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-----Alkuperäinen viesti----- Lähettäjä: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Vastaanottaja: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Päivä: 31. heinäkuuta 2002 17:42 Aihe: On how I officially entered to The Brotherhood (a bit long) >Dedicated to Aaron... > > >Hi, gang. >I just wanted to share my happiness. >Some days ago I sold my LX. I rarely used it lately (since I was stolen >last year I never took it out from my home, and was using my ME Super >instead). So, since my economic situation is unstable now (90% >possibilities of becoming unemployed next month), and it was collecting >dust, I decided to transform it in green cash, to have just in case. >But it's not so easy to save money when a great opportunity arises. In a >local ebay page, a guy was selling a 6x7 for half of what it costs normally >(BIN of 550 usd, and it costs from 1000 to 1500 in used stores). I was hard >tempted, and in case I needed the money in a future, it's a pro camera with >very good reputation and possibilities of sale. The risk was a bit high >since he was in Chaco province, 1000 km away from Buenos Aires (Argentina >is huge), so, in case the camera not worked, or he sent a brick in a box, >it would be very difficult to me to recover my money (a little fortune in >my situation). He has good feedback and I was hyper-enabled, so I decided >to take the risk. The transaction went smooth, I talked to him and he told >me the camera was as new, and he was not using it since there wasn't any >lab in the whole province developing 120 film in the last couple of years. >He accepted to share shipping cost with me, and this Monday I received a >huge box. I opened it, and inside was a beautifull, cute leather hardcase >with Asahi Pentax engraved on it. I was flying. Opened it, and there it >was, an absolutely mint 6x7 body, non MLU, with metering prsim, a SMC >Takumar 105 2.4 in like new condition, strap and all the original caps >(including the lens with Aoc logo engraved) , and even the metal tool to >actrivate the shutter without film. >It feels gorgeous in the hands. The weight distributes very well thru the >big body and lens, so it doesn't feels so heavy. I was expecting it to feel >far heavier. The quality and feel is superb. The noise of mirror is cool >and not so loud as I imagined. It included an expired roll so I tried the >film advance, and seems to work. I'll take a roll this weekend to see if >everithing is ok. >I'm super happy. This camera is DA BOMB, man, is a real beauty. The MLU >issue doesn't bothers me too much, since I don't plan to use any tele in >the future, and I'll try to avoid the problematic slow speeds, and use my >heavy Manfrotto always I can. There's a small issue with the prism. To be >honest, I'll use my Gossen Lunapro with this camera, but to have the prism >metering could be handy. The problem is the finder rattles a bit in its >place, it's just a bit loose, and it prevents the contact between the >current pins in body and prism. If I press the finder against the body, it >works, but if I leave it, it looses contact. The distance is very very >minimal. Any suggestion on how to fix it? As I said, I'll almost never use >it, but I would like it to work. >Flying some inches from the floor. > >Albano - 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 .
