I can understand moving to digital, but buying new, AND selling your Spotmatic collection And now selling the 400? What's the world coming to?? ,<VBG>
-----Original Message----- From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: February 11, 2004 9:49 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: SMC Pentax 400/5.6 Don't worry, Bill. I have a plan. I'll explain later. Paul On Feb 11, 2004, at 7:22 PM, Bill Sawyer wrote: > Ok that's it, now I'm certain- who ARE you and what have you done with > Paul??? > > -----Original Message----- > From: Paul Stenquist [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: February 10, 2004 10:20 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: FS: SMC Pentax 400/5.6 > > I'm very fond of this lens, but I have to sell it to fund the purchase > of other equipment I need. It's a manual aperture lens, which means you > have to stop down to meter, but I've never found that to be much of an > inconvenience I shot with it on the *ist D last weekend and had a great > time. It has a built in hood and is cosmetically excellent. The glass > looks great to my eye. No fungus, no flaws, clean inside and out. I've > had a great time shooting with it, and find it to be very sharp with > excellent color and contrast -- even when used at 800mm with the A2X-S > converter. The first $300 takes it. If it doesn't sell by Thursday, it > goes on ebay. A few examples of shots I've taken with this lens follow. > (All but the first and last were in combination with the A 2X-S > converter. The last was with the *ist D, so the angle of view is that > of a 600mm lens on a 35mm film camera.) Big glass at a budget price. > Shipping and insurance is ten bucks in the US, actual cost elsewhere. > Paul Stenquist > > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=800901&size=lg > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=971445&size=lg > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=971474&size=lg > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=1223558&size=lg > http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=2121552&size=lg > > >
