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Please correct me if I'm wrong, but I came across what I believe to be a well-regarded, but fairly rare, K 24 3.5 on Adorama this morning.
Used Pentax Super-Multi-Coated 24mm F3.5 Lens

Stavri · 03-04-2015, 11:19 AM

already sold

**baro-nite** · 03-04-2015, 12:45 PM

Yes, those command a hefty price. The screw-mount version (same optical formula) is fairly easy to find, though, at a much lower price.

CreationBear · 03-04-2015, 01:18 PM

Originally posted by baro-nite

those command a hefty price

From what I gather, it's you film guys who will get the most out of this lens--hope this copy finds a good home. (FWIW, though, if a K28 2.0 comes up, it's every man for himself.

)

**wtlwdwgn** · 03-04-2015, 04:37 PM

Originally posted by CreationBear

(FWIW, though, if a K28 2.0 comes up, it's every man for himself.

)

Me got!

CreationBear · 03-04-2015, 04:50 PM

Originally posted by wtlwdwgn

Me got!

AKA the "better to ask forgiveness than to wait for permission" lens...

Trigger Happy · 03-05-2015, 02:08 AM

Originally posted by CreationBear

if a K28 2.0 comes up, it's every man for himself.

There is one at KEH. $452. I guess it's an M 28 f2 so not sure if that's the same one you're talking about.

Wild Mark · 03-05-2015, 02:22 AM

The K28/2 is a very different beast to the M28/2 - there is no comparison other than for the fact they share the same focal length and max aperture setting. The A28/2 is a good lens (and superior? to the M28/2) - it went for nearly US$400 the other day on eBay. FF lens prices are rising and good luck if you want a K28/2 for these prices.

Trigger Happy · 03-05-2015, 02:31 AM

I guess I saw the price and thought it must be the one that's in demand

I stand corrected.

Sandy Hancock · 03-05-2015, 02:39 AM

Originally posted by CreationBear

FWIW, though, if a K28 2.0 comes up, it's every man for himself.

If was an A28/2.0 then get out of the way.

Wild Mark · 03-05-2015, 03:32 AM

What is an A28/2.0 worth now that FF has been announced? They are so very rare. Perhaps rarer than the K28/2.

---------- Post added 03-05-15 at 09:41 PM ----------

LOL - moments after I contemplate this thought the A28/2.0 sold the other day is resisted

SMC Pentax A 28mm F2 | eBay

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**baro-nite** · 03-05-2015, 05:57 AM

Originally posted by Wild Mark

The A28/2 is a good lens (and superior? to the M28/2)

Same optical formula, so the main difference is the A setting.

Stavri · 03-05-2015, 10:07 AM

the K28 f2 are going for Distagon prices nowadays...

krazykat · 03-05-2015, 03:55 PM

I saw a K28/2 in Shinjuku, Tokyo in 2012 for AU$1200...

Wild Mark · 03-06-2015, 02:30 AM

I missed one in a recent auction. It was siting in the backdrops of the camera bundle with an oblique reference in the description. Someone else must have seen the lens and wanted it more than me ..... But that auction went in the 400's

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03-04-2015, 12:45 PM	#3
baro-nite Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: North Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,295	Yes, those command a hefty price. The screw-mount version (same optical formula) is fairly easy to find, though, at a much lower price.

03-04-2015, 01:18 PM	#4
CreationBear Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,415 Original Poster	Originally posted by baro-nite those command a hefty price From what I gather, it's you film guys who will get the most out of this lens--hope this copy finds a good home. (FWIW, though, if a K28 2.0 comes up, it's every man for himself. )

03-04-2015, 04:37 PM	#5
wtlwdwgn Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Billings, MT Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 13,853	Originally posted by CreationBear (FWIW, though, if a K28 2.0 comes up, it's every man for himself. ) Me got!

03-04-2015, 04:50 PM	#6
CreationBear Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2013 Posts: 2,415 Original Poster	Originally posted by wtlwdwgn Me got! AKA the "better to ask forgiveness than to wait for permission" lens...

03-05-2015, 02:08 AM	#7
Trigger Happy Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Prince George, BC Photos: Albums Posts: 80	Originally posted by CreationBear if a K28 2.0 comes up, it's every man for himself. There is one at KEH. $452. I guess it's an M 28 f2 so not sure if that's the same one you're talking about.

03-05-2015, 02:22 AM	#8
Wild Mark Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Newcastle Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,954	The K28/2 is a very different beast to the M28/2 - there is no comparison other than for the fact they share the same focal length and max aperture setting. The A28/2 is a good lens (and superior? to the M28/2) - it went for nearly US$400 the other day on eBay. FF lens prices are rising and good luck if you want a K28/2 for these prices.

03-05-2015, 02:31 AM	#9
Trigger Happy Forum Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Prince George, BC Photos: Albums Posts: 80	I guess I saw the price and thought it must be the one that's in demand I stand corrected.

03-05-2015, 02:39 AM	#10
Sandy Hancock Moderator Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2012 Location: Adelaide Hills, South Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 11,275	Originally posted by CreationBear FWIW, though, if a K28 2.0 comes up, it's every man for himself. If was an A28/2.0 then get out of the way.

03-05-2015, 03:32 AM	#11
Wild Mark Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Newcastle Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,954	What is an A28/2.0 worth now that FF has been announced? They are so very rare. Perhaps rarer than the K28/2. ---------- Post added 03-05-15 at 09:41 PM ---------- LOL - moments after I contemplate this thought the A28/2.0 sold the other day is resisted SMC Pentax A 28mm F2 \| eBay Classic (I have no relationship with this item)

03-05-2015, 05:57 AM	#12
baro-nite Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: North Carolina, USA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 5,295	Originally posted by Wild Mark The A28/2 is a good lens (and superior? to the M28/2) Same optical formula, so the main difference is the A setting.

03-05-2015, 10:07 AM	#13
Stavri Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2014 Location: at a Bean & Leaf Photos: Albums Posts: 1,832	the K28 f2 are going for Distagon prices nowadays...

03-05-2015, 03:55 PM	#14
krazykat Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Posts: 546	I saw a K28/2 in Shinjuku, Tokyo in 2012 for AU$1200...

03-06-2015, 02:30 AM	#15
Wild Mark Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: Newcastle Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,954	I missed one in a recent auction. It was siting in the backdrops of the camera bundle with an oblique reference in the description. Someone else must have seen the lens and wanted it more than me ..... But that auction went in the 400's

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