Damn I figured it wouldn't last long. That's actually the 300mm I've been wanting for some time. Ah well, more will come around when I have some cash for a change.
Stan, Sorry you had to send the 400 back. I guess it was just too good to be true. You did get an awesome reflection shot with it, so it wasn't all for naught. ;) On Fri, Sep 27, 2013 at 11:19 AM, Darren Addy <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. -- 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.
