I decided I'd never sell mine - like you, Mark, I think it is the epitome of
Pentax cameras: well-designed, superb to use, and produces top-quality
results. I took it out last month and put a film through, much to the
surprise of my relatives, who'd forgotten I even had a film camera still!
My four-year old granddaughters were most disappointed they couldn't chimp
the images I shot!
It would be worth very much less than I paid for it, and I see no good
reason to get rid of it when I can see I will still use it from time to
time. I think it's in the same class as my SV and K2 - too good to lose,
and both of those have been used in the last year.
HTH
John Coyle
Brisbane, Australia
----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Roberts" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <[email protected]>
Sent: Tuesday, May 16, 2006 2:53 AM
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...
