If you want a black Limited lens, you can order one from this shop in Brighton, England:
http://www.camera-direct.com/other.asp The black Limiteds will cost a little more than the silver ones, but you can get one. The prices shown on the website include the 17.5% VAT, which a US purchaser would not have to pay. When I contacted them a few months ago, they told me they could even get a Japanese dealer to stamp the warranty card, so that it would be covered in the US. Michael Cross Steve Desjardins wrote: >It really does make me wonder about their feelings about US customers. > How hard would it be to let B&H special order the black lenses? Do >our >fellow North Americans in Canada (am I evoking warm fuzzy feelings of > fraternity?) have the same problem? > > > >Steven Desjardins >Department of Chemistry >Washington and Lee University >Lexington, VA 24450 >(540) 458-8873 >FAX: (540) 458-8878 >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > >