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noddywithoutbigears
Joined: 13 Jan 2010 Posts: 215 Location: Leek, Staffordshire
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Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 4:51 pm Post subject: What Lenses Have You Sold And Now Bitterly Regret |
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noddywithoutbigears wrote:
I've been having a good read of the forum of late and while it's great to read about lenses I've once owned it still hurts because for the life of me I'll never understand why I sold them in the first place, quick list of which I don't own anymore boo hoo .
Panagor 90mm f2.8 Macro
Pentax M 200mm f4
Pentax M 28mm f2.8
Pentax M 50 f1.7
Pentax M 80-200 f4
Pentax M 75-150mm f4
Pentax M 135mm f3.5
Sold all of the above Pentaxes because I had the strange desire to buy a Tamrom 70-300mm LD Di Macro (oh dear, it lasted about 3 weeks until the naff build quality and wild CA finally convinced me I'd made a terrible mistake).
Helios 44M-6
And probably many more which I can't remember.
Go on add your list of shame and they don't count if you've re-bought them. |
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Jesito
Joined: 24 Aug 2007 Posts: 5745 Location: Olivella, Catalonia, (Spain)
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Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 5:01 pm Post subject: |
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Jesito wrote:
I sold my FLekto 35mm 2.8 and I've always blamed myself for that...
Regards.
Jes. _________________ Jesito, Moderator
Jesito's backsack:
Zooms Sigma 70-300, Tamron 35-135 and 70-210 short, 70-210 long, 28-70 CF Macro, 35-70, 35-80, Vivitar 70-210 KA, Tamron 70-250.
Fixed Industar-50, , Tamron 24mm, Tamron 135mm, Sands Hunter 135mm, Pancolar 50mm, Volna-3, many Exakta lenses
DSLR SIGMA SD9 & SD14, EOS 5D, Sony A700 and NEXF3, Oly E-330, E-400, E-450, E-1
TLR/6x6/645 YashicaMat, Petri 6x45, Nettar, Franka Solida, Brilliant
SLR Minolta X300, Fuji STX II, Praktica VLC3, Pentax P30t, EXA500, EXA 1A, Spotmatic(2), Chinon CM-4S, Ricoh, Contax, Konica TC-X , Minolta 5000, 7000i, 3Sxi, EOS 500 and CX
Rangefinders Chinon 35EE, Konica C35 auto, Canonet 28, Yashica Lynx, FED-2, Yashica electro 35, Argus C3 & C4, Regula Cita III, Voigtlander Vitoret (many), Welta Welti-I, Kodak Signette 35, Zorki-4, Bessa-R & L, Minolta Weathermatic, olympus XA2
Compact Film Konica C35V, Voigtlander Vitorets, Canon Prima Super 105, Olympus XA2 and XA3
Compact Digital Olympus C-5050, Aiptek Slim 3000, Canon Powershot A540, Nikon 5200, SIGMA DP1s, Polaroid X530, IXUS55, Kodak 6490, Powershot G9 and G10
CSCCanon EOS-M, Samsung NX100 and NX210, Lumix G5, NEX-F3 |
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Lloydy
Joined: 02 Sep 2009 Posts: 7788 Location: Ironbridge. UK.
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Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 5:16 pm Post subject: |
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Lloydy wrote:
Sell a lens ? How does that work ? _________________ LENSES & CAMERAS FOR SALE.....
I have loads of stuff that I have to get rid of, if you see me commenting about something I have got and you want one, ask me.
My Flickr https://www.flickr.com/photos/mudplugga/
My ipernity -
http://www.ipernity.com/home/294337 |
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ManualFocus-G
Joined: 29 Dec 2008 Posts: 6622 Location: United Kingdom
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Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 6:16 pm Post subject: Re: What Lenses Have You Sold And Now Bitterly Regret |
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ManualFocus-G wrote:
noddywithoutbigears wrote: |
I've been having a good read of the forum of late and while it's great to read about lenses I've once owned it still hurts because for the life of me I'll never understand why I sold them in the first place, quick list of which I don't own anymore boo hoo .
Panagor 90mm f2.8 Macro
Pentax M 200mm f4
Pentax M 28mm f2.8
Pentax M 50 f1.7
Pentax M 80-200 f4
Pentax M 75-150mm f4
Pentax M 135mm f3.5
Sold all of the above Pentaxes because I had the strange desire to buy a Tamrom 70-300mm LD Di Macro (oh dear, it lasted about 3 weeks until the naff build quality and wild CA finally convinced me I'd made a terrible mistake).
Helios 44M-6
And probably many more which I can't remember.
Go on add your list of shame and they don't count if you've re-bought them. |
Oh, now that was a REALLY bad decision
I don't regret selling anything to be honest! _________________ Graham - Moderator
Shooter of choice: Fujifilm X-T20 with M42, PB and C/Y lenses
See my Flickr photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/manualfocus-g |
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blende8
Joined: 29 Sep 2007 Posts: 260 Location: Bremen, Germany
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Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 6:52 pm Post subject: |
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blende8 wrote:
Pentax M85/2 (optically not perfect, but sooo great for portraits)
Pentax FA135/2.8 (very fast, accurate AF. Can you believe that Pentax has no 135mm in their actual lens program?)
I sold them, then bought them again, later. _________________ Best wishes, Wieland
K-1, K-5IIs
Pentax, mysterium quod absconditum fuit ... |
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William
Joined: 26 Nov 2009 Posts: 489 Location: London
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Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 7:03 pm Post subject: |
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William wrote:
Oww, I'd be distraught if I sold all of that lovely M glass to buy a modern crappy telezoom.
My only real lens regrets are selling my 8 element Super Tak 1.4/50 and Super Tak 2.5/135. The 135 was sold for £45 and I'd have to pay a lot more to find one now. |
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peterqd
Joined: 28 Feb 2007 Posts: 7448 Location: near High Wycombe, UK
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Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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peterqd wrote:
Lloydy wrote: |
Sell a lens ? How does that work ? |
I'm with you there David. I keep reading how people feel stupid for selling lenses they wish they hadn't and it makes me want to hang on to mine even more! _________________ Peter - Moderator |
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kds315*
Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 16652 Location: Weinheim, Germany
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Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 7:19 pm Post subject: |
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kds315* wrote:
Pancolar 80mm in EX++ condition, but makes another member here very happy... _________________ Klaus - Admin
"S'il vient a point, me souviendra" [Thomas Bohier (1460-1523)]
http://www.macrolenses.de for macro and special lens info
http://www.pbase.com/kds315/uv_photos for UV Images and lens/filter info
https://www.flickr.com/photos/kds315/albums my albums using various lenses
http://photographyoftheinvisibleworld.blogspot.com/ my UV BLOG
http://www.travelmeetsfood.com/blog Food + Travel BLOG
https://galeriafotografia.com Architecture + Drone photography
Currently most FAV lens(es):
X80QF f3.2/80mm
Hypergon f11/26mm
ELCAN UV f5.6/52mm
Zeiss UV-Planar f4/60mm
Zeiss UV-Planar f2/62mm
Lomo Уфар-12 f2.5/41mm
Lomo Зуфар-2 f4.0/350mm
Lomo ZIKAR-1A f1.2/100mm
Nikon UV Nikkor f4.5/105mm
Zeiss UV-Sonnar f4.3/105mm
CERCO UV-VIS-NIR f1.8/45mm
CERCO UV-VIS-NIR f4.1/94mm
CERCO UV-VIS-NIR f2.8/100mm
Steinheil Quarzobjektiv f1.8/50mm
Pentax Quartz Takumar f3.5/85mm
Carl Zeiss Jena UV-Objektiv f4/60mm
NYE OPTICAL Lyman-Alpha II f1.1/90mm
NYE OPTICAL Lyman-Alpha I f2.8/200mm
COASTAL OPTICS f4/60mm UV-VIS-IR Apo
COASTAL OPTICS f4.5/105mm UV-Micro-Apo
Pentax Ultra-Achromatic Takumar f4.5/85mm
Pentax Ultra-Achromatic Takumar f5.6/300mm
Rodenstock UV-Rodagon f5.6/60mm + 105mm + 150mm
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LucisPictor
Joined: 26 Feb 2007 Posts: 17633 Location: Oberhessen, Germany / Maidstone ('95-'96)
Expire: 2013-12-03
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Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 8:30 pm Post subject: |
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LucisPictor wrote:
I regret to have sold several lenses, but none of them "bitterly". _________________ Personal forum activity on pause every now and again (due to job obligations)!
