan]

Mir 2,8/37 Mount Screw Pentax M42 42x1 Objective Russian | eBay

This lens has been made in a few milion copies and the usual price of it today, for a mint condition one, is maybe 30-40 EUR at best....

His company name is a clue : Fotodotti. You'd need to be dotti to pay some of his prices, eg :

£64.89 for a 49mm UV filter.
£150.60 for a Pentax-M 28mm F2.8.
£64.89 for a Domiplan 50mm F2.8. [For some years Amateur Photographer magazine used this as the lower benchmark in their lens tests, as being the worst lens they had ever tested]

[fs999]

SIGMA ZOOM -O III 1 35-45 f 28-84 mm PENTAX KA MOUNT MULTI COATED MADE IN JAPAN


Great, I don't have an f/35-45 (or is it f/28-84) zoom yet...


Lenses - SIGMA ZOOM -O III 1 35-45 f 28-84 mm PENTAX KA MOUNT MULTI COATED MADE IN JAPAN VERY GOOD COND for sale in Cape Town (ID:491225580)

His keyboard is missing a point...