The M* 300mm f4 is spoken for.
On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 9:52 AM, Stan Halpin <[email protected]> wrote: > Short version: I have sent it back to KEH. > > Longer version: > I kept thinking that the lens was too good for an Ugly rating, even > by KEH. On about my fifth inspection, in just the right light, squinting my > eyes and wrinkling my nose, I could see what looked like a faint haze on an > interior lens surface. Careful cleaning of front and back lens surfaces, > another look, and yes the haze is on the inside. I've seen lenses at various > stages of fungal infection; this does not look like fungus to me. More likely > a lubricant which has vaporized and then deposited on the lens element (a > good reason not to leave lenses where they will get too hot!) > The haze probably reduces the sharpness of the lens from what it was > when new. But as you saw I got decent images nonetheless. > > So, it will probably be back up on KEH's virtual shelf soon. If you want a > good-enough long lens to explore telephoto shooting, this may be a worthwhile > gamble for you. Or you could spend a little more and buy the M*300/4 CollinB > is selling. > > stan > -- > 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. -- Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. -- 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.
