Cesar; Why? Why? Why? At least they are still LX's....
Christian Skofteland [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: "Matamoros, Cesar A." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > It is finally time for me to comment on my Pentax Christmas, > basically because it occurred after the fact. After spending the holiday > with my family in NYC I returned to Florida to a Pentax gift in duplicate! > > Following a message posted here last year I had shown my friend the > web pages containing available leatherettes for certain Olympus, Canon, and > Pentax cameras. We had commented on how they personalized regular cameras. > And I conjectured about how my cameras would look with the new skins. Of > course I concentrated on the LX since it is my favorite camera. > > Imagine my surprise on finding two new sets for the LX 'under the > tree.' I took my original and second LX and used the White Cobra and Grey > Sea Snake skins. Don't worry Shel, your LX is still in its original form - > but with the FA-2 currently on it. This balances out my cameras and gives > me 2 'normal' and 2 re-skinned LXs. > > For those interested in viewing these cameras in their new garb > check out http://cesar_abdul.home.mindspring.com/LX_skin.html The page was > thrown up quickly because she wants to see the comments on the cameras. The > colors are true on my monitor, which is why I included the cameras with > lenses attached. > > They have already been to my photo store and I have had three sales > clerks comment favorably on them. There is no denying they are distinct. I > am anxious to take them out and shoot to get a good sense of their new feel. > They were reskinned yesterday. The skins are more comfortable than the > original leatherette. > > I wonder how the LX owners will react. Just remember that > underneath the new skins they are still an LX ;-) Seeing my original with > in White Cobra I really noticed how worn the camera is, still does not deter > me from taking it out whenever I can. I guess the MZ-S will take a back > seat while I take the 'new' LXs out for a spin. > > Happy and Prosperous New Year to all, > > César Matamoros II > Panama City, Florida > - > 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 . - 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 .
