Depending on the condition, I would consider this a more than acceptable amount.
In my case I would fire all of the shutter speeds manually to see if they seem to be at least close then expose a role of slide film using the camera under various lighting conditions, (If you have the time to get it developed to check for meter accuracy). Try a flash, preferably a dedicated unit to make sure that all flash functions work correctly. Make sure that the Motor's batteries will hold a charge, You don't mention if you're getting a charger unit, make sure you do. Service for sticky mirror is a good point you shouldn't have to worry about that. These cameras generally fetch $500 - $600 or so on E-Bay in close to mint condition. A NiCd pack is about $150 - $200 and the Motor $300+, looks like you've got a good deal. At 06:15 PM 1/28/2002 +0200, you wrote: >Hi, > >I�m about to lay my hands on a Pentax LX for the first time in my life. It >should arrive on wednesday. I would like to know any test procedures I >should go through with the camera before paying the $700 requested by the >seller. No, it�s not just for the body, a motordrive with fresh NiCd�s is >included in the price. Is this price acceptable? > >According to the seller, the body is cosmetically near mint, but has been >serviced for the "sticky mirror". Should this be a major concern? The >serial number of the body is 5279468, which dates it back to 1982. > > > -Matti Etel�per� > p: 040 - 525 4429 > web: www.student.oulu.fi/~matson >- >This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, >go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to >visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
