RE: Bargain at KEH

2002-01-10 Thread Kent Gittings
KEH's BGN can be another dealers VG. Just means that something on it might not be pretty. But the optics are always pristine in the ones I've gotten from them. I bought a BGN K 200/2.5 from them several years ago. The retractable hood had some obvious dings in it but the glass was flawless. I

Re: Bargain at KEH

2002-01-09 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I've bought two bargain items from KEH, and both worked perfectly and had only minor aesthetic flaws. Dan Timothy Sherburne wrote: Hello all... What are your experiences buying equipment marked as bargain at KEH? How about ugly? t - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List.

RE: Bargain at KEH

2002-01-09 Thread Matamoros, Cesar A.
I have purchased quite a few lenses and a couple of cameras in 'bargain' condition. They have worked wonderfully and most importantly the optics were excellent. Cosmetically they were not gems, but as some can attest to here, I am not the easiest on my equipment so they would mot remain

Re: Bargain at KEH

2002-01-09 Thread Juan J. Buhler
On Wed, 9 Jan 2002, Timothy Sherburne wrote: Hello all... What are your experiences buying equipment marked as bargain at KEH? How about ugly? I've always had great experiences, and I think all I have bought from them has been BGN. My MX, for example, still had the plastic in the botom

RE: Bargain at KEH

2002-01-09 Thread Zachariah Yeidel
I have purchased quite a few lenses and a couple of cameras in 'bargain' condition. They have worked wonderfully and most importantly the optics were excellent. Cosmetically they were not gems, but as some can attest to here, I am not the easiest on my equipment so they would mot remain

Re: Bargain at KEH

2002-01-09 Thread Timothy Sherburne
Yup. It's http://www.keh.com. t On 1/9/02 11:50 AM, Zachariah Yeidel wrote: For those of us not in the know, do they have a website? I have my Mom's old MX and would dearly love something in the 135 range w/out spending a fortune... -Zak- - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail

Re: Bargain at KEH

2002-01-09 Thread Oliver Raymond
2:50 PM Subject: RE: Bargain at KEH SNIP César Matamoros II Panama City, Florida For those of us not in the know, do they have a website? I have my Mom's old MX and would dearly love something in the 135 range w/out spending a fortune... -Zak- - This message is from the Pentax

RE: Bargain at KEH

2002-01-09 Thread Paris, Leonard
Yes they do. It's a tough one to remember. ;-) http://www.keh.com Len --- -Original Message- From: Zachariah Yeidel [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Wednesday, January 09, 2002 1:51 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: RE: Bargain at KEH For those of us not in the know, do they have

Re: Bargain at KEH

2002-01-09 Thread oscar . 7300
I have bought a few bargain items at Keh, including a couple of lenses and an LX finder, and have always been pleased. Also, keep your eye out for lenses with EX ratings but lower prices because they're identified as having a dented filter ring -- this denting can be relatively slight and

RE: Bargain at KEH

2002-01-09 Thread Juan J. Buhler
On Wed, 9 Jan 2002, Zachariah Yeidel wrote: For those of us not in the know, do they have a website? I have my Mom's old MX and would dearly love something in the 135 range w/out spending a fortune... For a cheap, and pretty good 135, you cannot go wrong with the M135/3.5. It is not

Re: Bargain at KEH

2002-01-09 Thread Doug Franklin
On Wed, 09 Jan 2002 10:21:00 -0800, Timothy Sherburne wrote: What are your experiences buying equipment marked as bargain at KEH? How about ugly? I've only bought one BGN item from them, but it was great. It was an SMC 400/5.6 with caps and case. The only problems with it were a little