so the pork pie turned out much testier, huh ?
congratulations on the find.
>From: Clive Williams <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
>To: Pentax Discuss <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
>Subject: Enabled - and I only went out for a pork pie
>Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2001 17:23:29 +0100
>
>Well well well, isn't it funny how things happen? I've occasionally
>grumbled here about my lack of success in finding a working replacement
>for my A 50/1.7. Well, this was a holiday weekend here in the UK, and
>we were off to the annual family gathering, so I made a dash into town
>on Saturday morning to pick up the hand-made pork pie I'd promised to
>take along. Something must have made me take the long way back to the
>car, and it took me past the window of our friendly but very small
>camera shop.
>Imagine my astonishment when I saw a 43 Limited at a price I could not
>possibly refuse. Turned out the proprietor had ordered it specially for
>some fashion-victim collector - who had in the meantime changed his mind
>and decided he was more interested in Voigtlanders - and was happy just
>to get rid of it. The lens is pristine, with all its boxes, bags and
>warranty cards, and I can still scarcely believe my luck - I'd simply
>never have considered it at the usual price.
>
>I had some opportunities to use it over the weekend, and first
>impressions are that it's a delight to hold, handle and focus. I
>certainly didn't notice any undue noise or slowness in autofocusing, and
>I might even say I prefer its feel in manual focusing to my M and A
>lenses. The viewfinder image is wonderful too - I can't wait to see the
>results!
>
>Still in a bit of a spin - does Enablement always feel like this?
>
>Clive.
>
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