on 11/25/02 7:19 AM, Fred at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >>> $830.00...that is shear madness.. > >> Nope, thats what happens when scarcity combines with quality. > > I sold my "user" specimen of this lens about two weeks ago for $350. > It had perfect glass and mechanics, but it was the least pretty one > that I had. (It was my first A 100/2.8 Macro, and it was my most > used one over time, but sentimentality fell by the wayside here in a > weak period of "underemployment" - <g>.) I am now down to two of > these special critters, but I still have had an easy time (so far, > anyway) resisting the temptation to "cash in" on my backup sample. > > Blatant conspicuous consumption: > http://www.cetussoft.com/pentax/a100f28m6.jpg > > Fred > > > No wonder these are a scarce item - Fred is cornering the market on them! Like, I should really talk about owning too much stuff! <vbg> But my only current duplicates are 50/2.8 macros. . .
Stan

