> MX - Have just aquired a nice MX for a song. Everything seems What does that mean? My English is OK but I have never been able to figure out the expression... :))
> to be ok except > that the more I used it, the more the viewfinder looked like > the bottom of an > ashtray. I took the lens off and a heap of black foam fell out. It's not > sticky, but was obviously there for a reason. Can this be > repaired?? Does it > need to be repaired. When I got my first SLR, an MX the first thing I did is tried to clean it with compressed air. It virtually destroyed the foam :)) Since then the camera has been working fine. Its main purpose (correct me if I'm wrong) is to chuisson the mirror when it flaps up. It also seals some light. But it is rare to see any camera that has the foam intact. Especially cameras as old as MXs. Get it replaced if someone takes the camera apart anyway, otherwise I would not worry about it. > The only other "problem" is the little > black plastic bit > that covers the centre of the self timer lever is missing. The I think you can live with that, can't you? > camera came > with a M200/4 M35/2 and M50/1.4. NICE! I use the M 50mm 1.4 great lens!!! > I suspect it's all been kept > oin the boot > (trunk) of a car because the lens cases are very cracked and > "dry". Are they > leather?? I can't make out if they are or not. If they were > leather I'd put a > little treatment on the cases to stop further deterioration. Cases get roughed up. If they still serve the purpose of protecting your lenses that is what you should worry about mainly. Be glad they were kept in cases. > I now have a dilemma. Which 35/2 to rid myself of. I have the K and M > versions. Someone decide for me please! :)) I might be interested, though I an a little low on cash (I actually should be looking for an 85mm anyway), but those are both good lenses. You can read some reviews at it's all praise. http://www.concentric.net/~smhalpin/BriefComments.html#Normal%20Prime http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/ has some subjective tests, but frankly I have no clude what an lpm is. Is higher or lower the better? I think decision should depend on which one is more comfortable, which one fits your filters. Optically they are both really good. So what's your price?? (please e-mail me at [EMAIL PROTECTED] if you want to talk, that is my main personal address, the one I am writing from now is reserved for mailing lists) L Levente -Levi- Littvay University of Nebraska-Lincoln -------------- PGP public key: http://www.kign.org/levilpub.asc Key fingerprint: 8BD8 3CE7 FB1D 625F F268 BFCE 417A C20C 92BF 6225 -------------- Download free PGP e-mail security software: http://www.pgpi.org/ - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
