Bill, Nice purchase! And at 1/3 retail? What's that, about US$800? Wow, the A200 Macro is impossible to fine at $1,200. You have a great bargain on a fine lens. Bob
On 7/22/05, William Robb <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I've hinted at this in a couple of posts, but didn't want to jinx it. > After reading a few posts by Pal and Tom R., I decided to se if I could > track down one of those FA200/4 Macro lenses that they waxed eloquent about. > My initial conversation with the store had the Pentax rep saying they were > available as a special order out of Japan, much like the A15/3.5 is (was) > available. > Fine, six weeks and I'll have it, I'm thinking. > Then the store calls me and says the rep called Japan to place the order and > found that the lens was no longer available. > Great sadness. > Then the store called me and told me the rep had found one in another reps > display sample kit in the USA and would I mind taking a demonstrator (at > about 1/3 of new price). > There was no hesitation at all on my part. > Pentax Canada will be running the lens through their refurbishing department > to ensure it is at as close to like new as possible, and I should have it > before the end of August. > Anyway, thats my story, and I'm sticking to it. > > William Robb > > >
