Re: Got a free A50/1.4
21 Dec 01, Mark Roberts <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > "Tim Engel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Last spring I bought a sad little ME Super & lens on ebay for > > US$50. (Snip)... That's how I came by my second f1.2. > > > > Hate me if you must, but I could do without it. > > OK. I'll trade you for the 50/1.4... Mark, :-) Thanks for your generous offer, but no thanks. I'll keep the lens. "I could do without it" referred to the hate (I know it's tongue-in-cheek), and I'll be keeping the lens. Happy Holidays Tim Engel - 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 .
Re: Got a free A50/1.4
Last spring I bought a sad little ME Super & lens on ebay for US$50. It was supposed to be a knock-around body I could just keep in the glove box in the car... no worries. The lens was listed on the auction as an 50mm f2. When the camera arrived, the lens turned out to be a K50 f1.2. That's how I came by my second f1.2. Hate me if you must, but I could do without it. Regards & Happy Holidays, Tim Engel - Original Message - From: "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 8:46 PM Subject: Re: Got a free A50/1.4 > John Mustarde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > >On Wed, 19 Dec 2001 10:24:43 -0800 (PST), you wrote: > > > >>> I hate you both ;-) > > > >Hate me too! Hate me too! > > > >I got a free K 50/1.2 about four years ago, and earlier this year > >snagged a free brand-new-in-the-box FA 50/2.8 Macro, to go with my > >free AF500FTZ flash. > > Can I join the "hate me" club? > > I got a free K 50/1.4 last year: I bought an ME with this lens on eBay > advertised as a "fixer". The problem? The lens couldn't be removed from the body > at all. I paid $65.00 for the combo, applied a drop of penetrating oil to the > lens flange, waited an hour or so and then removed my beautiful working ME from > my beautiful K 50/1.4. I replaced the slightly pitted lens flange on the camera > with one from my junk bin (the mount on the lens itself was perfect, oddly > enough) and slapped a 50/2.0 on the ME and sold it for about $80.00 as I recall. > > > -- > Mark Roberts > www.robertstech.com > - > 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 .
Re: Got a free A50/1.4
John Mustarde <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >On Wed, 19 Dec 2001 10:24:43 -0800 (PST), you wrote: > >>> I hate you both ;-) > >Hate me too! Hate me too! > >I got a free K 50/1.2 about four years ago, and earlier this year >snagged a free brand-new-in-the-box FA 50/2.8 Macro, to go with my >free AF500FTZ flash. Can I join the "hate me" club? I got a free K 50/1.4 last year: I bought an ME with this lens on eBay advertised as a "fixer". The problem? The lens couldn't be removed from the body at all. I paid $65.00 for the combo, applied a drop of penetrating oil to the lens flange, waited an hour or so and then removed my beautiful working ME from my beautiful K 50/1.4. I replaced the slightly pitted lens flange on the camera with one from my junk bin (the mount on the lens itself was perfect, oddly enough) and slapped a 50/2.0 on the ME and sold it for about $80.00 as I recall. -- Mark Roberts www.robertstech.com - 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 .
Re: Got a free A50/1.4
On Wed, 19 Dec 2001 10:24:43 -0800 (PST), you wrote: >> I hate you both ;-) Hate me too! Hate me too! I got a free K 50/1.2 about four years ago, and earlier this year snagged a free brand-new-in-the-box FA 50/2.8 Macro, to go with my free AF500FTZ flash. But if I worked a second job instead of spending all that time on Ebay, I would have a couple of "free" new cars, instead of a handful "free" photo gear. Maybe I need a second job that allows me to surf Ebay.. hmmm... good idea. -- John Mustarde www.photolin.com - 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 .
Re: Got a free A50/1.4
Juan J. Buhler wrote: > It's just a matter of checking the newly started ebay auctions every > once in a while. I do so at most once a day, and so far I've gotten a > $50 K1000+50/2, a $50 K24/3.5, a $30 M28/3.5, and this $65 Program > Plus+A50/1.4. Yeah I can join the jealousy club too. I got an A*300/4 (mint with case) at $205, a week after picking up an A*85/1.4 (good cond) at $328. Prices in USD equivalent at today's exchange rate. New lens prices are a ripoff down here, but occasionally there are bargains to be had on the secondhand market :) Cheers, - Dave David A. Mann, B.E. (Elec) http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/ "Why is it that if an adult behaves like a child they lock him up, while children are allowed to run free on the streets?" -- Garfield - 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 .
Re: Got a free A50/1.4
On Wed, 19 Dec 2001, Ken Archer wrote: > I hate you both ;-) It's just a matter of checking the newly started ebay auctions every once in a while. I do so at most once a day, and so far I've gotten a $50 K1000+50/2, a $50 K24/3.5, a $30 M28/3.5, and this $65 Program Plus+A50/1.4. But hate us, I'm sure Collin enjoys it as much as I do :-) j -- --- Juan J. Buhler | Sr. FX Animator @ PDI | Photos at http://www.jbuhler.com --- - 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 .
Re: Got a free A50/1.4
I hate you both ;-) On Wednesday 19 December 2001 06:39, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: > Congrats. > Maybe now people will hate someone besides me. :) > > Collin > - > Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 22:11:53 -0800 (PST) > From: "Juan J. Buhler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Got a free A50/1.4 > > Another bargain: > > http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1311704013 -- Kenneth Archer + San Antonio, Texas [EMAIL PROTECTED] ICQ #24980801 Powered by Linux ++ Mailed by Kmail - 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 .
Re: Got a free A50/1.4
Congrats. Maybe now people will hate someone besides me. :) Collin - Date: Tue, 18 Dec 2001 22:11:53 -0800 (PST) From: "Juan J. Buhler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Got a free A50/1.4 Another bargain: http://cgi.ebay.com/aw-cgi/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1311704013 - 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 .
