Folks, thanks a lot for the ideas - just finished reading, spent yet
another weekend without net, so my comments are coming all at once. I
will postpone decision for a while, and ask Pentax tech more questions.
Leaving film for digital is still in the future for me. Some of the
places I'll be going are best photographed with a 35mm camera, in
particular one that keeps clicking even without batteries. Carrying a
working Mx or Lx is really interesting in those moments - the Mx even
more, since it's rather inexpensive.
Right now, I'd rather fix the Lx - its features are unique, and the DS
will replace the Pz1p in almost everything. But fixing the Lx is just
possible... and the cost is too high today. So the 35mm repairs are on
hold, we'll see what develops.
The EOS 500n is being advertised locally, and I'm open to trades - got
an offer based on a working Pz70. I just can't afford to keep things
that don't fit together, and I really don't feel at ease with the
control layout. The PK lens to EOS camera adapter is an answer to the
compatibility issue, but I still have some doubts about its performance
and the 500n is a rather plain camera anyway. The moment my DS arrives,
the 500n gets a Mercado Livre ad - our Ebay.
LF
Luiz Felipe escreveu:
Well, just bought a *ist DS with the 18~55, and one of these days I'll
get to receive it... the price we pay for that lovely and cheap address
not too close to the sea ;-)
But the new (for me, at least) camera means my 35mm gear repair schedule
is on hold for some time, and maybe for good. I'm facing a tough choice
- wich cameras to keep, wich cameras to let go - and where. I have,
currently on sick bay:
Mx body, exterior good, broken diaphragm lever, a single risk on the
lensmount and shutter erratic. Pentax techs in Sao Paulo believe they
can repair it. It's my second Mx body, bought as is for $30. Keep it for
parts?
Lx body, auto off, mirror working ok but needing alignment, exterior
fair. Techs say it's possible, but not probable to make it work. I'm
deeply attached to this camera, bought in 1981 and used all around the
world, but not as display model. Try to sell it, but what price?
Pz1p body, damaged shutter, broken and repaired bottom plate. Techs say
parts available, no big deal. Just some cash I'm not ready to pay for a
while. Repair it later or just spend the cash on other things Pentax?
Gift from a friend currently using Canon.
I'm watching BR ebay-like sites, and right now is the wrong time to sell
anything 35mm around here - Pentax in particular. Problem aggravated by
the fact those cameras are not working and Pentax tech in BR is not so
near. I really don't know what to do.
Any ideas? Please???
PS: since I can't rely on just one camera, I accepted as payment for
some old debts a Canon EOS 500n + 50mm 1.8 and 28~80 whatever, the
camera in fair condition but lenses very good. I'd like to sell it and
pay the repair of one or two of those cameras, but that means only one
35mm camera until the repairs are successful (if). Or I could go the
evil way and purchase the PK~EOS adapter and keep it - too bad I hate
the damned viewfinder...
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Luiz Felipe
luiz.felipe at techmit.com.br
http://techmit.com.br/luizfelipe/
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