Wow! Six K2 bodies. It would be interesting, I think, to see how many of the same Pentax models we might have. I own 6 Pentax ES cameras that include two ESII's. I like the ES cameras. Jim A.
> From: Sid Barras <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Thu, 07 Mar 2002 21:54:43 -0800 > To: "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: I'm enabled again! My newest K2 DMD > > Well, Just got it, my second K 2 DMD, and it's in near pristine > condition... > > My 6th K2 body, I have 2 other black K2s. > > What I've found is it's easy to tell how many shutter cycles the body > has seen (in general terms of course) by the loss of paint on the metal > shutter curtain sections that slide against each other... > > The newest body I have has NO apparent shutter curtain wear, and surely > this must mean the body has seen very limited use. I've got a real dog > of a K2 DMD body I picked up for parts (though once I got it I realized > there weren't many parts worth saving) and its shutter curtain shows > extensive "brassing".... > > I considered it a bargain, in that it included an M series 50/1.4 for > considerably less than $300. > > I just love the heft and feel of this camera. And talking heft, ain't it > quite so when you add the weight of the motor drive with the pistol grip > (with its 12 AA batteries on board).... I bet you 6x7 guys are lighter > than this set up is.... I usually put the grip in the pocket of my cargo > pants and use the cord between the grip and the drive.. a much more > manageable solution. Yet, there is that sense of "weapon flaunting" > when I'm out there with the grip attached. I never fail to get at least > one double take from innocent passers by.... > > I just love this camera! I may need treatment for this.... I have a > "saved search" set up on ebay to alert me whenever a DMD shows up in the > listings.... They're beginning to get hard to conceal from the > financial dept (wife)... > > Ah well, when you're enabled, you're a gOD! > > > Sid > - > 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 .
