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Forum: Sold Items
03-12-2016, 04:46 PM
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*SOLD*
Thanks everyone for looking and contributing.
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Forum: Sold Items
03-11-2016, 10:24 PM
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I'd happily take $750 for mine but the offer so far are $450, $600 and $680 and they want shipping included. Obviously I want it to sell because it's sitting gathering dust (figure of speech, it's in my climate controlled lens cabinet) and I'd rather it out there taking photos but low balling is not going to lower the price. I have not had trouble selling any of my other dozen or so Pentax lens here so why this one?
P.S> For anyone who thinks the hood doesn't help this lens you've not used one before - it's not an internal zoom and the barrel extends a couple of inches out when zoomed, the lens hood is designed to envelope the extended barrel.
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Forum: Sold Items
03-10-2016, 06:23 PM
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Looks like everyone raves how good this lens is but no one wants to pay the fair price for it. Rather buy the $1500+ Tamron.
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Forum: Sold Items
03-09-2016, 01:47 AM
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Did someone mention it's a garbage lens? Oh dear I must have over paid for it all those years ago...
I found the 70 end works great on the APS-C for portraits, on my new mount (M4/3), I have now picked up an Olympus M.Zuiko 75mm to do similar work (of course the Zuiko is 150mm equiv and thus actually a lot restricted(leg works, hard to get a full body shot, but good for half body) compared with the FA zoom.
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Forum: Sold Items
03-08-2016, 04:58 PM
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03-05-2016, 06:02 PM
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Thank you for the continued endorsement - I did my own comparison a few years back with the full frame Tamron B007 (SP 24-70), And my conclusion is the Tamron wins on the tele end while the Pentax destroys it on the wide end (even if 007 zoomed to 28mm).
However, the most difference and my personal preference is in the colour and rendering quality of the FA*.
Call it whatever you want, the colours are just more true to life and pleasing on the FA*, the 007 had a noticeable yellow cast. The smoothness of transition and micro-contrast is beautiful on the FA*. The Bokeh ain't bad for a zoom either.
As sholtzma said, if you really want to compare sharpness of 2 lens 3 decades apart, then maybe the FA* isn't for you. We often forget a lens is far more than sharpness.
Having said that I personally haven't used the HD Pentax (which really is just a re-coated newer version Tamron). Alas, I have none other Pentax gear left to do test shoots.
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Forum: Sold Items
02-18-2016, 03:30 PM
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I did mention a 'reasonable' offer ;)
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Forum: Sold Items
02-18-2016, 01:24 AM
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THis one still haven't been sold - withthe K-1 announced anyone want to make me a reasonable offer?
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Forum: Sold Items
12-22-2015, 02:37 PM
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Nope, still here. Interesting because I thought this would be the first one to sell, but it's the last one I got left.
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Forum: Sold Items
11-04-2015, 02:37 AM
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Thank you for your endorsement. Guess people are waiting to see the results from the DFA. Oh well.
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Forum: Sold Items
10-31-2015, 02:55 PM
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Forum: Sold Items
10-08-2015, 11:03 PM
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10-06-2015, 05:31 AM
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09-29-2015, 04:16 PM
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Thank you for your kind words! It was sad to leave the K-mount. I did it because Pentax (and DSLR) was heading in a direction that differed from my shooting style - travel journal photos. I needed something much lighter and compact up a mountain.
Many fans would enjoy and love the full frame Pentax due out next year, for me it would be way too much weight I can trade for hiking gears.
Thank you and enjoy shooting!
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Forum: Sold Items
09-24-2015, 06:28 PM
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Well, the newly announced HD 24-70mm f/2.8 is a re-badged Tamron.
So if you want to get a proper Pentax designed from the ground up, give this one a go.
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Forum: Sold Items
09-22-2015, 08:54 PM
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Another bump for another week.
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Forum: Sold Items
09-10-2015, 05:40 PM
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Forum: Sold Items
08-31-2015, 06:26 PM
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Thank you sholtzma.
I agree on the rendering quality of this lens is top notch. Mechanically it can be modernised. But the image quality speak for themselves.
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Daily bump
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Forum: Sold Items
08-22-2015, 04:44 AM
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Forum: Sold Items
08-19-2015, 07:33 PM
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Forum: Sold Items
08-13-2015, 05:23 PM
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Bump + Samples from FA* 28-70
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Forum: Sold Items
08-07-2015, 05:24 PM
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Price in USD,
It's AUD 1000 if you are in OZ.
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Forum: Sold Items
08-06-2015, 12:26 AM
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Forum: Sold Items
08-03-2015, 06:02 AM
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Hey folks,
This is the last Pentax lens I got left. make me a sensible offer and I will consider it.
- $800 FA* 28-70mm F/2.8, Excellent condition optically and mechanically, Power Zoom functions on compatible bodies, Cosmetically good apart from some paint scratch near PZ-switch, comes with original hood, caps.
Payment via Paypal or bank transfer (preferred) - for seller feedback pls see my profile..
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Bump for Tuesday
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Bump for Wednesday
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Forum: Sold Items
06-30-2015, 01:10 AM
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Thank you, The FA* 28-70 is pretty special, it's got that certain quality to it.
I have had the Tamron 007 as well until I acquired the 2870. In pure sharpness, I'd say the Tammy is ahead in the telephoto end - by about 0.5 to 1 stops, While the Pentax is sharper at the wide end by almost 2 stops. So let's say they are equal in this field.
But when it comes to micro contrast and colour rendering the 2870 wins hands down. I find (to my eyes) the Tammy has a slight yellow cast. While the FA* renders colour with a certain pop that just makes it one of those rare lens where things just look right.
Alas, it looks like it's destined to be the last one to leave me :) I'm not complaining here. I actually preferred to the FA* to the 77mm on a digital SLR due tot he purple fringe issue on the 77.
I have to say though I now find a pair of worthwhile successors in the form of Olympus M.Zuiko 12-40mm and 75mm.
Still, when one considers the FA* was a 25 year old design that makes it extra special it can still go up against the latest.
In our lives we'd doubt less own many lenses, the FA* will forever be one I'd remember. It's heavy, loud as a robot, difficult to toss around and not quite suited for my shooting style but damn it could render well.
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