OK, this one's not a 'no name'brand, but I picked up a Pentax-A 35-105 f3.5 lens on ebay for $3aud + $8aud postage from Brisbane to Newcastle, NSW. That's about 7 quid, for you fine English gents. The lens was advertised as 'Rough'condition, with fungus issues. I unscrewed the end elements, and cleaned the fungus off, and within five minutes, had a lens worth twenty times the purchase price. That lens has remained on my K100D Super for the last month, as the results are superb.
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I vote for ebay, which may not make any sense, as I'm well into a bottle of nice Hunter Valley Red.
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Sounds like the K5 is an awesome beast. You should all go and buy one, then maybe the second-hand market will be flooded with K20D and K7's. A nice K20D will do me fine.
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And I thought Miss Mercy was after me for my BRAINS. Tsk, Tsk.
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Why do so many blokes welcome the new ladies?
Anyway, welcome to the forum. Now let's see some photos.
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Hi Sam, from the other Sam. Welcome to the forum.
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I like the first and third, but they all beat the heck out of what Newcastle has to offer in terms of inner city scenery.
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Might be better to cut that lock off with boltcutters, and stick an old rusty nail through the hole. The lock's obviously no good anyway. It's been affected by that Victorian heat, and has stretched to buggery.
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Thanks for the tip, Matt. I can't wait to get my hands on the lens to see if I can bring it back to life.
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WooHoo! I just 'Won" a Pentax-A 35-105 f3.5 on ebay for AUD$10 (about 4 quid). The bad news is, it apparently has some fungus in the front element. I've read that Hydrogen Peroxide is a good remedy. As I'm mechanically inclined (I'm a Fitter & Turner by trade), I'm not scared to take it apart to try to revive it. Is that the best fix? Does anyone have any other ideas?
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