--- John Whittingham <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Nine months ago I sold my (P)Z1-P for GBP200.00 to a private buyer. > > Today one went on UK Ebay with a standard zoom for GBP94.00. Film > > camera prices have dropped alarmingly over the last year. Only the > > LX and the MZ-S are now achieving more than a small fraction of > > their cost price. > > Lens prices however seem quite high for the better primes IMHO
Particular the 50mm, not to mention those insanely expensive A*85/135 lenses in not-so-good conditions. But talking about the MZ-S, I have been told it's actually a plastic camera inside, just like other MZ/ZX bodies, with magnesium alloy shells only. The guy who disassembled his own Z-1p & MZ-S, specifically said the metal mount was fastened on a plastic structure (the screws are different (metal & plastic structure use different threads), but I don't know what people called it). I have checked its mirror box details and it is indeed look the identical my cheapo ZX-10 (thick plastic walls etc). No wonder it's so light. I wonder if most MZ-S buyers was believing they were actually buying a metal camera, like Z-1p (the inner structure anyway). Man did Pentax cheated us all? Alan Chan http://www.pbase.com/wlachan __________________________________ Yahoo! Mail Mobile Take Yahoo! Mail with you! Check email on your mobile phone. http://mobile.yahoo.com/learn/mail
