I had an idea the other day. People are always asking about lenses or looking up info on the various Pentax sites concerning a lens they are interested in, at least I know I do this pretty frequently. What if people on the list state that they are interested in a particular lens (or lenses) and that they are prepared to loan a lens of their own in exchange. Each party keeps the loaner for a week or two and gets to use that lens to see if it's really what they want. (I think Mike Johnston did this with a friend, except he swapped a Leica for a LX). The parties might be interested in actually swapping, or perhaps one party buys the others lens, or they just return them having had the chance to use a lens they don't own but always wanted to try. Of course someone with a 50mm f2 wanting to try out the new 31mm Ltd. might not find any takers. For instance, I recently bought a K105 f2.8 in EX shape and would be willing to loan it to someone with a M85 f2 or maybe an A or M 100mm f4 macro. I'm sort of interested in a M or A 100mm f2.8 telephoto (not macro). The lenses should be in similar condition to mine. If anyone is interested, they can reach me off-list. I would like to see if anyone on the list has tried this, or thinks it's lame-brained, or perhaps the greatest thing since sliced cheese. There are probably some bugs to work out and any ideas would be appreciated. By the way, I live in OK and would be willing to swap with others in the US. Jim - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
