> Scott Loveless wrote: >> Hey gang. >> >> A friend of mine asked me about this lens. She's found one in Nikon >> mount that she's considering purchasing. It's the older model with >> 72mm filter threads. I couldn't find much about it via google. Most >> of the reviews are based on later models with 77mm threads. So I told >> her I'd ask around. Any opinions? >> If it's as good as the later one, it's a good lens. I've got one with the 77mm filter threads in Pentax KAF mount and have been well satisfied with it. It's very good glass.
Not only that, my dealings with Tokina make me a more than satisfied customer. The short version ... I dropped the lens and damaged the zoom ring. I contacted Tokina about repairing it because I didn't know if they would ship to an APO address and I was about to deploy to Iraq. They said yes, so I sent it in. I enclosed a letter explaining: 1. I bought the lens second hand from KEH. 2. It was damaged when I dropped it. 3. I expected to pay for the repair since it was my fault. 4. APO and email addresses so they could send me the bill. They repaired it and shipped it back to me under warranty; at no cost to me. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
