Thanks John, Daphne, and Mark for responding to my questions about the Kiron
24/2 lens. I'd been looking for a fast WA and found this one on Ken-Mar
Camera's web site; they're a shop located in Long Island NY. (The web site
itself I initially got from their ad in Shutterbug mag.) The lens is listed
in "excell+" shape, and the shop guy on the phone said they were practically
giving it away for that price. I hope he's right, because I never expected
to get a 24/2 for anything even near that price! (Pentax's FA 24/2, which is
supposed to be very good, costs $400, and is a little rich for my blood...)
Sometimes we just get lucky, I guess. But thanks for telling me about it. I
might not have bought it but for your encouraging information...
Skip
> I'll take it, if you don't want it.
> All my Kiron lenses have very good build quality. In my limited
> experience, Kiron's build quality was equivalent to comparable Pentax
> lenses, and certainly equal or better than similar third party lenses
> by Sigma, Tokina, and Tamron.
> I would not hesitate to get a Kiron 24/2 for $69, assuming it does not
> have any major defects. That price is dirt cheap for any 24mm lens -
> and really a bargain for two reasons: first, the Kiron 24/2 lens is
> probably good enough to keep for awhile, and, second, f2 is plenty
> fast for a 24mm lens.
>
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> Texdance
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> http://members1.clubphoto.com/john8202
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