Originally posted by TomB_tx The K is more rare than other early Pentax, and brings higher prices.
Hi
The K is not the rarest old model out there, I would argue that the original AP and of course the model S are much more scarce. Accoring to Frank Mechelhoff:
AP: 19 546
S: 4 900
K: 21 454
I do recommend his site, btw.
Value is hard, i would say that a K with the mentioned zebra lens, in working condition, would fetch some 150-250$. A lot are trying to sell the zebra lens by it self for 150-250$ and that is to high.
A really valuable zebra would be the Auto-Takumar 55mm f1,9 (!), only sold with the Sears rebranded version of K, sold as Tower 29 only in the US: Or of course a complete black camera with a special black version of the lens.
I would really recommend a service on the camera. The grease used gets stiff and things get stuck, espcially if it just sits in storage. And the shutter curtain dries and cracks. Eric is probably the best guy around to fix these old babies.
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Originally posted by monochrome should we have a 'k' club? There are about 2 dozen in the s/n database.
yes !!!