A great buy. I paid more for mine via KEH but never regret it as it is my favorite zoom.
Jim ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Chang-Sang" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, June 23, 2002 7:54 AM Subject: Can I gloat ? :-) > Well.. > a recent Ebay auction ended with me being the winner. > > I have been hunting for the elusive Pentax 35-105 f3.5 SMC-A zoom lens for > quite a while. After careful consideration it was going to be the only zoom > lens I would want to own (I did think that perhaps I could have lived with > the 35-70 f4 SMC-A but decided against it). I have spotted a few pop up on > Ebay and they usually end up going at or around the $175-190 US mark > minimum. Some have gone even higher (one recent dealer had a BIN for $279.95 > US!!). > > I was able to hunt down a local copy but it was pricey even after trying to > talk the guy down ($425.00 CDN = $275.00 USD). I was floored then to win the > auction and even more so when I picked up the lens yesterday. Beautiful > lens, smooth zoom and focussing and great snappy aperture clicks. I've > already run a roll of Portra VC 400 through it and hope to develop those > today. It looks as though it will be practically living on the LX for > family events. I'm hoping the resolving power is as good as I've read on > Stan's site. Man.. I'm a happy camper :) Now onto the Limiteds :) > > > Oh.. the cost to me ? $224.00 CDN plus $19.00 Taxes :) ( $158.00 USD ) > which, after seeing the recent auctions and price in at a local retailler I > was more than happy to cough up :) > > > Cheers, > Dave > - > 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 . - 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 .
