Re: Is this fungus?

2004-11-12 Thread Bob Blakely
That's right! I forgot about that. They're a separate country, like Monaco except with "different morals"). They issue passports to their citizens, have ambassadors, the whole shebang. Regards, Bob... From: "Peter J. Alling" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> The Vatican isn't properly a part of Italy. They

Re: Is this fungus?

2004-11-12 Thread Peter J. Alling
The Vatican isn't properly a part of Italy. They probably have their own domain. Cotty wrote: On 11/11/04, Bob Blakely, discombobulated, unleashed: If you paid using Papal, talk to them first. email [EMAIL PROTECTED] ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastich

Re: Is this fungus?

2004-11-12 Thread Frantisek
>> If >>you paid using Papal, talk to them first. C> email [EMAIL PROTECTED] C> ;-) The correct form should be vatican.va ;-) Good light! fra

Re: Is this fungus?

2004-11-12 Thread Kostas Kavoussanakis
On Thu, 11 Nov 2004, Mishka wrote: > whatever it is, get a refund. complain to ebay. if you paid with paypal, > complain to them. this is a clear misrepresentation. it's going to take time, > but there's a good chance you'll get your money back (i've been in a > very similar > situation). My opin

Re: Is this fungus?

2004-11-12 Thread Cotty
On 11/11/04, Bob Blakely, discombobulated, unleashed: > If >you paid using Papal, talk to them first. email [EMAIL PROTECTED] ;-) Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: Is this fungus?

2004-11-11 Thread Bob Blakely
That is not fungus. The correct term for what you see there is "ugly shit". Now, "ugly shit" is not an authorized PENTAX SMC coating enhancement. Further, no PENTAX lens, SMC or not, has ever had it's optical quality enhanced by "ugly shit". Return this lens and tell the purveyor that you did n

Re: Is this fungus?

2004-11-11 Thread Peter Belak
Thanks all for your replies. I am shipping the lens back today. Peter Belak

Re: Is this fungus?

2004-11-11 Thread Tom C
Probably makes an excellent soft-focus lens. Just looking on the bright side. Tom C. From: Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: Is this fungus? Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 17:23:34 -0500 Peter Belak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:

Re: Is this fungus?

2004-11-11 Thread Mishka
whatever it is, get a refund. complain to ebay. if you paid with paypal, complain to them. this is a clear misrepresentation. it's going to take time, but there's a good chance you'll get your money back (i've been in a very similar situation). best, mishka On Thu, 11 Nov 2004 21:35:19 +0100, Pe

Re: Is this fungus?

2004-11-11 Thread Peter J. Alling
It looks like salt, (NaCl), crystals/stains to me. Peter Belak wrote: I received Pentax A70-210/4 from ebay seller (Powerseller, >11000 feedback, 99.6% positive). It was described as optically MINT-, without fungus. The front elements contain many white dots - here is the picture: http://www.pepe

Re: Is this fungus?

2004-11-11 Thread Jostein
tainly a full refund case! Hope you get your money back, Peter. Jostein - Original Message - From: "Peter Belak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 9:35 PM Subject: Is this fungus? > I received Pentax A70-210/4 from

Re: Is this fungus?

2004-11-11 Thread Chris Brogden
That's horrible! I can't tell if it's fungus or lens element separation, but you need to get a complete refund ASAP. As the lens has been grossly misrepresented, I'd try to get your shipping both ways refunded, too. Ask the seller if he sent you the wrong lens. If he's selling that many items,

Re: Is this fungus?

2004-11-11 Thread Mark Roberts
Peter Belak <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I received Pentax A70-210/4 from ebay seller (Powerseller, >11000 >feedback, 99.6% positive). It was described as optically MINT-, >without fungus. >The front elements contain many white dots - here is the picture: >http://www.pepek.sk/fp/a70-210.jpg and det

RE: Is this fungus?

2004-11-11 Thread Don Sanderson
ROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, November 11, 2004 2:35 PM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: Is this fungus? > > > I received Pentax A70-210/4 from ebay seller (Powerseller, >11000 > feedback, 99.6% positive). It was described as optically MINT-, > without fungus. > The fron

Re: Is this fungus?

2004-11-11 Thread Tim Sherburne
Peter... Whatever it is, it's nasty and you don't want it near your other gear. Run (don't walk) to your computer and demand a full immediate refund, plus shipping charges. That's certainly not MINT-. I got a lens last month that looked like it had been stuffed with cotton! I was fortunate that t

Re: Is this fungus?

2004-11-11 Thread William Robb
- Original Message - From: "Peter Belak" Subject: Is this fungus? The front elements contain many white dots - here is the picture: http://www.pepek.sk/fp/a70-210.jpg and detail here: http://www.pepek.sk/fp/a70-210_detail.jpg Is it fungus? I have never seen this before..

Re: Is this fungus?

2004-11-11 Thread Cotty
On 11/11/04, Peter Belak, discombobulated, unleashed: >I received Pentax A70-210/4 from ebay seller (Powerseller, >11000 >feedback, 99.6% positive). It was described as optically MINT-, >without fungus. >The front elements contain many white dots - here is the picture: >http://www.pepek.sk/fp/a70-

Re: Is this fungus?

2004-11-11 Thread Henri Toivonen
Peter Belak wrote: Would you say the description (opt. MINT-) was OK? Absolutely not. /Henri

Is this fungus?

2004-11-11 Thread Peter Belak
I received Pentax A70-210/4 from ebay seller (Powerseller, >11000 feedback, 99.6% positive). It was described as optically MINT-, without fungus. The front elements contain many white dots - here is the picture: http://www.pepek.sk/fp/a70-210.jpg and detail here: http://www.pepek.sk/fp/a70-210_deta