Carsten, former Moderator
Things ON SALE
Carsten = "KAPCTEH" = "Karusutenu" | T-shirt?.........................My photos from Emilia: http://www.schouler.net/emilia/emilia2011.html
My gear: http://retrocameracs.wordpress.com/ausrustung/
Old list: http://forum.mflenses.com/viewtopic.php?t=65 (Not up-to-date, sorry!) | http://www.lucispictor.de | http://www.alensaweek.wordpress.com |
http://www.retrocamera.de |
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Attila
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 57865 Location: Hungary
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Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 8:44 pm Post subject: |
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Attila wrote:
I never look back sold dot there is so many new one. Usually I never sell rare lenses what is hard or impossible to buy again, if I sell any I have more than one copy. _________________ -------------------------------
Items on sale on Ebay
Sony NEX-7 Carl Zeiss Planar 85mm f1.4, Minolta MD 35mm f1.8, Konica 135mm f2.5, Minolta MD 50mm f1.2, Minolta MD 250mm f5.6, Carl Zeiss Sonnar 180mm f2.8
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NewStuff
Joined: 31 Mar 2011 Posts: 847 Location: Wales, UK
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Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 10:26 pm Post subject: |
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NewStuff wrote:
I don't regret selling anything, although I got a lot of weird looks when I sold my Flek 35/2.4 (and a few more looks when the Bronica SQaM went with it), but as it cost me £5-10, and I rarely used it, there was no point in keeping it with prices as high as they were. _________________ Too many to list. |
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Orio
Joined: 24 Feb 2007 Posts: 29545 Location: West Emilia
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Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 10:35 pm Post subject: |
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Orio wrote:
Only one, my MMJ Planar 2/100 Contax, but that wasn't a choice, I was forced to sell by the taxes.
Otherwise I would have never sold it.
I'm trying to save enough to buy it again. _________________ Orio, Administrator
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Farside
Joined: 01 Sep 2007 Posts: 6557 Location: Ireland
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Posted: Mon Nov 21, 2011 10:38 pm Post subject: |
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Farside wrote:
noddywithoutbigears wrote: |
Sold all of the above Pentaxes because I had the strange desire to buy a Tamrom 70-300mm LD Di Macro (oh dear, it lasted about 3 weeks until the naff build quality and wild CA finally convinced me I'd made a terrible mistake). |
Mine's fine, you must have got a dud one. Alas, even though that lens was highly regarded as great bang for the buck, I've no doubt some duffers got out.
Lloydy wrote: |
Sell a lens ? How does that work ? |
Indeed. It's a strange concept. _________________ Dave - Moderator
Camera Fiend and Biograph Operator
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martinsmith99
Joined: 31 Aug 2008 Posts: 6950 Location: S Glos, UK
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Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 7:10 am Post subject: |
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martinsmith99 wrote:
I've sold 2 to a friend of mine and regret that only because he never uses them. _________________ Casual attendance these days |
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Spotmatic
Joined: 18 Aug 2008 Posts: 4045 Location: Netherlands
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Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 7:45 am Post subject: |
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Spotmatic wrote:
kds315* wrote: |
Pancolar 80mm in EX++ condition, but makes another member here very happy... |
Hah! I'll sell even the Canon 85mm f/1.2 S.S.C. Aspherical before the Pancolar. No; the Pancolar is here to stay. Greetings from my camera bag!
(You really don't have an 80mm Pancolar anymore???) _________________ Peter - Moderator
Pentax K-5 + Pentax 645 + Canon 5D + Bessa RF 10,5cm Heliar, and a 'little' bag full of MF lenses. The lens list is * here *.
My fast 80s: Asahi-Kogaku Takumar 83mm f/1.9 - Super-Takumar 85mm f/1.9 - FA 77mm f/1.8 Limited - Cyclop 85/1.5 (Helios-40 innards) - Komura 80mm f/1.8 - Meyer Görlitz Primoplan 7,5cm 1:1.9 - Carl Zeiss Jena 80mm f/1.8 Pancolar - Canon 85mm f/1.8 S.S.C. - Canon 85mm f/1.2 S.S.C. Aspherical |
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noddywithoutbigears
Joined: 13 Jan 2010 Posts: 215 Location: Leek, Staffordshire
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Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 7:50 am Post subject: |
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noddywithoutbigears wrote:
Farside wrote: |
noddywithoutbigears wrote: |
Sold all of the above Pentaxes because I had the strange desire to buy a Tamrom 70-300mm LD Di Macro (oh dear, it lasted about 3 weeks until the naff build quality and wild CA finally convinced me I'd made a terrible mistake). |
Mine's fine, you must have got a dud one. Alas, even though that lens was highly regarded as great bang for the buck, I've no doubt some duffers got out.
