Pentax K 135-600 f/6.7 on ebay... good price or not, here it is.

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Pentax 135 600mm f6 7 SMC Lens 135 600 6 7 K Mount 891 | eBay

Rimfiredude · 03-09-2016, 11:16 PM

Sounds like a decent price and it is a sharp lens. It sure is a brute. Guess you have seen this picture.

jimr-pdx · 03-10-2016, 06:29 AM

Throw in a 50/2 and save 10% also! Roberts is a great place to shop for random deals and returns are easy. That's quite a lens, hadn't seen it before.. sort of like Croc Dundee's knife

**dadipentak** · 03-10-2016, 07:22 AM

OMG--what a wonderful thing!

normhead · 03-10-2016, 07:40 AM

It does look enticing.... but it's as long as your arm. Does it come with a top mounted scope? And how much reach do you have to have to get to the focus ring. Does your arm get tired if you have to constantly adjust focus? And how rigid does your tripod have to be to lock it in place. I'm used to placing my subject at the top of the frame and having the camera drop, when let go of the focusing ring. Sometimes it takes me 5 tries to get the A-400 where I want it for framing, because Ihave to anticipate how far the lens will drop when Ilet go and I'm shooting on a 2 second delay.

I have questions. I get tired and sore manually focusing my A-400. This looks worse. But 600mm and ƒ6.3 sounds sweet.

zbrueningsen · 03-10-2016, 12:37 PM

I think that is a reasonable price. I love manual focus and the K series lenses. I read one reviewer's post and the pictures were great. Would love to have the extra money to pull the trigger on this.

**sergysergy** · 03-10-2016, 04:32 PM

I want it and I would buy it but I have no space for it

Tom S. · 03-10-2016, 04:48 PM

I'd have to hire someone to carry it for me!

**dadipentak** · 03-10-2016, 04:57 PM

Originally posted by sergysergy

I want it and I would buy it but I have no space for it

Yeah, but the truth is I wouldn't use it--I have better (read "more expensive") lenses in that range--but it's not a bad deal for someone who wants long on the cheap.

But it's just.so.cool!

**BigMackCam** · 03-10-2016, 05:02 PM - **1 Like**

I'd be tempted to just have it stood vertically on a display stand in my dining room, as a conversation piece. It's magnificent... and... AND.... FF compatible!!!!

p38arover · 03-10-2016, 05:49 PM - **1 Like**

US$193 shipping! I'll pass.

Venom3300 · 03-10-2016, 05:58 PM

this is a lens for someone that is compensating for something >.>

**BigMackCam** · 03-10-2016, 06:03 PM

Originally posted by Venom3300

this is a lens for someone that is compensating for something >.>

Focal length inadequacy??

**Clinton** · 03-12-2016, 09:40 AM

note the scratch on the rear element when making your offer

**monochrome** · 03-12-2016, 10:01 AM

That lens is longer than my drawer is wide.

Thankfully.

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03-10-2016, 06:29 AM	#3
jimr-pdx Pentaxian Join Date: May 2010 Location: now 1 hour north of PDX Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,897	Throw in a 50/2 and save 10% also! Roberts is a great place to shop for random deals and returns are easy. That's quite a lens, hadn't seen it before.. sort of like Croc Dundee's knife

03-10-2016, 07:22 AM	#4
dadipentak Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,590	OMG--what a wonderful thing!

03-10-2016, 07:40 AM	#5
normhead Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Near Algonquin Park Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 40,451	It does look enticing.... but it's as long as your arm. Does it come with a top mounted scope? And how much reach do you have to have to get to the focus ring. Does your arm get tired if you have to constantly adjust focus? And how rigid does your tripod have to be to lock it in place. I'm used to placing my subject at the top of the frame and having the camera drop, when let go of the focusing ring. Sometimes it takes me 5 tries to get the A-400 where I want it for framing, because Ihave to anticipate how far the lens will drop when Ilet go and I'm shooting on a 2 second delay. I have questions. I get tired and sore manually focusing my A-400. This looks worse. But 600mm and ƒ6.3 sounds sweet.

03-10-2016, 12:37 PM	#6
zbrueningsen Veteran Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Nebraska Photos: Albums Posts: 902	I think that is a reasonable price. I love manual focus and the K series lenses. I read one reviewer's post and the pictures were great. Would love to have the extra money to pull the trigger on this.

03-10-2016, 04:32 PM	#7
sergysergy Site Supporter Join Date: Jan 2011 Photos: Gallery Posts: 5,171	I want it and I would buy it but I have no space for it

03-10-2016, 04:48 PM	#8
Tom S. Veteran Member Join Date: May 2008 Location: S.E. Michigan Photos: Albums Posts: 4,317	I'd have to hire someone to carry it for me!

03-10-2016, 04:57 PM	#9
dadipentak Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Baltimore, Maryland Photos: Gallery Posts: 11,590	Originally posted by sergysergy I want it and I would buy it but I have no space for it Yeah, but the truth is I wouldn't use it--I have better (read "more expensive") lenses in that range--but it's not a bad deal for someone who wants long on the cheap. But it's just.so.cool!

03-10-2016, 05:02 PM - 1 Like	#10
BigMackCam Digitiser of Film Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: North East of England Posts: 20,674	I'd be tempted to just have it stood vertically on a display stand in my dining room, as a conversation piece. It's magnificent... and... AND.... FF compatible!!!!

03-10-2016, 05:49 PM - 1 Like	#11
p38arover Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Western Sydney, Australia Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 3,084	US$193 shipping! I'll pass.

03-10-2016, 05:58 PM	#12
Venom3300 Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Posts: 714	this is a lens for someone that is compensating for something >.>

03-10-2016, 06:03 PM	#13
BigMackCam Digitiser of Film Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: North East of England Posts: 20,674	Originally posted by Venom3300 this is a lens for someone that is compensating for something >.> Focal length inadequacy??

03-12-2016, 09:40 AM	#14
Clinton Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,910	note the scratch on the rear element when making your offer

03-12-2016, 10:01 AM	#15
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	That lens is longer than my drawer is wide. Thankfully.