Hi Boris, I could hook you up with a DFA 50. I'd say LNIB to LNIB-. Please contact me offlist if you're interested. Cheers Ecke
2010/6/3 Boris Liberman <[email protected]>: > Hi! > > I'm thinking of two things that I might want to do next with my gear > cabinet. > > 1. Galia seems to have a liking of shooting small things. I seem to have a > liking of making her use 50 mm lens, to which she does not really protest. > Adding these two, I am thinking of buying a 50 mm macro lens for her. The > alternatives are FA 50/2.8 and DFA 50/2.8. Except price, weight and build > differences - is there any sense to prefer one to another? I am leaning > towards FA variety, but I am open to opinions. > > 2. Call me a snob, but I want to replace my Tamron 28-75/2.8 with Pentax FA* > 28-70/2.8. A number of issues here. They seem to be on sale on eekbay for a > bit over USD 1k. > > Would anyone from USA agree to buy one for me, test it properly and then > send it along? I realize it is a lot of hassle should the specific sample > proves suboptimal, so that feel free to keep your silence. If you decide to > talk - let it be off list. > > Another issue is mechanical longevity. Tamron's made is said to be more > towards the consumer grade - plastic and such. What about Pentax? What are > the chances that buying one, I'd end up with pile of mechanical issues? > > And finally, if any one from the list want to enable be with any of the > above, I would gladly consider the offer. It is because, obviously, dealing > with PDML is much more reliable and pleasant than eekbay adventures. > > Thanks in advance. > > Boris > > P.S. Immediately or even along with going about FA* 28-70/2.8 I will be > selling my Tamron 28-75/2.8... So you have an opportunity here as well. > > -- > PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List > [email protected] > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and > follow the directions. > -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
