Those are both cool shots, Stan. KEH's "bargain" condition has almost always been considered an overstatement (people very happy with what they get), but their description of "ugly" (which includes fungus and other OPTICAL problems) is REALLY off-putting. To find out that something can be rated "ugly" and still only have cosmetic issues makes me think that maybe it isn't as much a roll-of-the-dice as I had thought. At least if it is one of those Sigmas that often look "ugly" because the finish chips and scratches off BIG TIME. That would not be a big deal to me, either.
Glad you found a bargain! On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 11:27 PM, Daniel J. Matyola <danmaty...@gmail.com> wrote: > Both shots are excellent, but the "reflection" sho!t is really > something special! > > Dan Matyola > http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola > > > On Tue, Sep 17, 2013 at 10:12 PM, Stan Halpin > <s...@stans-photography.info> wrote: >> This lens was pointed out as available at KEH, I figured I would give it a >> try. >> >> The lens is ugly. The barrel is an off-putting dirty creamy whitish color, >> and there is a small scuff mark on the barrel. And it was without front or >> rear lens cap. Otherwise I have found nothing obviously wrong. >> >> A reasonably clear night tonight so I tried the lens out on the moon. >> This is a full frame image - no cropping. Some tweeking of the exposure, >> very minimal sharpening and noise reduction. >> >> http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/h7bb2025f#h7bb2025f >> >> The next one in the gallery >> (direct link here: >> http://photos.stanhalpin.com/p155717848/h7bb2025f#h74fea36f) >> is the reflection of the moon through some floating weeds along the >> riverbank. >> >> My initial impression is that this is not bad for a $100 lens. >> >> stan >> -- >> 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 directly above and >> follow the directions. > > -- > 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 directly above and follow > the directions. -- Nothing is sure but death and Pentaxes. -- 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 directly above and follow the directions.
