Best offer where, forum of ebay? This wasn't really transparent (not that I could have afforded it anyway).

No. 2 arrived save and sound, Well packed and in perfect condition. Pleasure to deal with .

Thanks.

PM send regarding 49mm lens cap

After all I agreed to get the full refund, after they refused to send me the black version instead (which was pricier and therefore I suspected it to be better state or from a better batch). Surprisingly I just looked for the black version again and they are reduced. So didn't hesitate to order and fingers crossed, hope this time it is perfect.

PM sent!

You mean try it again until I have a good version? Usually Amazon sells demo stuff in their outlet. Pretty weird.

Thanks, yes I saw that but I wanted the new version because for that price it is a bargain. However, now I know why it's so cheap.

Hi, no I don't have such things like fingerprints. It's more like micro scratches or dots.

Thanks, both of you. It was such a good deal, £ 150 cheaper. But as usual you get what you pay for . I can not replace it forever. Perhaps I am going for one more shot.

Hey guys,

I'd like to know if anyone has had any issues with this lens from Amazon UK or other dealers. A couple of weeks ago this lens was £ 319. Yes, I know it is an incredible price and I didn't hesitate to order, although I assumed it was a mistake by Amazon. Anyway, when I received it, I spotted a mark on the front element. I first thought it is just dust. So I just used the lens once to try it. When I wanted to get rid of the spot with a blower and lenspen it revealed to be some kind of coating mark. I complained about it at Amazon and send the lens back. I got an exchange which had a spot on the rear element and a smear (kind of) mark on the inside of the front element. I also couldn't blow off the rear element's coating spot. I further tried the lenspen brush and lens cleaning liquid, no success. I sent it back and received another replacement. Well, this is even worse. Not damage wise, but it looks kind of used. On the front element it looks like there are smear marks from cleaning, really weird. On the rear element seems to be a micro scratch in the centre, which is the worst spot! I am sure this is not a reflection effect or similar. Am I too picky? These are Ltd lenses, they should be perfect, shouldn't they?

So, now I could just take the money back, which would be a huge bummer because of the huge savings, or I take another attempt to get a further replacement. I could also try to clean the front element and keep the lens. After all, it was way cheaper, but it remains a weird feeling about all this. Wonder if Pentax got something wrong with this model.

Could I get a replacement directly from the Pentax service or would they attempt a repair? How long would that take?

Thanks for reading.