RE: Missing Clear Plastic Piece on Pentax FA Lens

2004-01-09 Thread Alan Chan
That piece of plastic (so to the FA* lenses' metal frame) is held by a piece of high strength double-sided tape. It can peel itself off sometimes, although rare for non-FA* lenses. If the lens itself is free from any dent, it should be safe. Regards, Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan If th

Missing Clear Plastic Piece on Pentax FA Lens

2004-01-09 Thread Greg Lovern
If the clear plastic piece that covers the numbers on a Pentax FA lens is missing, is that an indication that it was probably dropped hard enough that it might be optically compromised, or do those clear plastic pieces sometimes fall off on their own? Or...? Should I be concerned about a Pentax FA