From: David Mann
On Jun 21, 2012, at 12:04 PM, John Sessoms wrote:
Anyway, today they had a Pentax K-r with an 18-55 ($399) along with
a 50-200 ($299). First time I've seen a Pentax camera in a pawn
shop in many a year.
I used to see them all the time in the days when I popped
occasionally in to see what they had. Saw a black K2 in there once
but on closer inspection I found that the mirror box contained
fungus.
I have a few good lenses that I bought through pawn shops but the
interesting ones didn't appear often. Most of my gear came through
my favourite camera shop's secondhand cabinet.
I covered a 625,000 square mile service territory (commercial fire &
burglar alarms) during the 80s & 90s. I had a lot of pawnshop customers.
Always took a look to see what Pentax equipment they might have on hand
before I left for my next call. I got a smc PENTAX-A 1:2.8 24mm at a
pawn shop for $50.
I used to see Pentax all the time back in film days. I haven't seen them
so much since digital. The pawnshops around here won't even touch film
cameras any more.
I don't go in as many pawnshops anymore, but browsing them is still
cheap entertainment.
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