On Dec 6, 2008, at 07:25 , Bob Sullivan wrote:
Michel,
I think it needs more documentation to justify it's 3-5X pricing.
That might be a $50 early K1000 with a bit of red paint added.
Probably is, though the red on the camera body is very well done. Very
difficult to get all the black paint out and not mar the surface
physically or chemically.
The only odd part is the extra flash synch.
I have several of those . They are a common splitter that was around
many years ago. It just plugs in to the normal flash p.c. socket..
The lens should also have a plastic, not screw in lens cap.
Pentax would not release a special addition lens with a plain lens
cap. That is a filter stack cap (male).
And the 55mm f1.8 was the better lens introduced with the camera.
I've never heard of extra SMC coatings being applied.
And the red paint over the SMC white is poorly done. Not a factory
thing. I expected from the description to see the word "Red" on the
lens, and perhaps on the body.
Some kind of soft shutter release button has been added.
And not a good one. Looks more like a straight slot screw threaded in
there.
The seller is from a location with many older retired people.
The camera looks nice, but at a lower price please...
Regards, Bob S.
On Sat, Dec 6, 2008 at 2:32 AM, Michel Carrère-Gée
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
Seen on Ebay, this Pentax K1000: red markings on body and lens.
A fake or a commemorative series?
# 160303122400
Joseph McAllister
Lots of gear, not much time
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