Sounds like good enablement. Now go take some pictures! :-) Cheers,
Christine
----- Original Message -----
From: "Walter Gilbert" <[email protected]>
To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]>
Sent: Wednesday, February 02, 2011 5:24 PM
Subject: Re-emerging, announcing enablement
Hi all,
In my absence from the list -- which, to the extent it was noticed, must
have been greatly appreciated -- I've managed to procure a few goodies for
a not-bad price, I think, but thought I'd get the opinions of folks more
knowledgeable than myself. I actually got a whole bunch of stuff --
filters, hoods, and one useless lens which I haven't the foggiest notion
what it might be other than an 80-200/4.5 macro with a bent bayonet.
Beyond that, however, I got the following:
Tokina SZ-X 28-200 3.5-5.3
Pentax SMC FA 28-80 3.5-4.7
Sigma 24-70 3.5-5.6 UC
. . . and last but not least:
SMC PENTAX 1:1.4/50
All lenses are in fair to excellent condition, except for the M-50/1.4,
which appears to have never been attached to anything. The threads don't
even appear to have ever had a filter screwed into them. There is
something odd about the lens, that I thought I'd ask about, though nothing
performance-wise. It's just that the printing around the front element is
ever-so-slightly different from what I've seen in images of the same lens
around the web. The imprint says:
ASAHI OPT. CO., JAPAN -- Pentax SMC M-50/1.4 -- 1093350
The other lenses I've seen have "mm" appended after the "50" -- except for
those labeled SMC TAKUMAR, instead of SMC PENTAX. Is this indicative of
anything significant at all? I'm in absolute love with the lens, whatever
the case. It took some effort to convince myself to take it off the K-x
in order to try out the other lenses. But, I finally did (and regretted
it, as they all pale considerably).
Whatever the case, I think I got a pretty damned good deal on it all,
considering I'm out a grand total of $200.00 US collectively. I figure I
came out OK by way of enablement for that kind of dough.
Best,
Walt
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