Ca$415+tax+shipping from http://www.cameracanada.com/; is marked not "currently in stock" but if you have the money and patience they will "kindly" backorder that for you...
On 3/22/06, Adam Maas <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm not Frank, but here's how I do it. > > The Nikon F3 gets picked for low-light and B&W work. It's usually got > Tri-X in it, rated from 200-6400 depending on how I'm shooting that day. > The combination of fast film and 1/2000 top shutter means that on sunny > days it doesn't get picked, but the WL finder and MLU make it my > preferred low-light body. > > For flash work or colour work (usually slide) the Nikon FA gets the nod. > It's usually got colour slide film at 200-400 iso (I prefer it for slide > as it has Matrix metering) and the 1/250 flash sync makes it the best > choice for flash work right now. It tends to get picked on sunny days, > as I'm really digging deep blue skies right now. > > If I'm already carrying too much, either the MX or the Canonet gets > picked, depending on whether or not I want a 50mm or a 40mm lens. I need > to get a 35 in K mount as I'm shooting a lot more with that FL than > 50mm, and the MX has been sitting lately because of that. Hmm, wonder > what FA 35/2's are going for? > > -Adam > Who's carrying the MX and F3 today. > > > > Markus Maurer wrote: > > >Hi Frank > >How do you decide if you use your Leica, the Pentax LX or the Pentax > >Spotmatic? That's the ones I saw mentioned with your PESO, I'm quite sure > >you got even more cameras? > >I found out, that being in sentimental mood I use the older cameras like the > >ME Super and now the Spotmatic F a lot more. > >The some weeks ago purchased Spotmatic F also got a lot of use lately > >because of the 85mm SMC Takumar 1.8 and I just love the built quality and > >handling. > >greetings > >Markus > > > > > > > >>>-----Original Message----- > >>>From: frank theriault [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > >>>Sent: Tuesday, March 21, 2006 11:22 PM > >>>To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > >>>Subject: Re: OT: Non-Pentax eBay Auction Question > >>> > >>> > >>>On 3/21/06, Fernando Terrazzino <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >>> > >>> > >>>>The only thing "fishy" maybe that he has lots of "Mutually Withdrawn" > >>>>rating's, looks like winning the auction doesn't necessarily means > >>>>that you're getting the item as described; also eBay "snipers" maybe > >>>>waiting to bid on the final seconds... > >>>> > >>>>PS: Looking for a backup body? > >>>> > >>>> > >>>> > >>>Not so much a backup body as a nice old M3 user. My CL is about ready > >>>for a CLA, and the focus patch is a little bit misaligned vertically > >>>(I know how to align it horizontally, but not vertically), but I don't > >>>want to be without an RF if I can help it. > >>> > >>>Yeah, I noticed those "mutually withdrawn" feedbacks too, but I > >>>wouldn't think those would be enough to keep the price that low. > >>> > >>>I may bid, I don't know. I'm one of those who thinks that if > >>>something's too good to be true, it usually is. My guess is that the > >>>one bidder has such a high proxy that I won't want to outbid him > >>>anyway, but maybe driving his price up ain't a bad thing. Who knows, > >>>I could get lucky. <g> > >>> > >>>cheers, > >>>frank > >>>-- > >>>"Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -Henri Cartier-Bresson > >>> > >>> > >>> > >
