Re: Possible great deal!

2010-11-30 Thread Peter Loveday
: Re: Possible great deal! That's harsh. On 11/30/2010 1:57 AM, steve harley wrote: On 2010-11-29 18:54 , John Sessoms wrote: I had an A3000 for about 3 months before replacing it with a K1000. Whoever called it a point 'n shoot SLR got it pretty much right. i had an A3000 for about two hours

Re: Possible great deal!

2010-11-30 Thread John Sessoms
From: steve harley On 2010-11-29 18:54 , John Sessoms wrote: I had an A3000 for about 3 months before replacing it with a K1000. Whoever called it a point 'n shoot SLR got it pretty much right. i had an A3000 for about two hours until i turned it to this:

Re: Possible great deal!

2010-11-30 Thread steve harley
On 2010-11-30 02:41 , Peter Loveday wrote: That's a lot like how my MG wound up. Did you have a purpose in mind, or just did it for fun? I was after the K mount for a yet-to-be-finished flash project. it came as a hitchhiker with a SMC 100/4 Macro Bellows, and the battery compartment (not

Possible great deal!

2010-11-29 Thread Walter Gilbert
Well, I would love to get this myself as it strikes me as another can't-miss deal. Unfortunately, I'm strapped and already put the money I could used toward my M-50/2. But, I figured someone on the list might be interested.

Re: Possible great deal!

2010-11-29 Thread Walter Gilbert
And another: http://www.upillar.com/listings/155196-pentax-mg-slr-camera-and-lenses Pentax MG SLR Camera comes with Pentax 50mm lens, 70-210mm Telephoto lens, 2X Teleconverter, and red filter for the 50mm lens. The camera is in perfect working condition. Will ship; buyer pays actual

Re: Possible great deal!

2010-11-29 Thread eckinator
dang... I'd love to get that but upillar is for US residents only could someone handle that for me? calling first dibs thanks ecke 2010/11/29 Walter Gilbert ldott...@gmail.com:  Well, I would love to get this myself as it strikes me as another can't-miss deal.  Unfortunately, I'm strapped and

Re: Possible great deal!

2010-11-29 Thread Walter Gilbert
And yet another: (sob!!!) OK ... this'll be my last one, so as not to annoy. http://www.upillar.com/listings/120905-pentax-k1000-bundle Pentax K-1000 Camera and lots of accessories. The camera body has NO scratches or dents. Very little wear on exterior. First $100 CASH only, takes all

Re: Possible great deal!

2010-11-29 Thread P. J. Alling
I wouldn't get that excited. The A3000 was a nice enough camera, but no where near the peak of Pentax's camera bodies. http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/bodies/film_A/A3.html The only lens mentioned is a 500mm a cheap mirror tele or third party preset. Most likely the only relatively good lens

Re: Possible great deal!

2010-11-29 Thread Peter Loveday
You never know, maybe it's a K 500/4.5 :) - Peter -Original Message- From: P. J. Alling Sent: Tuesday, November 30, 2010 10:06 AM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Possible great deal! I wouldn't get that excited. The A3000 was a nice enough camera, but no where near

RE: Possible great deal!

2010-11-29 Thread J.C. O'Connell
://launch.groups.yahoo.com/group/cdsound/ -Original Message- From: pdml-boun...@pdml.net [mailto:pdml-boun...@pdml.net] On Behalf Of Peter Loveday Sent: Monday, November 29, 2010 6:51 PM To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: Possible great deal! You never know, maybe it's a K 500/4.5 :) - Peter

Re: Possible great deal!

2010-11-29 Thread John Sessoms
From: P. J. Alling I wouldn't get that excited. The A3000 was a nice enough camera, but no where near the peak of Pentax's camera bodies. http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/bodies/film_A/A3.html The only lens mentioned is a 500mm a cheap mirror tele or third party preset. Most likely the only

Re: Possible great deal!

2010-11-29 Thread steve harley
On 2010-11-29 18:54 , John Sessoms wrote: I had an A3000 for about 3 months before replacing it with a K1000. Whoever called it a point 'n shoot SLR got it pretty much right. i had an A3000 for about two hours until i turned it to this: http://www.dropbox.com/gallery/3510446/1/a3000?h=7436b3

Re: Possible great deal!

2010-11-29 Thread P. J. Alling
That's harsh. On 11/30/2010 1:57 AM, steve harley wrote: On 2010-11-29 18:54 , John Sessoms wrote: I had an A3000 for about 3 months before replacing it with a K1000. Whoever called it a point 'n shoot SLR got it pretty much right. i had an A3000 for about two hours until i turned it to