Yes, my nice "new" 6x7 Takumar 300mm f/4 lens arrived from Auckland today. The courier, showing a serious lack of intelligence, simply left the NZ$1600 (US$670) package in the mailbox, visible to any passerby, despite someone being home all day. At least they got the address right.
This lens is in *great* condition. There is a small dent in the built-in hood and the bayonet lens cap doesn't fit very securely, but otherwise this lens only shows minor signs of use. Glass is clean and optics only have a few bits of dust on the outer elements, which is easily brushed off. Serial number is 8474xxx. It's a "Super Multi-Coated Takumar". The focussing is really accurate and really smooth, but I would prefer a slightly less-damped feel. The barrel turns almost a full revolution from one end to the other. I'm really annoyed that despite having fine sunny weather for most of the day, the wind picked up and the clouds came over during the afternoon so I probably won't get to shoot with it this evening. I might load up the expired EGP 400 and go for a walk after dinner. Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/ (out of date) - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
