William Robb wrote:
>----- Original Message ----- >From: "Bob Shell" >Subject: Re: $400 + for a K1000? > > > > >>On Dec 3, 2006, at 2:05 AM, J. C. O'Connell wrote: >> >> >> >>>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=260057490078 >>> >>>this one is really bewildering, the K1000 is such a common >>>and low end camera, I dont think its collectable even new >>>in the box. >>> >>> >>eBay -- proving P.T. Barnum right every day. >> >> >> > >I never thought the K1000 got the respect it deserved. I used a couple >of K1000s as my front line wedding cameras for somewhat over 10 years. >Neither camera so much as burped during this time, yet my LX proved >useless for wedding photography and was in the shop every couple of >years for repairs. >I wouldn't pay 400 bucks for one now, but I thought they were very >undervalued when they were current. > >William Robb > > > > Both my LXs died on me in one fashion or another a couple of days before I got to the Bosque Del Apache to see the birdies, Same trip (aside to Marnie) that I visited White Sands,. I found a camera store and bought a k-1000 for $150. This was 1985. I sold it I m sorry to say, a couple of years ago. I just checked in my journal for that trip to jog my memory about it and found this unrelated to photography entry that I thought was cute. " When I parked in Clifton this am - at breakfast I apologized to the guy parked next to me for the angle of my car (that is, making it more difficult for him to get his car out) Another local in the cafe said "Dont worry, he's with the federal government, they can get out of anything." ann -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
