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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.

GinaC · 08-30-2018, 03:02 PM

Originally posted by jbondo

Looks like it had lengthy submersion.

At least it doesn't say "EXCELLENT+++ MINT" like so many listings for iffy stuff does nowadays.

Yeah, I actually wondered if they had cleaned it of barnacles!

**jlstrawman** · 08-30-2018, 03:39 PM

Seller is in India, which probably explains the fungus.

**clickclick** · 08-30-2018, 04:40 PM

Really does look like someone threw it into their rock tumbler kit.

serothis · 08-30-2018, 04:40 PM

2 people have put bids on it!

**carabez** · 08-30-2018, 04:46 PM - **1 Like**

Originally posted by serothis

2 people have put bids on it!

Oops... you caught me! That lens is ok for the "death lens club"

disconnekt · 08-30-2018, 05:22 PM

Well, whoever buys it gives all the details of how bad it is lol

DeadJohn · 08-30-2018, 06:07 PM - **2 Likes**

Originally posted by Quartermaster James

High school equipment?

From a high school hockey team. It was used as a puck.

DeadJohn · 08-30-2018, 06:08 PM

Originally posted by serothis

2 people have put bids on it!

2 people need doorsteps or paperweights.

**twilhelm** · 08-30-2018, 06:14 PM

Originally posted by kayakfari

Saw this one listed previously last couple weeks with bids up past $60 .. didn't follow to the end, so wonder what happened.
Poor thing!!

Probably didn't reach his minimum price!

**clickclick** · 08-30-2018, 06:53 PM

Originally posted by DeadJohn

paperweights.

I had been thinking the same thing.

**clickclick** · 08-30-2018, 06:56 PM

So, it's got what looks like a chipped inner element and corrosion in keeping with water exposure. Wonder what it fell out of, bounced off of, and landed in and how long it sat before being fished out?

Jim Dandy · 08-30-2018, 07:38 PM

It's just a flesh wound.

kayakfari · 08-30-2018, 08:57 PM

Originally posted by twilhelm

Probably didn't reach his minimum price!

It had no reserve, same as now. maybe buyer backed out~

DeadJohn · 08-30-2018, 10:10 PM

I like how they diligently included so many sample photos. The focusing and aperture rings are shown from 3 different angles. Would anyone look at 1 angle, showing half the body, and wonder what the other side looked like?

The aperture is listed as working. If someone needs parts for another lens maybe the blades can be salvaged. Soak the donor aperture in fungicide first.

**clickclick** · 08-31-2018, 05:06 AM - **1 Like**

It's so gross, for $10, almost want to buy it just to see it first hand.

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08-30-2018, 03:02 PM	#31
GinaC Veteran Member Join Date: Dec 2015 Location: Brunswick, GA, USA Photos: Gallery Posts: 440	Originally posted by jbondo Looks like it had lengthy submersion. At least it doesn't say "EXCELLENT+++ MINT" like so many listings for iffy stuff does nowadays. Yeah, I actually wondered if they had cleaned it of barnacles!

08-30-2018, 03:39 PM	#32
jlstrawman Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Midwest US Photos: Gallery Posts: 1,058	Seller is in India, which probably explains the fungus.

08-30-2018, 04:40 PM	#33
clickclick Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2016 Location: East Coast Posts: 2,903 Original Poster	Really does look like someone threw it into their rock tumbler kit.

08-30-2018, 04:40 PM	#34
serothis Veteran Member Join Date: May 2016 Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 538	2 people have put bids on it!

08-30-2018, 04:46 PM - 1 Like	#35
carabez Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2017 Location: Cinco de Mayo Photos: Gallery Posts: 793	Originally posted by serothis 2 people have put bids on it! Oops... you caught me! That lens is ok for the "death lens club"

08-30-2018, 05:22 PM	#36
disconnekt Pentaxian Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: SoCal/I.E. Photos: Albums Posts: 1,699	Well, whoever buys it gives all the details of how bad it is lol

08-30-2018, 06:07 PM - 2 Likes	#37
DeadJohn Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New York Posts: 4,833	Originally posted by Quartermaster James High school equipment? From a high school hockey team. It was used as a puck.

08-30-2018, 06:08 PM	#38
DeadJohn Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New York Posts: 4,833	Originally posted by serothis 2 people have put bids on it! 2 people need doorsteps or paperweights.

08-30-2018, 06:14 PM	#39
twilhelm Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Florida Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 2,369	Originally posted by kayakfari Saw this one listed previously last couple weeks with bids up past $60 .. didn't follow to the end, so wonder what happened. Poor thing!! Probably didn't reach his minimum price!

08-30-2018, 06:53 PM	#40
clickclick Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2016 Location: East Coast Posts: 2,903 Original Poster	Originally posted by DeadJohn paperweights. I had been thinking the same thing.

08-30-2018, 06:56 PM	#41
clickclick Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2016 Location: East Coast Posts: 2,903 Original Poster	So, it's got what looks like a chipped inner element and corrosion in keeping with water exposure. Wonder what it fell out of, bounced off of, and landed in and how long it sat before being fished out?

08-30-2018, 07:38 PM	#42
Jim Dandy Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2018 Location: Central Oregon Photos: Gallery Posts: 137	It's just a flesh wound.

08-30-2018, 08:57 PM	#43
kayakfari Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: South Florida Posts: 173	Originally posted by twilhelm Probably didn't reach his minimum price! It had no reserve, same as now. maybe buyer backed out~

08-30-2018, 10:10 PM	#44
DeadJohn Pentaxian Join Date: Jan 2011 Location: New York Posts: 4,833	I like how they diligently included so many sample photos. The focusing and aperture rings are shown from 3 different angles. Would anyone look at 1 angle, showing half the body, and wonder what the other side looked like? The aperture is listed as working. If someone needs parts for another lens maybe the blades can be salvaged. Soak the donor aperture in fungicide first.

08-31-2018, 05:06 AM - 1 Like	#45
clickclick Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: May 2016 Location: East Coast Posts: 2,903 Original Poster	It's so gross, for $10, almost want to buy it just to see it first hand.