At one point the part was up to $300. Put it down to price volatility.
Shel Belinkoff wrote:
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>Not all KM lenses are "perfectly good" on APS-C sensors. Some work better
>than others. That said, it's my understanding that in some situations
>lenses optimized for the digital camera are the better choice, regardless
>of how well an older equivalent may work with film. Thus far I have found
>one of the Pentax jewels (K28/3.5) to be less than stellar on the istDS. A
>little more testing and experience is in order, but it may be one of the
>lenses that fits the description.
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>Unless I'm mistaken, the price of this "missing body part" has escalated
>substantially since this thread started - from a few cents to $25.00.
>Rampant inflation is upon us. Blame it on George Bush.
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>Shel
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>>From: J. C. O'Connell
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>>How many times are we going to rehash this. If one
>>Has to buy all new lenses it defeats the purpose of
>>Staying with pentax. Canon has a much better lens
>>Market, new and used. I cant understand how you
>>Can defend pentax on this, replace many many perfectly good
>>High quality Pentax lenses because of a crippled
>>Body mount missing a $25 part? Just plain Dumb
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