Lloydy wrote: |
Sell a lens ? How does that work ? |
Indeed. It's a strange concept. |
I never really got on with it just never gave consistent results, I bought the Sigma 70-300mm APO Super Macro to see if that was better but although slightly better at controlling CA it never really shined. After these two I reverted back to MF and have been here ever since. |
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Minolfan
Joined: 30 Dec 2008 Posts: 3439 Location: Netherlands
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Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 8:21 am Post subject: |
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Minolfan wrote:
The only one I feel sorry about to have sold it was a Rokkor 100mm 2.0, that I traded in for a Rokkor 85mm 1.7. If I see now samples of the 100mm I wish that I had kept it. Bit it would be a bit overdone I must confess. I still have the 85mm and a 100mm 3.5 macro. |
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kansalliskala
Joined: 19 Jul 2007 Posts: 5039 Location: Southern Finland countryside
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Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 8:39 am Post subject: |
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kansalliskala wrote:
Fujinon EBC 135/3.5
I basically gave it away because didn't then know how to use it- _________________ MF: Kodak DCS SLR/c; Samsung NX10; OM-10; Canon T50
Zuiko 28/3.5, Distagon 35/2.8; Yashica ML 50/2;
Zuiko 50/1.4; S-M-C 120/2.8; Zuiko 135/3.5; 200/5;
Tamron AD1 135/2.8, Soligor 180/3.5; Tamron AD1 300/5.6
Tamron zooms: 01A, Z-210
Yashicaflex C; Київ 4 + Юпитер 8, 11; Polaroid 100; Olympus XA; Yashica T3
Museum stuff: Certo-Phot; Tele-Edixon 135; Polaris 90-190; Asahi Bellows; Ixus IIs
Projects: Agfa Isolette III (no shutter), Canon AE-1D (no sensor),
Nikon D80 (dead), The "Peace Camera"
AF: Canon, Tokina, Sigma Video: JVC GZ-MG275E |
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hoanpham
Joined: 31 Jan 2011 Posts: 2575
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Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 8:41 am Post subject: |
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hoanpham wrote:
Attila wrote: |
I never look back sold dot there is so many new one. Usually I never sell rare lenses what is hard or impossible to buy again, if I sell any I have more than one copy. |
I think I am in this category, but how do you sell a lens?
I have too many duplicates of identical copies... _________________ La migliore cura di LBA � imparare una nuova lingua. Le meilleur rem�de de LBA est d'apprendre une nouvelle langue. La mejor cura del LBA es aprender una nueva lengua. |
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kds315*
Joined: 12 Mar 2008 Posts: 16652 Location: Weinheim, Germany
Expire: 2021-03-09
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Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2011 3:25 pm Post subject: |
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kds315* wrote:
hoanpham wrote: |
Attila wrote: |
I never look back sold dot there is so many new one. Usually I never sell rare lenses what is hard or impossible to buy again, if I sell any I have more than one copy. |
I think I am in this category, but how do you sell a lens?
I have too many duplicates of identical copies... |
That's why we have a MARKETPLACE here!! _________________ Klaus - Admin
"S'il vient a point, me souviendra" [Thomas Bohier (1460-1523)]
http://www.macrolenses.de for macro and special lens info
http://www.pbase.com/kds315/uv_photos for UV Images and lens/filter info
https://www.flickr.com/photos/kds315/albums my albums using various lenses
http://photographyoftheinvisibleworld.blogspot.com/ my UV BLOG
http://www.travelmeetsfood.com/blog Food + Travel BLOG
https://galeriafotografia.com Architecture + Drone photography
Currently most FAV lens(es):
X80QF f3.2/80mm
Hypergon f11/26mm
ELCAN UV f5.6/52mm
Zeiss UV-Planar f4/60mm
Zeiss UV-Planar f2/62mm
Lomo Уфар-12 f2.5/41mm
Lomo Зуфар-2 f4.0/350mm
Lomo ZIKAR-1A f1.2/100mm
Nikon UV Nikkor f4.5/105mm
Zeiss UV-Sonnar f4.3/105mm
CERCO UV-VIS-NIR f1.8/45mm
CERCO UV-VIS-NIR f4.1/94mm
CERCO UV-VIS-NIR f2.8/100mm
Steinheil Quarzobjektiv f1.8/50mm
Pentax Quartz Takumar f3.5/85mm
Carl Zeiss Jena UV-Objektiv f4/60mm
NYE OPTICAL Lyman-Alpha II f1.1/90mm
NYE OPTICAL Lyman-Alpha I f2.8/200mm
COASTAL OPTICS f4/60mm UV-VIS-IR Apo
COASTAL OPTICS f4.5/105mm UV-Micro-Apo
Pentax Ultra-Achromatic Takumar f4.5/85mm
Pentax Ultra-Achromatic Takumar f5.6/300mm
Rodenstock UV-Rodagon f5.6/60mm + 105mm + 150mm
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