SMC M 20mm and SMC M 85mm

Any guesses as to the going rate for these? No completed sales on ebay to give me a clue.

Thanks, Kris.

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Kris Lockyear
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Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
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Not sure Kris.
But if the SMC-Tak M42 screw 85mm F1.9 is anything to go by, shop resale is around £250. Fleabay will probably be less.

I would suspect that the 20mm will be more, purely on rarity value.

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Nothing to see here, move along please ....

I pais 125GBP for my 85/2, but that was around a year and a half ago. I think that was at the lower range of what it goes for. I'm not sure about the 20mm.

Are you buying or selling?

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K200D, BG3, O-ME3; 645, SP1000, KX, MX, ME Super, P30, P30N
Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8, DA 35mm f/2.8 LTD, DA 21mm f/3.2 LTS, DAL 35mm f/2.4, FA 50mm f/1.7, DA 55-300, DA 18-55WR
Many K, M, A & M42 manual lenses from Pentax & third parties

Thinking of buying...

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Kris Lockyear
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
My website

In Edinburgh there's a camera shop with an 85/2 in the window. It's been there for years, presumably as they want 345 quid for it...

I don't think even the K85 would fetch that much. The M85 is one of my favourite lenses, I'm surprised you don't have one already TBH, given your considerably manual lens collection and use of 35mm film.

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K200D, BG3, O-ME3; 645, SP1000, KX, MX, ME Super, P30, P30N
Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8, DA 35mm f/2.8 LTD, DA 21mm f/3.2 LTS, DAL 35mm f/2.4, FA 50mm f/1.7, DA 55-300, DA 18-55WR
Many K, M, A & M42 manual lenses from Pentax & third parties

I got my 85/2 for 40 quid equivalent. Guess I was lucky

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The 85mm f/2 is the most underrated/underpriced lens on the planet
Sharp enough at f/2, but razor sharp at f/2.8 onwards. Much better than
similar FL's.

If you can get one for £125 it's a bargain.

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Algi

I've seen the M20 on Ffordes for between 230.00 and 290.00.

Are you on about the M20 F4 lens

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That's the one. I had one for a bit - it was very scratched though so it cost me about 110.00 (sold it for 130.00 )

Excellent little lens.

Hi Kris,I paid 235 pounds for an excellent copy earlier this. I use it mostly on my Ricoh Gxr with m-mount and m to PK converter.Very nice lens,good look with your search. Tony

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I've got one of them and that's more than I paid for it new in Hong Kong in 1980 and it still looks pristine to meno intentions of selling it though

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I'd suggest about £150-200 for the M20 and £125-200 for the M/85.

Both excellent lenses (especially on film) - and no, mine aren't for sale!

Worth considering the Rokinon 85/1.4, great quality apparently - but much larger and heavier. Sigma 10-20mm is good - but digital only, if that's all you're going to use them on?

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ME, Z-1P, K5, LX, Pentax 67
M20/4, K24/2.8, M28/2.8, M35/2.8, M50/1.4, M50/1.7, M75-150/4, FA77, DA*55

Thanks to (a) nice people here buying my excess kit and (b) no one in St Albans being into manual Pentax glass, I have managed to scrape the funds together to buy these two lenses from a local camera shop at £95 each. Given the prices quoted by people here that seems a good deal, especially from a dealer. I've tried the M85 and am suitably impressed. I've only had the M20 a few hours. The most impressive thing about it so far is that it is the same size as an M50/1.7, i.e., tiny!

Thanks all. Kris.

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Kris Lockyear
It is an illusion that photos are made with the camera… they are made with the eye, heart and head. Henri Cartier-Bresson
Lots of film bodies, a couple of digital ones, too many lenses (mainly older glass) and a Horseman LE 5x4.
My website