Insane price of Pentax 85mm1.4

"dtong22" <dtong22.TakeThisOut@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> Can somebody explain to me? ......ebay bid of a Pentax FA85mm 1.4.....
>over 1,100 pl shipping from Portugal.
>Yet B&H price is just $800

EU taxes tend do be higher than US on many goods. Certainly buying from
USA (or anywhere outside EU) attracts VAT [Value Added Tax] and import duty.
Often the B&H bargains are not really if you buy them mail order from the
EU. Having said that, ebay still attracts folks with more money than sense.
 >> Stay informed about: Insane price of Pentax 85mm1.4 

right on. But we lots of it in this country too. Import tarrifs, sales
tax, customs and some might say capital gain tax
 >> Stay informed about: Insane price of Pentax 85mm1.4 

In article <qo3gu1t3uqvtebs0vegsrugsft6dm73uhj.DeleteThis@4ax.com>, Bill Funk
<BigBill.DeleteThis@there.com> writes
>On Mon, 6 Feb 2006 23:11:03 +0000 (UTC), gsm.DeleteThis@mendelson.com (Geoffrey
>S. Mendelson) wrote:
>
>>Bill Funk wrote:
>>> Didn't the fact that the device *in* the box didn't match the
>>> description *on* the box mean anything?
>>> I mean, if the box was for a BelchFire 32X burner, and the device in
>>> the box was a SlowLane 2X burner, doesn't that mean anything?
>>
>>They were both Compaq CD-ROM drives. He also said that it,
>>and another used part in the box could not have been used because
>>they were not covered in dust.
>>
>>He obviously never saw a computer room.
>>
>>Geoff.
>
>Couldn't he read other than the biggest print?
>Like I said, the box and the device differed. He couldn't see that?
>
You've never dealt with Customs folk, have you Bill.

Nevertheless, Geoff could just have told him where to put his alleged
$150 drive - it would have been worth $25 in satisfaction alone.
--
Kennedy
Yes, Socrates himself is particularly missed;
A lovely little thinker, but a bugger when he's pissed.
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 >> Stay informed about: Insane price of Pentax 85mm1.4 

On 6 Feb 2006 05:14:43 -0800, "dtong22" <dtong22 RemoveThis @yahoo.com> wrote:

>Can somebody explain to me? This is around 5 pm EST Saturday . And I
>was looking at the ebay bid of a Pentax FA85mm 1.4. It is now over
>$1,000 and still one hour to go which means that the sales probably may
>end up over 1,100 pl shipping from Portugal. Yet B&H price is just $800
>on back order though. Big deal that it is on back order and you have to
>wait . Also 77mm limited 1.8 is $700 available right now brand new.
>Just not real with that much of a premium ? It is just insane The
>price of lens have really gone up lately.
>
>Daniel

Ebay; The World's centre for shill bidding and outright fraud.
 >> Stay informed about: Insane price of Pentax 85mm1.4 

Trust me when I say that I know my Pentax Ebay prices.
The last several SMC-A* 1:1.4 85mm lenses have all sold for over 1000.
They only come up evry 3 weeks or so.
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Neal,
>Trust me when I say that I know my Pentax Ebay prices.
>The last several SMC-A* 1:1.4 85mm lenses have all sold for over 1000.
>they only come up evry 3 weeks or so.
It apparently is rare and good.
Also it is the longest and fastest lens that can manage the magical
figure of 1.4.
I would rather wait for the new one hoping that Pentax is resume
production.
I recall FA50mm1.4 was quite high as well before Pentax restarts.
Luckily I took my time and I got that in the States for a paltry sum
of $220.
I just love not using my flash at all.
Daniel
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The A* is the manual focus version. The FA* is the AF version. Minor
optical changes exist between them.
Nikon (iirc) & Zeiss also have 85/1.4 models and Canon a monster
85/1.2. Getting a little longer, Pentax has a super-fast 135/1.8. In
recent months these went from $800 to $1800.

Collin
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Cheesehead wrote:

> The A* is the manual focus version. The FA* is the AF version. Minor
> optical changes exist between them.
> Nikon (iirc) & Zeiss also have 85/1.4 models and Canon a monster
> 85/1.2. Getting a little longer, Pentax has a super-fast 135/1.8. In
> recent months these went from $800 to $1800.
>
> Collin
>

That surprises me, since I've only seen one 135 f/1.8 & that was in
screw mount. They're scarcer than hen's teeth.

I don't think HAS is the right word, HAD.
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