To those of you who haven't been following the fun over in the
https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-price-watch/158160-pentax-fa-250-6...t-surplus.html thread, we won an A* 1200 at Canada Gov Surplus for a steal.
Edit: Jump to sample shots:
https://www.pentaxforums.com/forums/pentax-slr-lens-discussion/160461-1200mm-...ml#post1664600
Following the no frills shipping, care of the unremarkable (but unbroken) parcel service, to the mere tune of $350 we retrieved our lens today.
By the time we retrieved it and made it home it was too late for any shots. Those will mostly be coming this weekend.
The good news is the lens is in like new condition, no issues of any kind. Original warranty card, instruction manual, and keys to the case included. It's internals are almost spotless. One tiny fleck of white was all I could find on the elements.
@DrJulie and I owe a huge thanks to @thorswolf for pointing this auction out. My Google alerts would have eventually caught the 250-600, but I could have easily missed the 1200 as I really didn't have any hope of owning one.
Now into the safe till I can take it out for some shots tomorrow.
One quick shot of the lens for tonight:
Last edited by Clinton; 09-28-2011 at 06:19 PM.