Thanks, David!
Didn't know this was a fellow PDML'r or I would have just asked for info
direct. I think I'm going to take Shel's advice, though, and wait until I
have a chance to get my hands on an LX to try out for a while before making
a purchase. I've never had the opportunity to actually use the LX so before
investing $400+ I think I need to get some in hand experience to see if it's
something I really want to invest in or if it would just become a neat, but
expensive, paper weight in my office.
As to the vision thing - I hear and understand! At 52 my attitude is, "Who
cares about depth of field, does it have a good range of diopter adjustments
in the viewfinder?"
Anyway, thanks and good luck on this and further auctions!
Dave Hatfield ("parson" on eBay)
PS > this might also be a good list to have from PDML members - what's your
user ID if you use eBay so we can help each other out?
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
Behalf Of David P. Chernicoff
Sent: Thursday, October 25, 2001 12:29 PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: LX on eBay -- worth buying?
The LX listed on ebay is mine. I've decided to get rid of all of my manual
focus bodies (just keeping a PZ1 and PZ1p) because I've discovered what
looks in focus to me often isn't (function of aging and already bad
vision). I don't have the problem with focus when I wear contact lenses,
just when I wear glasses (which is 95% of the time). I may end up selling
those bodies too and just go with an MZ-S and my digital stuff.
That being said, I will be putting a complete LX kit (body, multiple MF
lenses, AF280 flash, winder, and other LX specific accessories) up for
auction this weekend. The LX body in that auction was given a thorough
rebuild (not just a CLA) by Pentax USA to the most recent set of LX
standards (which was pretty expensive) in February of 2001.
I don't want to discourage you from bidding on this auction, and the price
for the package I list this weekend will be pretty steep (if it doesn't go
as a package I will part it out). But I just wanted to keep a fellow PDMLer
in the loop.
David<
At 11:14 AM 10/25/2001 -0500, David Hatfield wrote:
>So here's my question there's this nice little LX with a 50mm f 1.4 lens
>on eBay right now (
>http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1287611152
><http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1287611152> ) with
>about 2 hours left to bid. After watching this discussion list for a few
>months now and hearing the various opinions thrown about regarding the LX,
I
>'m wondering if you LXr's out there could give me a few short reasons why
>this might be a good investment.
>
>I'm currently using the MZ-S (absolutely LOVE IT having replaced my PZ-1P
>with it!) and am wondering if this would really add that much to my bag to
>warrant the $440+ expense that winning this auction would require.
>
>OK you've got two hours to convince me (or outbid me!).
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