Pentax-A 1.2 starting bid $9.99 - what happened to this?...

Pentax-A 1.2 starting bid $9.99 - what happened to this?... · 07:10 PM

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Looks like it could have been dug up at the beach almost. At least the listing is honest:

SMC Pentax-A 50mm 1:1.2 Super Fast Lens For Pentax LX, ME Super Etc Cameras | eBay

Always wonder what the story is behind something like this.

disconnekt · 08-29-2018, 08:41 PM

Sweet baby Jesus, that lens needs aloooooot of love from whoever buys it.

ChristianRock · 08-29-2018, 08:48 PM

It looks like it survived a house fire only to be ran over by a car, and then spent years in a fungus farm.

timw4mail · 08-29-2018, 08:59 PM

If only this had happened to a 50/2...

Jim Dandy · 08-29-2018, 08:59 PM - **1 Like**

I can't unsee that... The horror, the horror.

**twilhelm** · 08-29-2018, 10:29 PM

It's a "user" lens.

But that is a depressing sight.

Kozlok · 08-30-2018, 04:14 AM

For $10 it’s probably fun to play with.

**monochrome** · 08-30-2018, 04:28 AM

Description: A50/1.4

GinaC · 08-30-2018, 04:29 AM

Ditto. To all.

**jhaji** · 08-30-2018, 04:49 AM

So sad. The fall from grace.

UserAccessDenied · 08-30-2018, 04:54 AM

I was tempted to bid on it just to see what it could do still...
I'm always amazed at how bad a lens can look, but still take decent photos.

UserAccessDenied · 08-30-2018, 04:54 AM

Meanwhile, I freak out if a fleck of dust lands on the shell of my lens and immediately run and grab the dust blower

GinaC · 08-30-2018, 04:55 AM

Originally posted by UserAccessDenied

I was tempted to bid on it just to see what it could do still...
I'm always amazed at how bad a lens can look, but still take decent photos.

Amazing, isn't it!

UserAccessDenied · 08-30-2018, 05:27 AM

Originally posted by GinaC

Amazing, isn't it!

there was a video on youtube a few years ago where a guy smashed up a lens and took photos with it to show the extent of damage you can "get away with"...

I can't seem to find it now...

DeadJohn · 08-30-2018, 05:46 AM

Fungus can happen during storage. The dents and abrasion on the exterior are a mystery. It's not just from a few drops onto concrete. It looks like hundreds of small impacts.

Was the lens rolling around in someone's car trunk for years???

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08-29-2018, 08:41 PM	#2
disconnekt Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: SoCal/I.E. Photos: Albums Posts: 1,700	Sweet baby Jesus, that lens needs aloooooot of love from whoever buys it.

08-29-2018, 08:48 PM	#3
ChristianRock Pentaxian Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: People's Republic of America Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 9,910	It looks like it survived a house fire only to be ran over by a car, and then spent years in a fungus farm.

08-29-2018, 08:59 PM	#4
timw4mail Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2017 Location: Driving a Mirage Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,670	If only this had happened to a 50/2...

08-29-2018, 08:59 PM - 1 Like	#5
Jim Dandy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Central Oregon Photos: Gallery Posts: 137	I can't unsee that... The horror, the horror.

08-29-2018, 10:29 PM	#6
twilhelm Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Florida Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,369	It's a "user" lens. But that is a depressing sight.

08-30-2018, 04:14 AM	#7
Kozlok Pentaxian Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Albuquerque Photos: Gallery Posts: 3,148	For $10 it’s probably fun to play with.

08-30-2018, 04:28 AM	#8
monochrome Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Working From Home Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 26,276	Description: A50/1.4

08-30-2018, 04:29 AM	#9
GinaC Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Brunswick, GA, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 440	Ditto. To all.

08-30-2018, 04:49 AM	#10
jhaji Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 1,141	So sad. The fall from grace.

08-30-2018, 04:54 AM	#11
UserAccessDenied Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Maryland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,677	I was tempted to bid on it just to see what it could do still... I'm always amazed at how bad a lens can look, but still take decent photos.

08-30-2018, 04:54 AM	#12
UserAccessDenied Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Maryland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,677	Meanwhile, I freak out if a fleck of dust lands on the shell of my lens and immediately run and grab the dust blower

08-30-2018, 04:55 AM	#13
GinaC Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Brunswick, GA, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 440	Originally posted by UserAccessDenied I was tempted to bid on it just to see what it could do still... I'm always amazed at how bad a lens can look, but still take decent photos. Amazing, isn't it!

08-30-2018, 05:27 AM	#14
UserAccessDenied Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2015 Location: Maryland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 1,677	Originally posted by GinaC Amazing, isn't it! there was a video on youtube a few years ago where a guy smashed up a lens and took photos with it to show the extent of damage you can "get away with"... I can't seem to find it now...

08-30-2018, 05:46 AM	#15
DeadJohn Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New York Posts: 4,834	Fungus can happen during storage. The dents and abrasion on the exterior are a mystery. It's not just from a few drops onto concrete. It looks like hundreds of small impacts. Was the lens rolling around in someone's car trunk for years???