Re: The D FA 70-200/2.8

We use Amazon all the time for various purchases. (It's very convenient with Amazon Prime.) Every so often, the goods are packaged poorly or inadequately. Sometimes they survive the shipment, sometimes - not. It seems to me that on the big scale, it is cheaper for Amazon to resend something

Re: The D FA 70-200/2.8

Yes, I know “Marketplace” items can be used. This lens was new. The bad packing was just a foul up at s distribution center. A new one tomorrow. It is heavy, but I think the effort will be worth it. Paul > On May 20, 2018, at 5:45 AM, Bipin Gupta wrote: > > Hey Paul, if

Re: Pentax D FA * 70-200/2.8

Darren: Yes, I realize it is not sold by Amazon, sorry, I wasn't more clear about it. I actually looked for other sellers, including Amazon itself yesterday, but somehow I missed those two that you mentioned. And yes, it probably makes sense that this lens could be released earlier in

Re: Pentax D FA * 70-200/2.8

> That listing has an interesting "product highlight": >"Direct Current AF"... >Ghm... As opposed to AC-AF? ;-) Pentax has 3 AF systems. The original gear drive, SDM, and DC. It's DC as opposed to the other two. IIRC, they have maintained a single interface to power both DC & SDM -- the old PZ

Re: Pentax D FA * 70-200/2.8

When you say "Amazon has it listed" you have to be careful because Amazon may (themselves) not be the seller. In this case, the $3880 price is "Ships from and sold by TOKYO CAMERA / WorldWide Shipping." People can (and do) make up all sorts of prices for items which they don't have in hand. Two