On 5/22/07, AlexG <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > LBA test! If you answer yes to 2 or more of these, you have LBA, > > 1. Have you ever searched eBay for the words "Super Takumar" and > filtered it for those auctions that are only "Buy It Now"? (Try it > now)
No > 2. Do you compulsively look into the used lens section at camera shops > or KEH for anything that could remotely fit on a Pentax camera? Even > though you already have the focal range of 15mm to 300mm covered with > your present lenses? No > 3. If someone says they have a 50mm Pentax lens, do you question them > further to find out exactly which version it is, and depending on the > answer, do you get smug or jealous? No > 4. Have you purchased more than 3 of the Limited lenses? No, but I've bought 2 of the same limited: <http://www.arach.net.au/~savage/Misc/Images/K10D/_IGP1240.jpg> > 5. Have you ever put your lenses in a display case? No > 6. Have you ever hidden receipts because "no one else needs to know > how much I paid for it"...? No. (But I'm single so it's not an issue) > 7. Have you ever felt pride in getting a lens for under market value > and set that as your new "threshold to break"? For example, you pick > up an SMC-M 28mm lens for $15 bucks, and now you're on the look out > for grabbing anything for under $15 that could qualify as "a better > deal"...? Not really. > 8. Have you ever drawn up a short list for which lenses to bring on a > trip and then thrown in some extras "just in case"...? Yes. > 9. Have you ever stalked a lens on the internet, by researching it > tirelessly for days by looking for sample shots, qualified reviews, > tests, etc., and this lens pre-dates the internet? No > 10. Did you pre-order a DA* lens and get giddy just thinking about its > arrival this summer? > > No. Zooms suck. No Cheap zooms suck. Good quality (ie expensive) zooms such as the 35mm era FA* series (the FA* 80-200mm f2.8 being one example) are damn close to prime lens quality IMHO. Hopefully the DA* will be also. Cheers, Dave -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
