Simon,
Is it April 1?
Let me see if I fully grasp the concept here ... I wander down to the local hock-shop and pick up whatever cheap glass I can find. I then dismantle it, and using some of the outer zoom and focus rings, I saw them and file the saw marks smooth, and then I sell them for ... how much you say???!!!!! SHEEE-IIIIIIIIT !!!!!!!
Thanx for posting this. Hammacher Schlemmer need to be very worried.