On Aug 30, 2011, at 20:44 , Mark C wrote:
> {oh crap!}*
>
> My Tokina 400 f.56 has gotten fogged with Fungus and I replaced it with a
> SIgma 135 - 400 f 4.5 - 5.6. The Tokina was never such a great lens - I
> haven't done much much with the SIgma other than a few casual shots but I'd
> love a dedicated 400mm f 5.6.
>
> - Mark C
>
> *Oh crap - writing this I reached up to the shelf to grab the Tokina, just to
> take a fresh look at the fungus, and knocked my old Ricohflex VII TLR to the
> floor, resulting in the ground glass focusing screen shattering... Dang -
> that was a $20 camera that was the best bang for the buck of any I owned
> since the lenses are clear and the shutter works perfectly! ANother one bites
> the dust....
It might be prudent to keep a copy of this in your wallet or purse, should Mark
C ever ask to borrow… anything. <grin>
> On 8/29/2011 3:03 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
>> I just realized that it's been literally years (two or more) since I
>> bought a pentax lens. The fact is, I have pretty much everything I
>> need - the 50-135 and 60-250 are interesting, but not enough to make
>> my break out my credit card (the FA*80-200/2.8 works fine for me).
>>
>> But one thing I *would* buy in a heartbeat would be a weather-sealed
>> 12-24 (or wider) ultrawide.
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