I sold my MZ-S because I hadn't used it for more than one year after the *ist D arrived. And its sales value can only drop much more in future. But I keep my two MX's as well as the MZ-5 because these are so small and easy to handle and are not much worth on the market anyway.
Henk > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Roberts [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 15 May, 2006 6:53 PM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Question: Should I sell my MZ-S? > > > It's a question I've been pondering for some time so I > thought I'd open it up to discussion and debate. Let's stir > the pot, rock the boat, muddy the waters, etc. > > Much as I love my MZ-S, I've noticed that I just don't use it > any more. I shoot digital for the most part. When I shoot > film, it's almost always B&W, which means I use the 645. And > on the rare occasions when I *do* shoot 35mm color film, I > find it's the MX I reach for. Small, light, simple, manual, > unhurried, untechnological - that's what I'm looking for on > those occasions. > > So the result is that I have this superb, ergonomic, > high-tech, magnesium-bodied gem gathering dust most of the > time and that bothers me. I know there are probably > photographers out there who would actually *use* this camera. > But I haven't been able to bring myself to sell it. > > Factors making me want to keep it: > 1) I love the way it feels and works. > 2) I probably couldn't get much for it these days. > 3) It's the ultimate (in the true sense of the word) Pentax > high-end film camera. The last of a thoroughbred line. > > I should probably look around and see what used ones sell for > these days, but whether the price is high or low, it would > probably make me both happy and sad... >
