I'm going to have to part with one of my 6x7 lenses. I picked up the 165/4 leaf shutter, so the SMC Takumar 150/2.8 has become somewhat redundant. It pains me a bit to let this go, since it's quite fast and has produced some very sharp images, but I have to economize a little.It has some bright spots on the focus ring; the glass appears to be perfect to my eye. A normal amount of minor dust can be seen under certain lighting conditions. The lens comes with both original caps and the original metal, rectangular hood. I bought the lens from KEN three months ago. It was rated excellent and priced at $295. I purchased the hood separately for $40. I will sell both for $250. I'll ship free to any location in the US. Shippiung to other countries wil be actual cost minus $10. If you'd like to see a picture I shot with the lens, you'll find one at http://home.earthlink.net/~pnstenquist/_uimages/amyl2.jpg This was shot through a net filter. You can see another unfiltered shot at http://www.portfolios.com/zoom.wga?User_number=stenquist&imagecount=16 If no one is interested, I'll put the lens up on ebay late tomorrow. Paul Stenquist - 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 .

