RE: Missing Clear Plastic Piece on Pentax FA Lens

[Alan Chan]

That piece of plastic (so to the FA* lenses' metal frame) is held by a piece 
of high strength double-sided tape. It can peel itself off sometimes, 
although rare for non-FA* lenses. If the lens itself is free from any dent, 
it should be safe.

Regards,
Alan Chan
http://www.pbase.com/wlachan
If the clear plastic piece that covers the numbers on a Pentax FA lens is
missing, is that an indication that it was probably dropped hard enough
that it might be optically compromised, or do those clear plastic pieces
sometimes fall off on their own? Or...?
Should I be concerned about a Pentax FA lens that is missing that piece?
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