I bought a 'junk' lot on ebay just for the A35-105/4 lens in it. The exterior is scratched and dented, but the glass is OK. But there is lots of dust inside, at least 3X as much as anything else I own. I suppose that I shouldn't use it, but I do and am more than happy with the results.
Along with another lot, a mystery M40/2.8 was evident. It looked good at first glance, but under really close examination, it had branching tracks around the edge of the glass...fungus, a ring of about 2mm at the edge of the glass. At smaller apertures, this is no problem. At f 2.8 with a high glare subject, the tracks result in some visible image degredation, a kind of fuzzy glare. This one I don't use. Regards, Bob S. - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
