Originally posted by hangu Don't get caught up in the collector's mode. You'll end up parting with more money than you'd intended. The SMC isn't that much better than the Super coating. The unique hood itself will probably cost you $40 if you're lucky. You'll end up using and damaging the equipment anyway, so why pay more for a pristine example?
Hangu...Thanks for talking....I appreciate it.
Your "ID"..NYC....Does that mean New York City?
We had 4 days there in 2001 on our way back to Australia....An AMAZING city...we were in a hotel just around the corner from Times square. I just liked being on the streets...seeing all the people...the traffic....the buildings....just amazing. We also climbed up the Statue Of Liberty. All this was only a couple of months before the Twin Towers disaster.
Took lots of photos (film) with our little Pentax 105 Zoom(all came out 100%!), just an amazing place.
Visited San Francisco & Alcatraz too....loved that city as well. My dream would be to drive Route 66 in an American Muscle Car (preferably Dodge Challenger 426 Hemi), & also maybe visit the site of Custer's last stand, & also see the Daytona 500 etc etc etc etc.....and if you think we love America....well you'd be right!
Sorry to get off track....so about the Lens..As I said, part of the pleasure for me REALLY is, owning the BEST of something, or at least, trying to. It's a bit like cars really..plenty of '65 Mustangs around, BUT to get one in unrestored factory original mint condition..is a bit of a challenge, but very rewarding when you become the owner....you're driving something really special.
Same with old Pentax lenses...plenty of them around, but trying to obtain some of the rarer ones in mint condition requires a bit of patience.
Cheers, Pickles.