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Forum: Sold Items
03-29-2013, 04:24 PM
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unp and mikeSF
There is a story there.
Way back when, I bought the lens while I was still shooting mostly magazine and corporate assignments. Within months, if not weeks, of purchase, I decided to go all stock photography and signed exclusively with what was then one of the five largest stock photo agencies in the world, FPG International in NYC. In looking through their files I realized what jumped out on light tables (how pictures were looked at back then by commercial users) were medium and large format color transparencies. So, I decided to go all medium and large format with all my commercial stock shooting (Pentax 645 and 67, Fuji 6X17, etc.).
All my 35mm stuff, including this lens, went into my equipment storage cabinets, and stayed there for the next couple decades, until recently. Of course, now I am semi-retired from active commercial stock shooting (after a ten year sabbatical from all commercial shooting while I pursued other ventures), and all my field lenses are now digital zooms, Pentax or Sigma, for ease of transport and versatility in shooting (I am now 66 years old and have been shooting professionally since the early 1970's). Whereas I used to carry a number of primes, with a couple specialized zooms, I find the quality of zooms today, if not quite the speed or quality of the very best primes like the Pentax F* 300 F4.5 (probably the best Pentax ever made), are good enough for what my images are used for (not much anymore), and a hell of a lot easier for an aging fellow to carry around than a bunch of primes.
In total, I would guess this lens has been used no more than a couple dozen times, and always with care, thus the condition.
Hopefully, whoever gets this lens will use it a lot. Its optical quality is second to none and deserves to be used (and taken care of). I may well regret letting it go in the long run, but so be it.
fliegenfischer
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Forum: Pentax Price Watch
09-01-2012, 02:47 PM
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Whoa. Finally sold enough old stuff to cover cost of new Pentax DA* 60-250mm f/4 zoom.
Pulled the trigger and ordered one online at best price I could find, B&H, for $1249.00 w/free shipping, on Thursday, August 30th.
Friday morning, August 31st., see that $100.00 rebate to start next day.
Groan and smack head on missing rebate by one day.
Saturday, August 1st., see that price has jumped to $1999.95, $1899.95 after rebate.
Missing rebate announcement by one day ends up saving me $650.95.
Smile and rub head in disbelief.
Buying lottery ticket tonight.
fliegenfischer
p.s. Amazon still has the lens at pre-rebate price ($1400 something).
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