Hi
Latest gear I have in hand was acquired last year; how and from where listed below
* Kx; from this forum; brought by b-i-l returning from US
* Tokina 400/5.6 (same as Siva in post above) bought on ebay, item was in US, brought by same b-i-l returning from US
* Takumar 200/4 bought on ebay, item was in US, brought by same b-i-l returning from US
No, my b-i-l has not scheduled another trip to the US. I will suggest it to him maybe after few years
I have recently paid top dollar to buy a used 1.7x from ebay. Item was in Italy. It has now been posted to UK. My friend there will bring it/send it with a relative/ whatever works in the coming few months.
I think we should use this small group of ours more optimally - we can easily do to the following (if not already):
* sell/buy from each other
* join/start a group and keep in touch by email - iPentax group is an example. This will help in identifying other users etc.
* meet once in a year
Cheers!
Sridhar