There's interest, but no cash...

Bruce Dayton wrote:

Just want to make sure there is no interest in this camera before I
move on to venues for selling it.  It does seem that the age of film
is about over.


Tuesday, November 1, 2005, 2:02:22 PM, you wrote:

BD> A friend of mine down the street bought an LX for his wife a little
BD> while back - she had expressed an interest in photography (bit much,
BD> perhaps).  He bought it from someone he worked with who was retiring
BD> from photography (apparently had several LX's).  Turns out that she
BD> would really rather have an SLR with smiley settings and digital too
BD> boot.  So he asked me about selling it.

BD> I thought I would see if anyone on the list has interest.  If so, we
BD> could try to work out a reasonable price.  I'm half tempted to get it
BD> myself, but I'm afraid that I am too deep into digital to justify it.

BD> The body is in excellent condition.  The leatherette looks great, only
BD> a couple of tiny marks on the body.  Even the plastic film on the
BD> bottom is still on.  I checked for sticky mirror syndrome and didn't
BD> notice it.  Basically, the shutter had not been fired for a week, and
BD> then I cocked and shot - no sticking.  It comes with a looks to be
BD> almost brand new FA-2 finder (I pulled it out of the box and put it
BD> on) and a more used FA-1 finder.  The FA-1 finder seems to have some
BD> smudge on the eyepiece that is not willing to be removed easily.  I
BD> may take another try at it.  It also has a brand new Grip-A (not
BD> carved yet) and a winder. I have attached and tried the winder and it
BD> seems to work just fine.  There is also an additional SE-20 focusing
BD> screen in case.

BD> All in all, it is quite a nice setup.  Any interest out there?





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