Re: I was a bad boy

2012-07-09 Thread Steve Cottrell
On 8/7/12, knarftheria...@gmail.com, discombobulated, unleashed: So I don't envy you autofocus. However my lens is a completely manual lens, so I envy you the A position on the aperture dial. You have an aperture on yoursoh boy. -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People,

Re: I was a bad boy

2012-07-08 Thread Igor Roshchin
I'd say, it is not just a good deal, - rather it's a daylight robbery! :-) Larry, tell us, how did you manage it? Did you torture the store owner into submission (e.g. by reading him quotes from the PDML annual some PDML pan threads)? Take some good photos with it, Larry! Cheers, Igor Sat

Re: I was a bad boy

2012-07-08 Thread Larry Colen (On Droid4est)
It seemed like a good deal, but with just my phone it's hard to research. I tried calling John, but he was out. I've got no idea what the lens is worth. Igor Roshchin s...@komkon.org wrote: I'd say, it is not just a good deal, - rather it's a daylight robbery! :-) Larry, tell us, how did

Re: I was a bad boy

2012-07-08 Thread Mat Maessen
On Sun, Jul 8, 2012 at 8:58 AM, Larry Colen (On Droid4est) l...@red4est.com wrote: It seemed like a good deal, but with just my phone it's hard to research. I tried calling John, but he was out. I've got no idea what the lens is worth. I remember paying quite a bit more for the one I have

Re: I was a bad boy

2012-07-08 Thread Igor Roshchin
I didn't know that there was a non-Pro version (just ATX, not ATX PRO). The Pro (AT-X 828 AF PRO) version would be a great steal (that's why I called it a robbery [in the reverse sense]. I don't know the regular version, but it still sounds like a good deal. (You can read this review:

RE: I was a bad boy

2012-07-08 Thread John Sessoms
From: Larry Colen Stopped by citizen's photo in portland. $150 later I have a tokina 80-200/2.8 If it's the auto-focus version, that's a damn good price. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit

Re: I was a bad boy

2012-07-08 Thread John Sessoms
From: Larry Colen It seemed like a good deal, but with just my phone it's hard to research. I tried calling John, but he was out. I've got no idea what the lens is worth. More than you paid for it belike. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: I was a bad boy

2012-07-08 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
it! cheers, frank What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof. -- Christopher Hitchens --- Original Message --- From: Larry Colen (On Droid4est) l...@red4est.com Sent: July 7, 2012 7/7/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: I was a bad boy Stopped

RE: I was a bad boy

2012-07-08 Thread Larry Colen (On Droid4est)
Manual focus, but in very nice shape. John Sessoms jsessoms...@nc.rr.com wrote: From: Larry Colen Stopped by citizen's photo in portland. $150 later I have a tokina 80-200/2.8 If it's the auto-focus version, that's a damn good price. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net

RE: I was a bad boy

2012-07-08 Thread Larry Colen (On Droid4est)
Message --- From: Larry Colen (On Droid4est) l...@red4est.com Sent: July 7, 2012 7/7/12 To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: I was a bad boy Stopped by citizen's photo in portland. $150 later I have a tokina 80-200/2.8 -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my

RE: I was a bad boy

2012-07-08 Thread knarftheria...@gmail.com
To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List pdml@pdml.net Subject: RE: I was a bad boy It is manual focus. I don't think I said autofocus, it is an A, as in auto exposure. II Tokina AT-X SD 80-200 1:2.8 Maybe not quite the steal it would be iif AF, but a lot faster than my 18-250, probably sharper too, and more

Re: I was a bad boy

2012-07-08 Thread jn289
Larry, GOOD LUCK with your new lens. I have one of them, an early one that is not an A lens, but I seemed to have misplaced it. I remember I did like it. I will have to look for it now.. But I use my newer (2009) Simga 70-200 F2.8 AF APO EX DG Macro lens a lot ,which I like a lot. Anyway I

I was a bad boy

2012-07-07 Thread Larry Colen (On Droid4est)
Stopped by citizen's photo in portland. $150 later I have a tokina 80-200/2.8 -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link

Re: I was a bad boy

2012-07-07 Thread P. J. Alling
On 7/7/2012 5:03 PM, Larry Colen (On Droid4est) wrote: Stopped by citizen's photo in portland. $150 later I have a tokina 80-200/2.8 I'm relieved I thought this post might have something to do with whips and chains. .. -- Don't lose heart, they might want to cut it out, and they'll want to

Re: I was a bad boy

2012-07-07 Thread Matthew Hunt
On Sat, Jul 7, 2012 at 5:08 PM, P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: On 7/7/2012 5:03 PM, Larry Colen (On Droid4est) wrote: Stopped by citizen's photo in portland. $150 later I have a tokina 80-200/2.8 I'm relieved I thought this post might have something to do with whips and

Re: I was a bad boy

2012-07-07 Thread Larry Colen (On Droid4est)
That would have been a PESO, or if I was really bad, a GESO. P. J. Alling webstertwenty...@gmail.com wrote: On 7/7/2012 5:03 PM, Larry Colen (On Droid4est) wrote: Stopped by citizen's photo in portland. $150 later I have a tokina 80-200/2.8 I'm relieved I thought this post might have

Re: I was a bad boy

2012-07-07 Thread Stan Halpin
Congratulations! Sounds like a good deal. Use it in good health. stan On Jul 7, 2012, at 5:03 PM, Larry Colen (On Droid4est) wrote: Stopped by citizen's photo in portland. $150 later I have a tokina 80-200/2.8 -- Sent from my Android phone with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. --