A 135 f/1.8 @ Keh

A 135 f/1.8 @ Keh · 03:35 PM

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http://www.keh.com/camera/Pentax-Manual-Focus-Fixed-Focal-Length-Lenses/1/sk...09016184N?r=FE

Unbelievable! I mean is this serious?

I couldn't possibly afford this one. I think I have the wrong job.

sunny16 · 07-18-2013, 06:52 PM - **1 Like**

yeah, for almost that price you could buy a Canon 6D AND a 135mm f2 L lens. I love my Pentax lenses but the pricing (mostly due to a lack of modern equivalent) can get pretty wacky.

carrrlangas · 07-18-2013, 07:48 PM

doesn´t make sense!

Blue · 07-20-2013, 11:10 AM

Can I aford it. No. However, it is an A* lens and it is also an f1.8 which is impressive for a 135mm lens. This is also a very good performer.

carrrlangas · 07-20-2013, 01:16 PM

F/1.8 and f/2 are only 1/3 of a stop appart... A star and all, still a really old, overpriced lens. Even coatings, as good as SMC might have been at the moment, modern coatings are a lot better.

froeschle · 07-20-2013, 02:02 PM

Too cheap

: Pentax A 135mm F1 8 Green Star | eBay (US $ 3150)
My A* 135/1.8 is for sale now (4000€ OBO)

.

Blue · 07-20-2013, 02:54 PM

Originally posted by carrrlangas

F/1.8 and f/2 are only 1/3 of a stop appart... A star and all, still a really old, overpriced lens. Even coatings, as good as SMC might have been at the moment, modern coatings are a lot better.

I wasn't talking about Canon one way or the other. However, The A* is out of production. Plus, you ignored the performance part of the equation.

**interested_observer** · 07-20-2013, 04:32 PM

Look on the up-side, Free Shipping!

K-9 · 07-20-2013, 06:00 PM

You can get a Voigtlander 125mm f2.5 for less, and even that lens is overpriced.

For $2700 you can get a used full frame Canon or Nikon body and an 85mm f1.4 used for less than this, then take a photo and just crop it.

**monochrome** · 07-20-2013, 06:36 PM

Either the Gods have gone crazy or insiders know something is coming. KEH prices to the market not to a dream.

**dadipentak** · 07-20-2013, 06:37 PM

I'm an unabashed fan of the lens (and KEH, for that matter) but $2,569.00? I don't think so.

littledrawe · 07-21-2013, 05:59 PM

Originally posted by dadipentak

I'm an unabashed fan of the lens (and KEH, for that matter) but $2,569.00? I don't think so.

I like them too, and have seen a lot of things reasonably priced on their site, with these kind of items though, it seems that a home run isn't enough for them, they want the bases loaded too.

TropicalMonkey · 07-21-2013, 06:15 PM

I see the prices going through the roof for older Takumar and Pentax lenses. Any one knows the original prices of these? For example how much was a 50mm/1.4 Super Takumar when it was still available (new)?

Blue · 07-21-2013, 07:14 PM

Originally posted by littledrawe

I like them too, and have seen a lot of things reasonably priced on their site, with these kind of items though, it seems that a home run isn't enough for them, they want the bases loaded too.

Maybe when 3 batters get struck out in a row, the price will go down.

Blue · 07-21-2013, 07:15 PM

Originally posted by TropicalMonkey

I see the prices going through the roof for older Takumar and Pentax lenses. Any one knows the original prices of these? For example how much was a 50mm/1.4 Super Takumar when it was still available (new)?

I don't remember without digging through some of my paper records, but the A* 135/1.8 was very expensive when it was new.

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07-18-2013, 06:52 PM - 1 Like	#2
sunny16 Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Maryland, USA Photos: Albums Posts: 309	yeah, for almost that price you could buy a Canon 6D AND a 135mm f2 L lens. I love my Pentax lenses but the pricing (mostly due to a lack of modern equivalent) can get pretty wacky.

07-18-2013, 07:48 PM	#3
carrrlangas Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Joensuu (Finland) Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,761	doesn´t make sense!

07-20-2013, 11:10 AM	#4
Blue Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida Hill Country Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,377	Can I aford it. No. However, it is an A* lens and it is also an f1.8 which is impressive for a 135mm lens. This is also a very good performer.

07-20-2013, 01:16 PM	#5
carrrlangas Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Joensuu (Finland) Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,761	F/1.8 and f/2 are only 1/3 of a stop appart... A star and all, still a really old, overpriced lens. Even coatings, as good as SMC might have been at the moment, modern coatings are a lot better.

07-20-2013, 02:02 PM	#6
froeschle Veteran Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Germany Photos: Gallery Posts: 552	Too cheap : Pentax A 135mm F1 8 Green Star \| eBay (US $ 3150) My A* 135/1.8 is for sale now (4000€ OBO) .

07-20-2013, 02:54 PM	#7
Blue Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida Hill Country Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,377	Originally posted by carrrlangas F/1.8 and f/2 are only 1/3 of a stop appart... A star and all, still a really old, overpriced lens. Even coatings, as good as SMC might have been at the moment, modern coatings are a lot better. I wasn't talking about Canon one way or the other. However, The A* is out of production. Plus, you ignored the performance part of the equation.

07-20-2013, 04:32 PM	#8
interested_observer Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Tumbleweed, Arizona Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,707	Look on the up-side, *Free Shipping*!

07-20-2013, 06:00 PM	#9
K-9 Veteran Member Join Date: May 2009 Location: USA Photos: Albums Posts: 1,971	You can get a Voigtlander 125mm f2.5 for less, and even that lens is overpriced. For $2700 you can get a used full frame Canon or Nikon body and an 85mm f1.4 used for less than this, then take a photo and just crop it.

07-20-2013, 06:36 PM	#10
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Either the Gods have gone crazy or insiders know something is coming. KEH prices to the market not to a dream.

07-20-2013, 06:37 PM	#11
dadipentak Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,590	I'm an unabashed fan of the lens (and KEH, for that matter) but $2,569.00? I don't think so.

07-21-2013, 05:59 PM	#12
littledrawe Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Red Rock Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,514	Originally posted by dadipentak I'm an unabashed fan of the lens (and KEH, for that matter) but $2,569.00? I don't think so. I like them too, and have seen a lot of things reasonably priced on their site, with these kind of items though, it seems that a home run isn't enough for them, they want the bases loaded too.

07-21-2013, 06:15 PM	#13
TropicalMonkey Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2012 Location: Saint Paul Posts: 304	I see the prices going through the roof for older Takumar and Pentax lenses. Any one knows the original prices of these? For example how much was a 50mm/1.4 Super Takumar when it was still available (new)?

07-21-2013, 07:14 PM	#14
Blue Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida Hill Country Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,377	Originally posted by littledrawe I like them too, and have seen a lot of things reasonably priced on their site, with these kind of items though, it seems that a home run isn't enough for them, they want the bases loaded too. Maybe when 3 batters get struck out in a row, the price will go down.

07-21-2013, 07:15 PM	#15
Blue Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Florida Hill Country Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 17,377	Originally posted by TropicalMonkey I see the prices going through the roof for older Takumar and Pentax lenses. Any one knows the original prices of these? For example how much was a 50mm/1.4 Super Takumar when it was still available (new)? I don't remember without digging through some of my paper records, but the A* 135/1.8 was very expensive when it was new.