[pentaman]

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Item for Sale
Brand New Pentax FA 35mm f/2 AL Lens (Multiple Available)

Asking Price per lens
$485 all inclusive (US)
$515 all inclusive (Worldwide)


Item Location
Milwaukee, USA

Item Description
This is a very hard to find lens, but I was able to obtain several. These are brand new lenses - not even out of the box. They all have about 12 months of US warranties on them, as they are hardly a week old.

This lens needs no introduction, so I am not going to make any! Comes with everything that came in the original box. The box might have the store inventory sticker on one of the sides (but not all have them, just two). The lens was made in Japan and is under US warranty.

Serious inquiries only please, and I am firm on the price. I will ship worldwide, and for convenience I have priced it inclusive of shipping, insurance and Paypal.

Please note that Paypal is the preferred service, but if you wish, you could pay by Money Order, or Cashier's Check, and take $15 off the price.





Are you the original owner of the item being sold?
Yes

Are you selling or trading this item?
Selling

Item Condition (Key)
New
Mint

Shipping Destinations
Worldwide

Shipping Charge
Included in the price

Shipping Services
USPS

Accepted Payment Types
PayPal Check/Money Order

Return Policy & Additional Details
The item is brand new, so I will accept returns only if it is DOA within 3 days of receipt. The buyer pays for the return shipping. Please check my feedback for confidence!

Please send me a private message if interested in the item!

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Last edited by pentaman; 12-04-2011 at 03:30 PM.

[pentaman]

Bump... and price reduced.

[pentaman]

Updated count and status.

[Gastao Guedes]

Hi!
How much it should costs shipping to Brazil?
How much at all?
I need you declare down value to help me on tax... if I get one!
Thanks.

[pentaman]

The cost to ship to Brazil is as indicated in the original posting (as worldwide) - it is inclusive of shipping.

[pentaman]

Updated the count of pending items.

[sataraid1]

Forgive my ingorance, but what does the "AL" stand for? This is the only Pentax lens I've noticed with that designation. I assume it has something to do with why this lens is so expensive (even for a Pentax lens).

[David Glazebrook]

Forgive my ingorance, but what does the "AL" stand for? This is the only Pentax lens I've noticed with that designation. I assume it has something to do with why this lens is so expensive (even for a Pentax lens).

Have seen it mentioned as "automatic levels" in Pentax engineering optics. Don't think it means that here though.

The AL designation does exist on atleast a few other lens -

Pentax 24mm f2.8
Pentax 31mm f1.8

to name a couple.

[RBellavance]

Forgive my ingorance, but what does the "AL" stand for? This is the only Pentax lens I've noticed with that designation. I assume it has something to do with why this lens is so expensive (even for a Pentax lens).

It means "aspherical". I.e. the lenses with this designation use at least one aspherical element in their optical design.

[pop4]

Here's some Pentax marketing spiel for you, straight from their lens catalogue:

AL - (Aspherical Lenses) Contrary to spherical, aspherical lenses do not have a uniformly curved spherical shape. The form of an aspherical lens is adapted to a specific task and the curvature of each is individually computed. The production of these lenses is accordingly complex. The greatest advantage of aspherical lenses: several types of optical aberrations can be corrected at one time. They are used particularly in high-quality lenses allowing for the use of fewer lens elements so that a high luminous intensity is attained.

[sataraid1]

I see. Thanks for the extra info.

[mrmentera]

pm sent.

[pentaman]

Last 2 copies left - 8 have been sold!

[blackbirdoor]

$515USD for BOTH FA 35mm?

[pentaman]

Don't we all wish It would be per copy.