Thanks for the encouragement, P.J. ! Now I just need to bide my time while it crosses the sea from Japan.
There are certainly plenty of drool-worthy example produced with this lens on PentaxPhotoGallery: http://pentaxphotogallery.com/photos/gallery/query?camera=&lens=1120 and Flickriver: http://www.flickriver.com/lenses/pentax/smcpfa43mmf19/ Cue Carly Simon's "Anticipation" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4NwP3wes4M8 On Sun, Feb 8, 2015 at 9:11 PM, P.J. Alling <[email protected]> wrote: > Mine's got the serial number 00003914 and I lost the original front cap > somewhere about 5 years ago. I do have the original soft pouch somewhere. > It makes a nearly perfect longish normalish lens on the K-5II. I think that > anyone who doesn't love this lens simply doesn't understand it. > > > On 2/8/2015 10:02 PM, Darren Addy wrote: >> >> Friends don't let friend drink New Belgium Trippels and surf eBay. >> :) >> I know that this group would gladly push a fellow down the slippery >> slope, but I just took the plunge and snagged my first "Made in Japan" >> silver Limited, the 43m f/1.9, serial no. 0003290 with hood and >> original caps. Good Lord is it beautiful. >> >> I had a 35mm macro limited (briefly) but fairly quickly sold it. So >> this will be my first Silver Limited ever and is in a focal length >> that fills a gap that is only covered (now) by my Pentax DA 16-45mm >> zoom. I'm curious to see if it will be a keeper. Given that is is a >> MIJ early serial no. I don't think I will have any trouble recouping >> my investment if for some reason I wish to turn it. >> >> Most of my "good" AF lenses are Sigma EX (not Pentax) so I'm curious >> to see how much I fall in love with this lens. The other Limited that >> would be on my "want list" is the 77mm f1.8. >> >> In any event, with the FF Pentax coming, this is probably not a bad >> time to snag good deals on FA Limiteds. >> > > > -- > I don't want to achieve immortality through my work; I want to achieve > immortality through not dying. > -- Woody Allen > > > -- > 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. -- Life is too short to put up with bad bokeh. -- 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.
